So today, my dear sweet puppy passed on. Well, he croaked. He lived with our family for about 8 years and he was the best dog ever. He came into our family quietly in that we were not looking for a dog and we didn't really want one either. A friend of ours found him and couldn't keep him. They said they were going to take him to the pound the next morning so we decided to take him home. He was a scrappy little thing with mange and he just looked scrappy... We decided to fix him up so we got him "fixed", treated his mange, and got his shots all while continuing to look for a good home. Well, by the time he started looking like a decent dog, we were hooked.
He fit so well with me and anna and he helped us through SO much. He saw us through an almost breakup, anna's mom dying and her following 2 year depression, the addition of our 2 wonderful children and several other furry friends passing. Anna loved his "goo-goo" eyes and Jaiden loved how he would chase a stick. I loved how he was just such a "go with the flow" kind of dog. He was just so laid back. He was just an easy dog to love.
Now that he's gone, I feel like I didn't appreciate him enough. I just took it for granted that he was going to be there. Sometimes I would even get mad at him when he wouldn't listen or he tried to get into the car when we couldn't take him. Now that he's gone, I can't help but saying, "I should have love him more." I know that he had a great life and the animals have a different view of death. I also know he is still around and will always be. Our home will be a lot quieter (if that is possible with 2 little kids) and I will probably still look for him everywhere but at the end of the day, there will still be another one tomorrow. Today my heart is sad and hopefully, tomorrow will be a little less sad until the day we are ready to welcome another furry friend into our home.
Good bye sweet boy. You have forever touched my life.
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