It’s taken me a little while to be able to post this, but it’s time. Back in 2008, we adopted a little cocker spaniel, whom we named Bisou (= “kiss”). She’s been a delight, once she outgrew her overwhelming desire to chew the leather couches we had at the time. She’d been considered as a show dog, but she was a bit too timid to be happy doing that, so we were the lucky ones who were her new family. I fell in love with her photo and never even considered not getting her.
On the left is the photo that first caught my attention and made me want to adopt her.
We had just a few days short of fourteen years happy years with her. She loved our grandchildren, and she wanted nothing more than to be at home and have visitors or to keep me company in the sewing room as I worked on a quilt. In January of this year, however, she started having some kidney issues. We thought they were minor and that we still had time, but we were wrong. She was 14.5 when we had to make the last trip to the vet so that she wouldn’t suffer. RIP, Bisou.
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Sandy, I am so sorry to hear your sad news. I think I remember when you added Bisou to your family. Oh my do our dogs just worm their way into our hearts. I’m sure Bisou was lucky to have all those years in such a wonderful home. Big hugs to you and your familly.
My heart is aching for you and your family. Our fur babies are so much a part of our lives. Our rescue Jackabee (jack Russell beagle), Oliver, is 8 and I can’t even imagine life without him. I had to put our two kitties down over the past year. They were 14 years old twins and after the first one was gone, the other pined for her sister. Hugs to you and your family for your loss!
Thanks, Kim. You’re so right; they are definitely family members, and we mourn them as family.
Thank you, Taria. It’s never easy, is it? But I think she had a good life and was happy.
I am so sorry to hear about Bisou. The life your pup had was a blessing to all of you and you to her. Hugs from afar while you deal with this loss.
Thanks, Kathleen. Sometime soon we’ll just dwell on the happy memories, rather than the loss.