thank you for all your kind comments, i am blown away by the response.
i still have some issues with all this
i really do have a tough time some days believing that i have lost much, if anything, and still see <in my mind> the rounder figure....
dysmorphia - is another part of the journey i guess some of us face.
my dog is rather splendid isnt he ...i am very proud of him, he is also a therapy dog, visiting hospitals and schools, and we are in a drill team giving displays and parades http://azgddrillteam.com - we do agility, obedience, rally o, carting and i am really wanting to learn tracking...
thanks once more
Janie