b"Two days later we had to make the hardest decision of our lives. There was a severe blockage in his intestines and exploratory surgery could not promise us results. Wewouldbetakinghimhome that day, but not for dinnertime. Ill be forever grateful to all the doctors and nurses who worked hard to save his life, and who gave us all the time we needed tosignalthemtocomeandendhis pain. Weburiedhiminourbackyard withtwoofhisfavoritetoysand wrapped him in his favorite blanket. I planted flowers at his grave site and wild clover started creeping up all around his grave, adding a melancholy but beautiful ambiancetothearea.Butterfliesvisit and Robins chase off squirrels along the fence that shelters his grave. Its a peace-ful place to honor his memory. A*\x1c\x01Ik$Nk*N$*\x01Nk**\x1dtiAt the time all of this was happen-ing,weweretoyingwiththeideaof4E[W\x10\x044VMHI\x04ERH\x044ISTPIcollecting a webcomic inspired by Pip4E[W\x10\x044VMHI\x04ERH\x044ISTPIintoprintedform.Whenhepassed4E[W\x10\x044VMHI\x04ERH\x044ISTPINk*N$*\x01Nk**\x1d*a*\x1c\x01***i*i\x1c*tAI*A\x01iNaaway,weknewwehadtomakethis happen,andthatideabecamePips Monster House, which we are crowd-fundingonKickstarterandwillbe available later this year. What better way to honor our little Wolverine than with acomicdedicatedtoourpugnacious pupper. % 67 7 :%(67\x03\x03:((($$$777+(((555\x03\x0322\x032))\x03)7\x037\x037+(((\x03\x03\x03((($$$555\x04\x04\x04We named him Pip because we all%( (6 \x03:startoutwithGreatExpectations.$9( (5$*(\x037(036\x031\x037+( (\x030,,',''\x03\x03\x1a\x03\x1a\x1a\x13\x13\x13666 \x1dI*\x1d_t\x01aa$9(5$*(\x037(036 ,, ,1\x037+ \x03\x030 I***k\x01k$$9 5$*(\x037(036\x03\x031\x037+( 0Sometimesthoseexpectationsdont\x1cN\x1d_*come to fruitionbut the brief time we7YTTSVX\x04XLSWI\x04[LS\x047YTTSVX\x04]SY\x05hadwithPip,wasthemostglorious7YTTSVX\x04XLSWI\x04[LS\x047YTTSVX\x04]SY\x05time of our lives. U To purchase Pips Monster House book Y visitHocus Pocus Comics at www.HPComics.netwww.TheNewBarker.com THE NEW BARKER51"