Forever being 12 or so years at least.
But not in mine.
and that has seen you through chaos you never would have expected to face,
is one of the most difficult decisions I’ve ever had to make.
One week from diagnosis to decision.
My beautiful girl was in pain
and I couldn't allow it to continue.
My rambling companion.
My photographic buddy.
An ever-present bum waggling presence in my life.
A legendary hound.
This image was the last sunrise we watched together and conveys so much.
The bond we shared goes beyond words.
Logs took preference even over rugby balls.
Especially if they were humungous logs.
with her plaintively wailing for my help to pick up a log.
Many were the times others succoumbed to that wail,
and she'd trot gleefully down the beach with an enormous log
that some random passerby had helped her pick up.
She was special.
And she knew it.
Sam was her best 4-legged friend
He was one of the few hounds 'allowed' to help carry a log.
She would grunt and growl to deter him,
and swing her head from side to side.
It worked with rugby balls
but not with these huge logs.
He'd eventually get a grip
and she'd grudgingly let him help her carry it ashore.
Rambling with her by my side gave me no end of pleasure.
I never minded the wet legs and the wet shoes
from the shower shakes she shared with me.
They were EPIC.
Water droplets EVERYwhere!
On my days off we'd travel further afield.
She loved our adventures and making new friends.
We'd ramble far and wide, for hours on end.
On beaches and in the waves.
And she knew it.
He was one of the few hounds 'allowed' to help carry a log.
She would grunt and growl to deter him,
and swing her head from side to side.
but not with these huge logs.
and she'd grudgingly let him help her carry it ashore.
I never minded the wet legs and the wet shoes
from the shower shakes she shared with me.
They were EPIC.
Water droplets EVERYwhere!
She loved our adventures and making new friends.
On beaches and in the waves.
Along waterways and estuaries.
Cow troughs at Churchill Park come to mind.
As do the fountains at the Domain.
Those who've never had a special relationship with a dog
cannot understand the impact this girl had on my life.
She bought SO much joy.
cannot understand the impact this girl had on my life.
Not only to me, but to so many others too.
Her passing has left the hugest of voids
and an ache in my heart that is quite unlike anything I’ve ever felt before.
and an ache in my heart that is quite unlike anything I’ve ever felt before.
To value each experience as it happens.
And to see the beautiful in the ordinary.
She helped me climb mountains that I never thought I would conquer.
She was, and will always be, MY girl.
She was, and will always be, MY girl.
