Not the least hard thing to bear when they go from us, these quiet friends, is that they carry away with them so many years of our own lives.
John Galsworthy
This morning we awoke to a loud silence, while first awakening to the sound of him shaking out his coat and as always, just before an excited leap to the floor in anticipation of his first morning stroll.
It was all imagined of course, well, except for the loud silence and we will be hearing all of those
imagined sounds for some time I am sure.
Yesterday we made what was both the most difficult, while also the easiest decision in the very early hours of the morning. The most difficult decision in that it is never easy to say goodbye, to let a loved one go and the easiest in wishing to give our beloved Dash the most dignified and pain free means to rest, possible.
It is with very heavy hearts we bid our beautiful golden boy Dash, farewell. Dash, our golden, wavy haired Dachshund -Terrier took his final breath while in my husbands arms shortly after 9 a.m .
Today all of our daily rituals and routines are changed. We feel so lost. You've surely heard it said before, but it is so very true in you are instantly made; painfully, aware, just how much our fur babies are a very large part of our families, of our hearts.
Dash was such a bright, funny, incredibly loving and carefree personality. To anyone who did not know him well, in first being acquainted with him, he would seem a little curmudgeon perhaps in his vocal approach to one. He had this "HEY, who are you" bark and "grumble" under his breath way of approaching newcomers to the hood...to his property, front door or entry hall. Always though, once in, he would follow them into the living room and immediately prop himself in best posture, right next to them as they took a seat. From that moment on it was stated clearly by Dash, "This is a friend", His next move might be to gently nudge their hand for a little pet or pleasant scratch of his back or behind his ears.
Well, enough said for now. You get the picture or at least I hope you do. Dash entered into our hearts from the moment he stood at our daughters legs and chose us for his family. She teared up and said, I think he's the one and he most certainly was. Not as much time as we would have liked at just under eleven years, but then again it could never have been enough time. We loved him with every inch of our being and he is missed immensely, but still fills our heart with so many wonderful memories from here forward. You are still with us Dash and always will be.
