Two moving posts about his dog here and here. My sympathies. Dusty just turned ten. Mercifully, she's as ornery as ever - and ever-so-slightly more affectionate than she used to be. Mellowed by marriage, as I've been. I can't imagine burying her. Losing a dog is a tough business - even for stone-hearted Tories like Derb.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/01/derb-says-goodbye/221059/
