Submitted by Eve CanfieldSpot is my neighbor’s dog.  There are few people Spot doesn’t want to bite.  Because I fostered her as a rescue puppy, I am one of the lucky and very few humans that she loves unconditionally.  If anything happened to Spot’s family, she would be welcomed into my home.  She knows the way quite well.  For a large number of the over 2.7 million animals euthanized in the U.S. every year, there is no home to go to when their owner (or “guardian” in Boulder) dies.  Apparently we can partially thank Leona Helmsley, according to an article in the UMKC Law Review, for the establishment of enforceable Pet Trusts in Colorado and 37 other states. Leona left $12 million for the care of her dog, Trouble, in trust.  In a legal sense, dogs and cats are personal property and are left to heirs or…