A PEACE FROM THE DAILY MAIL. A couple had there dog put to sleep her name was mia the lab/collie. Rescued in her first year from a couple that could not cope. She finally succumbed to doggy old age maladies. no longer to get up and her rapid breathing suggested she was in pain. they held her while the vet put her to sleep. then they read Bryons lament for his lost pet, Boatswain: NEAR THIS SPOT ARE DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF ONE WHO POSSESSED BEAUTY WITHOUT VANITY STRENGTH WITH INSOLENCE COURAGE WITHOUT FEROCITY AND ALL THE VIRTUES OF MAN WITHOUT HIS VICES . THE PRAISE,WHICHWOULD BE UNMEANING FLATTERY IF INSCRIBED OVER HUMAN ASHES,IS BUT A JUST TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF A DOG. HOW LOVELY AND VERY TRUE
