Things you say you love, you're gonna lose : 1973 : The Blue Pool, Camberley

The couple put the huge dog in the back of their car and, before setting off down our driveway, smiled and waved at us. We did not smile. We did not wave back. My mother was weeping. Uncontrollably. I had never seen her so upset. She had just said goodbye to her beloved pet dog. For the last time. I hugged her. But that day's heartbreak consumed her ... for years to come.