Caine has bone cancer on his skull so there wasn't much to do except make him happy. He was given less than six months, it has been over a year since we found out about his cancer. Today his eye is squeezing through his eye lid that has closed because the cancer has decreased the size of his eye socket. Caine has always been active and he is not the same. I am a truck driver and always have taken Caine with me. It will be a great loss without him, having dogs throughout my whole life. Caine is special in some sort of way, smarter, more loyal, etc. I don't know which it is I just have more of a connection with him. I have talked with some people today between my bouts of losing Caine. Some have suggested removing his eye and giving him relief. So I have decided to wait until Monday and make a visit to the vet. So if this doesn't take him from me I know we have another day together. I don't know that removing his eye is a good option financially or otherwise. But I will still wait and see what the vet has to say. I would like to hear some suggestions. if you look closely at Caine's picture you can see the tumor on the side of his skull. It is small at this time. This picture was taken last summer 2010 in Georgia while we were on the road together. He loved to ride in the truck. I started a web site for Caine today. I don't know if it is fully propagated yet but here is the address, http://www.dobermancancer.com

2/28. Caines' Birthday today. Happy Birthday friend, pal, buddy, and partner. Just got back from our vet, he gave Caine an anti imflammatory and pain med injection. Yesterday Caine's appettite diminished. But today he just won't eat. It's like within a month this dam tumor grew 3 times it's size. I had to carry Caine up 3 flights of stairs and put him on my bed. He seems more comfortable for the time being. Today is his birthday. He turns 12 today. The vet suggested within the next few days, so we have at least today and tonight at the least to be together. The bleeding is getting worse today. I have decided not to take a holistic approach at this time. I just think it is too late for that. I will let him go to be with his parents so he can be happy again, and I will meet him at the bridge soon. 3/3/2011, I let Caine go this afternoon to be with his Mom and told him to wait for me at the bridge, I miss him already. He was getting worse each day. I had to carry him up the stairs I brought him outside, he was so weak. Caine did not fight it too much though, he didn't have much strength left, he hasn't eaten in days. But he stood tall till the end, he still wanted his nose in the wind while riding to the vet. I told him he didn't have to stand tall anymore, I told him it was time to rest and to sleep well.

Semper Fidelis is Latin for "Always Faithful"
praeter iustus amici "more than just friends"

Never give up, they never do. They protect you and stand tall every one of them. They need and deserve your love and care. Do the same for them when they need you. They know how you feel. Just do all you can and knowledge is power. So educate yourself and ask questions. Remember they are praeter iustus amici(more than just friends).