It has been nearly 3 1/2 months since Gertrude's attempted "suicide". I will quickly report that she is still running around finding pizza crusts in pizza boxes hidden under cars, sniffing through wrought iron fences to find half eaten candy bars in a front garden, and catching birds in the fountain at Blackstone Park. She will never cease to amaze me. The Vet told me she is the most strong willed Dog he has ever known. He said with the size of her heart and other vital organs -- she is battling congestive heart failure -- that she shouldn't be around. Well, I've always known she has an extra large, very loving heart... Here is Gert with her 15 year old friend, Riley. They are strong ladies!