Dear Lejka, Thank you so very much for the best 15 years of my life which we have shared together. You were a very important part of my early adulthood, you shared with me my joy and you were there to comfort me when life was not so good. You never judged me, in your eyes I was always your beloved companion and friend. And you were my best friend and confidant I could trust everything. Altough the pain is still very strong and I can't believe that you are really gone from us I will try to remember happy years we spent together. In so many ways you were the first and the exceptional one - a dog you can only have once in a lifetime. I am so grateful to you that I had the privilege to be part of of your life, because you were truly an extraordinary girl. You were my first baby I bought with my own money after finishing Gymnasium and arranged everything connected with your arrival from Belgium to Slovenia. I still rememer the cold December night in 1991 when I first held you in my arms - you were my most beautiful Christmas present ever and you quickly adapted to your new home. You finish University with me as you were always sitting on the chair at the table when I was studiing and sometimes your head was resting in my lap and of course you always asked for some hugs and carreses. And I remember you eating all kind of food together with me from the table. But you were always so gentle - you never demanded it, you were just happy to get a titbit or two. You were a typical puppy full of energy and sometimes a bit naughty so I decided to visit obedience classes with you. And you were an excellent student and soon you became my most obedient dog I ever had. You learnt everything so quickly and you were doing everything just to please me never thinking of what you will get in return. Together we also had so much fun on agility classes. You were a good agility dog but we never competed because of lack of my interest and time. But you enjoyed dog shows and you were aware of your beauty. In the showring you always acted like a great show star, always moved like poetry in motion and never put a foot wrong. So no wonder you became one of most winning laekenoises over the Europe with gaining many Championship Titles, among them you were also European Winner and World Veteran Winner. But these show titles doesn't mean so much to me because you were a Champion in my heart - you have captured me the first moment I laid my eyes on you and with years the love for you only grew stronger. To know you was to love you. You enjoyed most travelling to new places and riding in a car, long walks in the forrest and nature were your favourite thing. You were full of energy outside but at home you were our couch potato. You were often sitting in my lap when we watched a movie together and you were very generous with your wet nose putting to my skin and giving me your wet kisses constantly. And yes you were my only girl who enyoyed sleeping in the bed so much. You were sleeping like a human with a head on the pillow and covered with a blanket. You behaved like a queen and you never had enough of hugs and caresses always wanted to be close pressing your head around my neck. Maybe you were a bit spoilt but we all loved you so much because you had such a wonderful personality. You were noble, gracious, dignified lady with a heart of gold. You were very sensitive, compassionate, gentle, tender and always very generous. You accepted Nati and Calli and you were all very good friends. You enjoyed so much going to walks together with them. You were following us everywhere like a shadow never asking why you should do that. When our daughter Lana was born you loved her from the first moment on and you jealously protected her against strange people and visitors. You were a wonderful baby sitter and you adored Lana completely. You were great friends and she learnt sitting and staying with your help as you always lend her your body for support. You were our sunshine queen with a heart of gold and we will all miss you terribly but I will always be thankful to you for all those wonderful years and many happy moments we shared together. You might be gone from us now but you will live in our hearts forever. You will be with me here in my heart and as long as you are here in my heart no distance can keep us apart. Shine on me my golden girl and have a pleasant stay at Rainbow Bridge with Gari, Idjika and other friends we lost along the way until we meet again! Endless love, big hugs and kisses Tadeja, Lana, Boštjan, Nati & Calli