Well, unfortunately, our adventure with Cookie ended tragically. Her distemper progressed to the point where our vet advised us she could no longer recover, so to spare her additional pain, we agreed to let her go. It's been heartbreaking, to say the least. The kids are struggling with the news, and Ami and I have spent the last two weeks dreading what was clearly becoming Cookie's inevitable fate. We tried everything we could, and finally just ran out of time.

Even though we only had her a short while (38 days, to be exact), Cookie made a big impression on our family. We'll definitely open our hearts and home to another mutt soon. We just need time to recover, and to make sure that the distemper virus is cleared from our home. Then, we'll start a new search with the kids just in time for Summer.