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This is "Be Kind To Animals" week. I'm still grieving the loss of my dear Chloe, my baby, my dog who died yesterday, April 22. (I write this column more than a week in advance).

Chloe and I were twins... same eyes, same nose, same lips, same thighs, same tummy!)

I wrote this poem for her:

Chloe was my "little girl", she really was my heart,

Her little stub tail had no curl,

(Can I live when we're apart?)

She was with us from 7 months to 13 years and some,

She loved us too (I know that's true,)

She obeyed when I yelled "come."

She loved her food (I claimed to cook,)

And slept right in my room,...