Rest in Peace, Toto

Toto of Totogal has passed on.  She really was my best friend--most especially when I got her 14 or 15 years ago.  I fiercely defended her beauty.  And thinness.  And painted her toenails on holidays so she could sleep in my bed with me (don't ask).  She had about 1000 nick-names.  Toby being the most recent and long-lasting.  She let tons of first graders read to her.  And was always very patient with them when they smothered her with love.  Once she ate half of a rabbit.  It was either her or her alter-ego Lorraine.  She was always way smarter than other animals.  She killed a snake once, too.  She was very mean to boys until they proved themselves.  Charlie was the only boy she ever stopped barking at like he wasn't an intruder.  She eventually quit barking at Alan, too :).  She always rolled her eyes at Tiggy for being silly as you can see above.  She loved eating anything (Except pickled herring).  Or maybe she ate that when no one else would?    She had to go on a diet once because people kept commenting on how... amazingly large she was.  Doctor's orders.  I think she lost almost half of her body weight.  After I went to college, she would spend her days sitting in my dad's office with him.  She always knew what he was thinking without him saying anything to her.  She was just that smart.  And she was too smart to do anything she didn't want to do.  She would run away whenever she got the chance only to come back limping and panting an hour or two later.  She could never pass up an opportunity like that.  She is why I love corgis (even though she was technically only half).

Toto, I'll miss you and your queen bee ways.
And you're probably the reason ikcduckhunter3 still loves totogal.