We always said Fred would burn out rather than fade away. Freddie was the sweetest, fiercest dog. She always demanded a lap and would shinny up between your legs and the couch to earn that lap! Her safe place was wrapped around your neck, which we called "minking" like a mink fur. Fred loved nothing above going for a walk, even when prematurely blind. She always had one ear flapped back from the wind, sometimes both. Fred walks by our side in spirit now. Rest in peace our magic girl.