THIS has never been a time I looked forward to. I pushed it to the back of my mind and to the bottom of my heart. Our long time 1st Family Dog- a Golden Retriever named Sonny... born on October 27, 2013... passed away on June 29, 2024. He almost made it to 11 years old! He was the very best dog a family could ever dream of for their kids. He was fun and sweet and obedient and the best family picture taker in the world! Our hearts have a hole for sure that no dog could ever take the place of Sonny. We will miss him terribly and think of so many times with him. It's hard to stop talking or forget about a dog that literally was in your every day...even road trips and vacations to the beach, the mountains, school and sport events. He went everywhere with us. He rode in the front seat proudly and took the backseat gladly to get love from the kids. He would sometimes not have a ton of room on the floor on long trips to TN, but he didn't care. He just wanted nothing more than to be with us. He never met a stranger. He loved pizza night and going for runs with any of us. He had a little condition that lasted 2 weeks to the day and we thought he was improving and then passed away in his sleep. That was him. Whatever to make things easier for all of us... no vet..no putting him to sleep... no watching him suffer. He just went. I knew it was soon. The night before I couldn't turn my lamp off because he was laying in his bed just looking up at me. He had his head raised and just really intently staring at me. I talked to him and told him he was the best dog and I loved him. That didn't make the next morning easier... because finding him unconscious was not anything I could have predicted. I had to do it without Nate who was out of town. But the kids certainly helped make it follow through with all that needed to be done. My precious nephew came and dug him a nice grave with his mini-x. I kept ice packs on his body all day and he never smelled. I wanted so bad to wait for Nathan to get home the next day. My bedroom was just where he layed and we could visit him all day. For me, I needed it. I know... a dog right? It still makes me cry to even write about it. I loved that dog. I remember when we decided we were going to get a dog for our family and kids... I remember thinking I wanted the very best family dog in the world. Don't care if it sheds or how much it costs... just give me the best...cause we are only getting one. He was above and beyond all we could have hoped for. He never had any health issues nor did he cost us vet bills. He was a healthy happy dog! I know he lived a perfect dog life with lots of play and fun. But it's still so hard to accept him being gone forever. There will never be another dog...golden or not...that could take the place of him or be what he was in the season of life we had him in. He will be forever missed! Here is a glimpse of all the times with him! RIP Sonny.
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