On 5/19/2017 6:13 PM, PAS wrote:
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My wife and I have been, thankfully, spared the loss of a child. But we
have lost some dogs over the years. My wife was not always the dog
lover I am. We got our first dog when our youngest of two sons was an
infant so she had her priorities and it wasn't a new dog, that was
mine. Fast forward about 26 years and we got a dog after going about
five years without one. My wife named her Maya and she was an awesome
dog. She was a bear-coat Shar Pei which you don't see often

As a puppy: http://www.pete-the-greek.com/Pets/Maya/i-WNFH8Rd/A

Full-grown: http://www.pete-the-greek.com/Pets/Maya/i-fp8xSGf/A

Wow! :-) I've never seen such a dog! Thanks for sharing the photographs.

Maya died two years ago at the age of 5 1/2. To say my wife was
devastated is an understatement. She was attached to that dog in a way
I had never seen. There are days where I still find her crying over Maya.

I'm saddened to learn of your loss. I, too, have cried over the loss of
my pets over the years. They do, as you know, become a part of you.

--
David B.