Sweet beautiful Rico.

Is no more. He gave us his last smile an hour ago. At the vet’s place.

Sweet as ambrosia. He looked all the way to the back of my head.

And said goodbye with his hanging pinky tongue. I kissed him and

hugged him. He felt spoiled as usual. And then he was taken.

He gave us tons of happiness and company. He was our ears and eyes

every night. A tiger in the shape of a silly Pug. He was a fighter and

loved life. Just as it took a few minutes to rescue him from that park

one day. It took two days for him to walk onto the plank of no return.

His being is chiseled in the center of my heart. Along with his beautiful

smile. And it shall stay with me the rest of my life.

EO