Always sad to hear when someone has lost their short term family members. Its definatley tougher to experience. It seems different as an adult though. When I lost my dog that I had through my bachelor years it was like I had lost a part of who I was. It felt like a small part of me went with him. A small mental photo album of my life at the time was attached to that dog. It was real hard to even look at pictures for awhile without getting a little misty eyed. Now those tears have turned to smiles and I enjoy my time with my current dogs just the same. Again, very sorry to hear. BTW how was the drink up?