Thank you to everyone who left such kind comments to my post about Walter. I'd like to respond to each individually but I'm not sure I can do that yet without becoming a sobbing, hysterical mess, and I don't know if that's likely to change anytime soon. Please know, though, that your care and support mean a lot to me. Thank you all for being my

I found out today that Walter died yesterday. I left him with Tommy when I moved here, and I never saw him again. He was such an awesome dog, so funny and loving and fully of energy, and I can't believe he's just gone. My heart feels as though it's broken into a million tiny pieces, and right now it's difficult to imagine that ever changing.