Today we have to say good bye to our adorable 15 year old chihuahua/ jack russel terrier mix dog, Josie.
We’ve had her for over 6 years now, adopting her into our family after her owner passed away and she had nowhere to go.
Since Ken’s stem cell transplant, we’ve had to keep things extra clean so Josie has been going to the groomer more frequently and even getting her nails done in lots of pretty colors. She’s been a classy lady.
She has brought so much joy and fun to our family with her big personality and crazy antics. She loved dinners on the patio and has served as a vacuum cleaner for our family all these years.
In her prime, Josie loved to play fetch with a tennis ball, go on long walks, and bark at every living thing around. She also loved sitting on the couch for movie nights and licking Lila the entire time.
But recently, she’s been struggling with gum infections (treated by antibiotics last month), ultimately needing gum surgery, and her back legs have been giving out on her, causing her to fall a lot. When she walks, she drags one leg along and it is too much to bear. Although her spirits still seem good, I know she’s in pain and we cannot go on like this.
So we cherish the good times we’ve had with her and are comforted that she won’t be in pain any longer.
We spent some time making paw prints with plaster of Paris so that we can have her prints still. Lila made a photo book with all of our pictures of her. Our lives will definitely be emptier without her!
Farewell Josie! And thanks for all the good times!
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