My wonderful friends Grace and Mark have just lost their dog Chance. Since I don't know what to say to them that could be of any help, I just wanted to acknowledge publicly that Chance was a great dog, and this is a sad day. I would say half of Chance's greatness was his innate personality, and half was the hard work that Grace and Mark did to make sure that Chance could be a happy participant in our society with friends and toys and fun. They saw his potential and did everything they could to bring it out. I wish more dogs were as lucky as Chance for adoptive parents, and I wish he could have stayed longer to enjoy it all.