There are good dogs and really great dogs, good dogs ain't hard to find, great dogs are a gift from God, but they all leave a mark.
Tarna, the little heeler mutt in my avatar was such a gift, you watch 'em get older and dread each passing year.
The thing is, in that photo, she quickly figured out on her own that when you pointed a phone at her you wanted her to pose, so there she is.
I'm going the ashes route with her too.