Roger, sorry to hear about your loss. I do know what it's like and will probably be feeling it soon enough myself. Of the 3 that I have, my husky which I've had since she was a pup, is 13 yrs old now and she's getting kinda hard of hearing and she's developed cataracts. They won't operate to remove them because of her age. She's actually still pretty active and would be even more so if she could see. It just breaks my heart when she runs into things or when I think of her no longer being around.