Lken, my daughter is 11 and is the light of my life. Living in an apartment for the first 9 years of her life, no pets were ever allowed other than fish. So, the day came when we moved into a small house in a nice neighborhood. For her eleventh birthday, we got her a black little lab that she named Sampson. I will never forget the look on her face and the tears that flowed from those beautiful blue eyes when we lay Sampson in her arms for the first time. She loved Sampson with all the love that her little heart could hold. Eight days after receiving Sampson I got a call at work saying that he was sick and could not stand. I immediately rushed home to take him to the Vet, knowing how much he meant to her, I did not want to take any chances. We took Sampson to the Vet, and was told that he was a very sick puppy and although he could stay there for the night, the vet said she did not think he would make it. He was sleeping soundly when we left and Laken rubbed his little head and promised him that he would be ok. Ten minutes after we walked through the door, the vet called to say that Sampson had died. Laken screamed and cried. She cried all night long. We buried Sampson at the end of a field across the creek. She placed rocks around his grave and for several weeks went there and placed fresh flowers. Since Sampson was adopted from the Humane Society, we were told she could have a replacement dog. It took a while but she said Sampson would've wanted her to save another puppy's life. So she picked out Lynsey. Lynsey was only a week old when Laken picked her out. She was black and white, and looked a lot like a cow. We brought her home on 9/9/00 and surprised Laken with her. Once again, the tears streamed down her face. Lynsey was everything to her. We watched her grow from less than a 3 pound puppy to a 35 pound one. She would follow Laken everywhere, ther was no doubt who Lynsey belonged to. When Laken would ride on the 4-wheeler with her friends, Lynsey was right there. If Laken would leave a pair of socks or shoes outside, Lynsey would grab them and priss around. During the winter, she was right there when Laken was sleigh riding. If Laken was in the house, Lynsey sat at the door waiting for her to come out. We all would get a big laugh out of Lynsey with her playmate Harley, everyone said they had never seen 2 dogs play like they did. Harley would keep Lynsey from following us and chasing cars whenever he was around, you just never had to worry. On June 23, Laken fell off of a trampoline and broke her left arm, Lynsey and Harley were on the scene, offering their kisses to her while she lay on the ground hurt. But, about a week ago due to circumstances beyond our control, Harley was given away. Lynsey moped around for a few days, looking lost. She started snapping our of it and for July 4, she once again made us laugh by barking at the fireworks. She slept out in the tent with Laken on Monday night, it was the last night she would be with her loving owner. On Tuesday morning, Harley was not around to stop Lynsey from chasing a loud dump truck and she quickly died while Laken held her head saying "I love you Lynsey". Those were the last words Lynsey heard before entering Rainbow Bridge, she was not quite a year old. We buried her beside Sampson. Rocks are also around her grave,along with flowers, as well as a white cross on each.Laken, my beautiful daughter, once again had to face the death of a beloved pet. She questioned if Lynsey and Sampson were in heaven or if there was such a place for pets. I found this website and showed it to her. She believes, just like I do that she will see both of them again. They are in heaven playing with each other, waiting patiently on their "mommy". My only prayer is that she will not have to encounter this again for a very long time. Two summers in a row she has lost something that was so dear to her. The good news is that she will get her cast off in about a month, in time for her twelth birthday. It has been a rough couple of weeks for her, I pray that the rest of the summer will get better. Laken - my daughter I love you with all my heart, I am experiencing your loss and my heart breaks with you. Mommy