Bailey Brown Jackson said goodbye today at 3:25pm after a 15 year career of bringing joy and happiness to all who knew him (squirrels and other rats being the exception). He had a long and distinguished career of brightening the lives of those whom he came in contact with, and filled our hearts with a lifetime of memories which we are now left to cherish in between the sadness of losing him to cancer. I have always believed that he gave his very best every day to me in being my best canine friend and that someday it would be up to me to return the favor by being a responsible pet owner and letting him go rather than suffer. We awoke this morning at 6am and after going outside, I held him in my lap for the better part of three hours, knowing that today was the day we would make our last awakening on earth together. His demise was sudden, his suffering minimal, and his exit swift without pain. There is a hurt in my heart that I know will be replaced by another wonderful rescue dog someday, but for today, it just aches to see all of the places where he once slept, ate, played, and lived. My hope is to live out the rest of my days with the same outlook and attitude that my precious boy did. Good dog, Bailey-see you on the other side.