Mate lived 12 very happy years with us and was SO loved. He had cooked food EVERY night – no tinned food for him – had breakfast of scrambled egg/yoghurt/ fruit … and was thoroughly spoilt. He repaid us a thousandfold in love and loyalty. Right up until the end he was chasing the ball
He had a white heart on his chest.
He started each night guarding my bedroom door, then went to my son’s door, then to his own (plush Pawpedics posturepedic) bed!
Mate unfortunately transitioned last Wednesday (December 2023) – very very suddenly and unexpectedly – when the vet discovered an aggressive spleen tumour. It was a terrible decision to let him go but we had absolutely no option. We stayed with him to the end and he passed peacefully.
We are devastated and the house is empty without him. But we are so grateful for having had him in our lives. He lived the last 3 years with us at Yamba NSW and loved the beach.