We lost our best friend last week. Our faithful, funny dog Cali passed away after vets discovered that cancer had taken over a large portion of her internal organs. We know in our hearts that we did the right thing but we are still so very sad about it.
The house is much quieter (even with a toddler running around) and our routines are changed. Nighttime is tough because for almost 13 years, the last thing we did was let Cali out, listen to her bark a few times, do her thing, eat a bite of food, and run upstairs to sleep under our bed. In her younger days she slept on our bed, but that was tough for her lately. Plus, she liked to sleep diagonally and take up way too much room.
We have so many happy memories with Cali. She was a sweet, happy, smart dog and quite the world traveler. She loved going for walks, eating cat food, having her ears rubbed and just being with us. We worried about how she would act when Amelia arrived, and she responded with incredible patience and understanding and the occasional "why me?" sigh.
Friends have reminded us of her funnier moments: Being spray painted green at a St. Patrick's Day party, being caught red-handed on the top of the dining room table eating the feast before another party, racing up and down the beach and at the hills of St. Mary's Lake. We know she had a good life and as Sean liked to say, she knew it too because she came from a life on the streets :)
We will always miss and love our Cali girl. We know you are up in the big, fluffy human bed in the sky, eating cat food to your heart's content and snoring as loud as you want. Good dog!
2 comments:
We are going to miss Cali girl and are so very sad for your loss. Keep your chins up...you were way up on the list of "Great pet owners" and that little white dog from "the streets" was as lucky to have you as you were to have her. Remember the good times to ease your sadness and know she is smiling down on you!!!
We love you!!!!!
sad news! sorry for you loss. how has Mia handled not having Cali around?
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