Yoda no longer lives next door

Yoda is the Great Pyrenees who lived next door to us since we moved here. He was about 10 years old. Eliot loved seeing him and asks about him sometimes, "Yoda sleeping?" Tuesday we saw Yoda's owner, who Eliot calls Yoda's Mommy, talking to some other neighbors. Then yesterday we saw her again and she told us Yoda had died. She was very sad and she said one thing that bothered her was what Eliot would say when he wanted to see Yoda but he was not there. I feel sad for our neighbor because she and her husband really liked Yoda and he was a sight to see about town out on his walks. He was always very friendly to Eliot. A gentle giant. It was a reminder that there are some tough lessons to learn in life and that it's a big responsibility to help Eliot learn them. It was also sweet that our neighbor was concerned about Eliot's happiness during a time of loss for her.