Many, many years ago, Greg found a fluffy black stray dog under his truck in a parking lot.  He took him home, cleaned him up and had him checked by the vet only to discover that he had a serious case of heartworm.  Greg decided against better judgement to put him through the extensive treatment that he could not afford.  What a perfect decision that turned out to be.  Yoshi lived the rest of his nearly 20 years of life giving the kind of joy and love only a very few special dogs know how to do.  He touched the hearts of our family and friends and lifted the spirits of people we visited in nursing homes.  Last night, he joined our little buddy Oscar who also died only a few months ago.  They were life-long friends and once Ozzie died, Yoshi faded fast.  Both left us peacefully in their sleep and we miss them so much.  Our hearts are heavy, but filled with wonderful memories of Oscar and Yoshi.