Farewell Little Katy
16 years ago, my wife, who was very concerned about our younger daughter's finger sucking (she would suck all of her fingers, one at a time) and how it could damage the development of her teeth and her jaw, asked her if she would stop sucking her fingers if we got a dog (my daughter loved dogs and my wife refused to let me bring one). That night my daughter stopped sucking her fingers and I immediately called my father in the US to pick up a Westie (West Highland White Terrier - I have had Westies for over 50 years) for them to bring to us in Israel the following month when they would be coming to visit. That is how our little Katy came to us. She was small, even for a Westie, but that was quite appropriate, as my daughter was also very small (we discovered a few years later that she had growth hormone deficiency and got shots for it every night for 7 years). Katy was a bundle of joy and we discovered very early on that she was an incredibly gentle and sensitive puppy. Although sh