I've seen two many good friends, of four legs and less, pass on to wherever their spirit may roam. So long as you keep them in your heart, they never truly leave us.
It's been three years since Suzi, our little Lassa-Apso cross Tibetan Terrier passed away. We were a few months without a dog, which was very strange, just having two cats, but then we got our current little friend called Milly who is a Chihuahua cross Yorkshire Terrier. She's a tiny little thing, smallest dog we've ever had, but full of personality.
Here she is pretending to be a flower:
You have my condolences Cybermat, and I hope that her passing was peaceful. She'll always be with you.