Donna Cunningham, River, OJ Cunningham

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All Dogs Go To Heaven.

April 16, 2014
By: O. J. Cunningham

River -- Our beautiful Golden Retriever and died Friday.

We are devastated.

After a bath at about 330pm on Friday, April 11, she walked out into the sunshine and laid down.

And died.

My wife, Donna, found her when she went out to brush her. Friday was such a beautiful Michigan spring day.

So tragic!

River was five in March .

For everyone that knew and enjoyed River's joyous life . . . I will just say there was never any indication that anything was wrong.

We had an autopsy done but nothing was found. Vet said possible brain aneurism or seizure because there was no bleeding anywhere.

Donna cries all the time. I cry when I talk about it. I'm sure this will pass with time.

River fished with me for 5 years on the Pere Marquette. She so enjoyed the water, the fish, the people and the outdoors. I can't even imagine a Pere Marquette float-trip without her.

I know that River never had a bad day in her short lifetime. I'm sad that she's gone and angry because we loved her so much. But I know she had a wonderful life and she had a good friend in so many of you.

All dogs go to heaven.

We could all learn much from the life that River spent with us.