Everyone has a Wyoming dog story: Here is mine from a few years ago

If there ever were a place that required everyone to own a dog, it probably would be Wyoming. This is a true dog-loving state. And everyone has his or her favorite dog story. Here is mine:

Our old family dog, Shadow, had been listless and seemed not well for most of the long winter months.

She had been diagnosed with cancer and even after surgery, the vet said there wasn’t much we could do about her condition. Her days were numbered. The dog seemed to know it, too, as she moped around.

She hardly ate at all for months, yet was getting fatter. Could she be retaining fluid because of her illness...