Just when I felt I couldn't go another day without my beloved Gentle Lakota - my companion of many years - I read an article in local paper about lost, abused, abandoned innocent souls. I adopted two (brother and sister) pups (they do not resemble my Lakota in the slightest). While they can't possibly replace him, they have won my heart and give me endless hours of love and joy. And they are in a loving home and not in a shelter or facing a worse fate.