I don’t know if it will ever be easy to post this. But we had to let Baxter go yesterday. My heart is so broken.
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He came into my life almost 11 years ago. At the time. He was so tiny. He weighed about 2lbs and the size of a red solo cup.
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From day one. He was so sweet. And he quickly got his nickname Buddy. Because he became my little buddy. Always there for me as life changed over the last decade. He was the friend that met with a wagging tail. The baby who let me cuddly him. He slept every night next to my feet. And the coworker next to my chair when I worked from home.
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Buddy loved to have you hold his paw. He would tap your arm until you paid attention to him. And then stick it out for you to hold.
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We had so much fun together. He loved chasing balls and his little stuffed doggies. I literally bought out a store of them when he was little so we would have replacement “doggies”.
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He used to crack me up by insisting on playing with two toys at once. Back in his puppy days, he would hold “doggy” in his mouth and I would roll a tennis ball to him. And he would hit the ball with “doggy” back to me. Haha. And squirrels. He was constantly on squirrel duty in the back yard.
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These are things I like to remember about Buddy. Because this last year has been hard for him and us.
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He went blind with SARDS last August. And he had an assortment of other health issues. He fought hard. But he’s not been his true self in a long time. It took me awhile to realize that yesterday.
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So here’s to you Buddy. The sweetest dog in the world. Run fast over rainbow bridge and chase those squirrels again. You were loved very much and I’ll miss you. ❤️
