My sincere condolences, Judy. This touches my heart deeply as I have loved and lost many a pet over the years. They are the saddest days of my life. Take heart in knowing your spaniel had a long life with quality and loved you dearly, I'm sure. I often would go into a pet loss forum and express my grief for a few days. I've even memorialized them online which was healing for me. Yes, as Mountain Ash said, all pet lovers understand...and we do.
_________________________
If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane ~ Jimmy Buffett