A Bittersweet Goodbye

My "Preshy"

My "Preshy"

On Friday, August 27th Lillibet departed our home for her forever home.

Brian and I knew her day would come but it was not easy to see her leave.  After 3 months of recovery, caring and nurturing, Lillibet grew into a happy  and confident pup.  She cherished every day like it was her last and loved unconditionally.

Lillibet’s New Home

Lillibet was adopted by a super sweet woman with a 12 year old collie xix who had just recently lost his “girlfriend”.  “Beth”, Lilli’s adoptive Mom, sought to find her permanent dog a playmate and found our blog.  Beth actually reached out in May when we just brought Lilli into our home but due to Lillibet’s need for further heartworm treatment and outstanding circumstances we didn’t get in touch with her until a few weeks ago.

Once we finally connected and met with her and her collie mix, it was love at sight for Lilli.  She treated them like long lost soul mates and trotted over to Beth and waited for a hug.  She also was very interested in the collie mix and played with him so well.  She was a completely different dog around them – carefree, happy and above all acted as if she had been finally reunited with her long lost family.

Their interaction was a spiritual moment.  I’m not super religious but I had been praying hard that Lilli would make it through the heartworm treatment and find a family who would love her for the rest of her life.  In the moment that Beth, Lillibet and the collie mix shared, all my prayers were answered.

*Names have been changed to protect privacy
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