Hugs to you. The way you write about Jess made her come alive for me.

I also adopted an older dog, a collie from Central Texas Collie Rescue. She was 10 when I got her and she died 4 years later, in 2019. It took me a year before I could get another dog. My heart still misses her.

Your Jess was special and precious. She will live in your heart forever.