As we approached our little guy's arrival, the unthinkable happened. It only took an instant, but the after effects will last a lifetime.
On Thursday, November 8th, our beloved best friend and companion was killed. Hit by a car, rushed to the hospital, he died in my arms on the way...it was all so unbelievable. Waiting for news, talking to the doctor, saying goodbye. Returning to a quiet house.
It was a complete nightmare.
It was a complete nightmare.
It is hard to express all of the feelings that we went through...
Emptiness
Loneliness
Devastation
Questioning of Faith
Heartache
Without the support of our family and friends, we would not have made it through this time. Every thought, prayer, gesture, and hug was so appreciated and has not gone unnoticed. Andy and I are lucky and have not experienced much death in our lives, but the need we have felt for support has been great and everyone has been there to meet us with exactly what we need. From food to hugs to phone calls and texts, we will forever be grateful for all of the special people we have in our corner near and far.
It is only now that we are able to miss Chewy and start remembering the good times. We have moved on from the blame and guilt and are able to smile when we think about the little things that made him great.
Here are just a few of those things:
He had soft ears, penetrating eyes, beautiful brown color, cold nose, lots of licks for whoever would receive them.
He was sweet, polite, chill or energetic (whatever we needed at the time), smart, calm, careful.
He loved water, road trips, walks, fetch, bones, num nums, pumpkin, sunbathing.
Without the support of our family and friends, we would not have made it through this time. Every thought, prayer, gesture, and hug was so appreciated and has not gone unnoticed. Andy and I are lucky and have not experienced much death in our lives, but the need we have felt for support has been great and everyone has been there to meet us with exactly what we need. From food to hugs to phone calls and texts, we will forever be grateful for all of the special people we have in our corner near and far.
Among the many gestures from those that we care about, I received the note below from one of my students. What's funny is that the student isn't one of the ones that I have a super good relationship with. He rarely does his work and I can never get him to write anything. For him to take the time to make me this note is amazing...for him to write such a perfect message with so much depth is priceless.
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Here are just a few of those things:
He had soft ears, penetrating eyes, beautiful brown color, cold nose, lots of licks for whoever would receive them.
He was sweet, polite, chill or energetic (whatever we needed at the time), smart, calm, careful.
He loved water, road trips, walks, fetch, bones, num nums, pumpkin, sunbathing.
If you are interested in Chewy's story, you can go here. It is not all facts, but a fictional story of his life before he met us that I wrote a few years ago. I think now I will have to work on the sequel...
If you knew Chewy or have your own pet that you cherish, think about donating to the Dumb Friends League in memory of him and in honor of other pets who are lost You can go here to do so.
Chewy, you will forever be remembered, loved, and cherished...Rest in peace little buddy.
If you knew Chewy or have your own pet that you cherish, think about donating to the Dumb Friends League in memory of him and in honor of other pets who are lost You can go here to do so.
Chewy, you will forever be remembered, loved, and cherished...Rest in peace little buddy.
