When we first brought our sweet little ball of fur home with us, we had no idea how much she would come to mean to every member of our family, and to a much wider circle of friends. Dixie was the constant in an ever-changing family. She celebrated our joys with us, and kissed away our tears during some of the lowest points we could imagine. Over the years, Dixie and I walked over 10,000 miles together, and in every mile we walked, there were lessons she was teaching me.