Bittersweet Road Trip

19 February 2017: "Bye." --my friend Amy, saying a temporary farewell to Luther, the guide dog she's raised for the past year and a half. We took Luther back to New York on Sunday so he could begin his testing for training. On Sunday, we dropped him off at the facility. Seeing her say good-bye to him (even though she'd see him again on Tuesday) was really tough, but also beautiful. She's done such good work with him--such generous, noble, and giving work. And it will hurt her to leave him. This simple "bye" to him said so much.