Wessen was a small dog, but her heart was very big.  Wessen was my friend and I as destroyed when I lost her.  She was a very smart dog, and she knew many tricks.  She also loved to sit at the table on my dad's lap.  She didn't want to be a dog, but to be a person, to be even more of a part of my family.  We may get another dog, but none will ever take the place of Wessen in my heart.