Dear Clyde,

I got the letter you wrote me. I enjoyed reading every word in black and white. When are you coming back? I am starting to feel like you have abandoned me. I don't see you as much as I used too. The house is getting lonelier and lonelier as my days past. Nathan is almost gone too. He has one more year of school and he is off. It's never been the same since you left. Your brothers are always on their phones or playing video games. I usually just spend my days laying here watching the sunrise and the sunset. I miss you, Clyde.

Is it time for you to come home now? I've been waiting for so long. In my universe, you have been gone for 32 years. It surprises me that I still remember you. I could never forget you, I still smell your scent around the house as if you are here. I get myself so high to just realize that you aren't here. It sucks when you call your brothers and your parents, and I could hear you on the other side of the phone. I really want to talk to you, but I can't.

My 56th birthday in dog years is coming up in two months. I hope you can make it back home so we can go for a car ride or ice cream. That would be nice. I miss your company. You are always fun to be around. When you are around, you give me so much attention. I wish I had that every day. I wish I was just up in general. I am getting weaker and losing the motivation to do anything. I just want to be a couch potato.

How is school? I heard you are graduating this year. Grandma and I can't wait to be there. Grandma and Grandpa said they are not leaving until they see you cross the stage. I am with them! Hurry though because time is short.

My paws are beginning to hurt, but I love you and miss you bud. Come home very soon! I do not know how much longer I have, but I still got some fight left. When you get back, I promise I will be the happiest dog in the world. I am going to make you feel like a celebrity, but you have to come home. When you get back we can do all the fun things like poop dashing. You remember, when I use the potty outside somewhere and we then run away. We can also play hide and go seek. That was always a fun game. So hurry home so we can play!

Your Lovely Pitbull,

Zoey