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Photo of Sam, our Papillon, taken Sunday afternoon.

Update: Sadly, two weeks after this picture was taken, we had to put Sam to sleep. For over a year, Sam had a collapsed trachea which meant that breathing became more and more difficult for him. His trachea must have collapsed even further as his condition deteriorated very quickly and we were forced to make a difficult and heart-wrenching decision. I know Sam is in a better place.

Goodbye old friend...

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Lisa and I spent a pleasant day at Long Grove on Sunday for Irish Days. We've gone for the past couple of years for shopping and walking around. This year they had some kind of a "dog contest." We must had seen four or five Irish Wolfhounds walking about with their owners. I don't think I've seen so many large dogs in one place before. We also saw a couple of beautiful Irish Setters.

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Too cute!

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This tri-color Papillon reminds me a great deal of my late dog, Mozart.