It is a very sad day today.Yesterday afternoon, Bonnie went to let out the Great Danes since their owner Kim was out of town. She let the dogs out, and a minute later Bomber fell over dead. Seth's kids were out there and saw him fall. Then of course the info spread quickly and all the men, Tom, Seth, Stewart and others were there trying to revive the dog. Someone even tried mouth to mouth respiration. Tom tried to see if the dog had choked on something, someone else tried - well you get the picture. Kim is a single girl, just graduated from college and this is her first job and she loved those dogs like they were her kids. Bomber was a 3 year old Great Dane and probably the biggest dog I have ever seen. He was a therapeutic dog and she used him working with her special education kids. He was even spotlighted in our school Christmas program. So - he was like beloved by staff and students alike. Well, I would say Bomber was the King Dog around here. Eveytime she brought him out, people just stopped what they were doing to watch him and pet him and talk to him. He was really special. Tom was pretty down about it last night - it was just so unexpected. Kim flew back in this morning to pick up the dog's body and take it to Anchorage to have it (dog) autopsied and then he will be cremated. She is devastated - so sad. Everyone is helping with the plane arrangements (they are shipping a corpse) and building the box to carry and tending to Kim. Well, I suppose you are thinking why is Ann going on about this dog's sudden death. It is because we are all so far away from home and friends and family. The group here - no matter if we are different ages or if our personalities are compatible or not - is close and we care about each other like family. And the dogs are so very special - because when we get a little out of shape about other "stuff" going on - well those adorable animals will take our minds off of all other problems so quickly. It's like we all lost our dog, and it's like a family member lost their beloved pet.