Jane Matti

The Day We Lost Our Best Friend Jane Matti

"The Day We lost Our Best Friend" is the hardest story I had to write because it is about the day Rufus died. My husband and I loved Rufus like a child. We had Rufus since he was a puppy. Rufus was not just a dog to us. He was our family. Rufus was a big goof ball of a dog with a bigger than life personality. My husband and I couldn't imagine life without him. Then on that awful January night, when we had to rush Rufus to an emergency clinic, where we were told by the doctors that was really nothing they could do to save him. Rufus needed an operation but the chances of Rufus surviving an operation were slim to none. The doctors urge us to put Rufus out of his misery and pain. My husband and I knew we had to do right by Rufus but how do you say good-bye to your best friend?