[Jim Wahl]

I would like to thank all of you for the kind words about Brody's passing. He was a great dog and I will miss him greatly. Hershey, my previous Chocolate Lab who passed 5 years ago, taught Brody how to be the best race dog he could be. Brody was a Lab Rescue dog and my daughter Shannan rescued him when she was in college. He came to live with Hershey and me after he had run away from Shannan three times and had bonded with Hershey so well when Shannan had come home on holidays etc. from school with him. He lived with Hersh and me for 10 years and became a great dog . When I lost Hershey, the best race dog ever, Brody helped to fill a very large hole in my heart. Two years ago Matt and Kelly Cooke entrusted me with an 8 week old Black Lab named Tonka when we were at racing at Gainesville and he and Brody became fast buddies. I swore after Hershey died I wanted no part of a new dog, especially a puppy, but Tonka is now filling the new hole in my heart as Brody had done before. Tonka is a born race dog and a great traveler and I can't thank Matt and Kelly enough for having the forethought of giving me Tonka to help me through this tough time.
Thank you everyone. Jim

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