RIP, Pippy (1992-2009)

I am sad to report that Pippy, our beloved and endearingly exasperating family dog, has died. My parents had to make the very difficult decision yesterday to have her put to sleep. We're all very sad, of course, but happy that the old girl enjoyed a perky and healthy 17 years, until she recently became ill and was not expected to get better.

I'm glad that Linus had the chance to meet Pip and exchange hairstyle tips with her. She was a very good dog.