While vacationing in Puerto Rico in 1996, we fell in love with a little street stray living on the grounds of our hotel resort. We later named her Candie (short for Candelero, the name of the hotel we were staying in). Under all the dirt and grime, we could see she was such a sweet and beautiful little dog. There was no way we couldn't make her a part of our lives and bring her home with us. As luck would have it, someone working at the hotel had a brother who was a Veterinarian and helped us do all we needed to do in order to bring her into the continental US and pass the quarantine requirements of Kennedy Airport. She became a wonderful part of our existing pet family; a dog--Bear, and 2 cats--Pookie and Bandit.
After 13 years of Candie gracing our lives, our sweet dog passed away from cancer 3 weeks ago. But she will live in our hearts forever.
Bethlehem, PA
