Bye Bye Dixie Pup

Well,

It is done.

My puppy is gone.

It was an awful car ride over to the vet.

Once we got there it became even worse.

Luckily one of the ladies working noticed all of us with tears in our eyes and realized who we were so she let us go ahead into one of the rooms.

I don't want to go into too much detail or be too graphic, but it was bizarre to have her breathing one second and then the next feel her slowly disappear.

It was the second time I've seen my dad cry my entire life.

We buried her in our backyard.

We put her toys, her sweater and snuggie and red blanket with her.

It is extremely sad. I'm not even going to lie.

I had to go up to my room and break down.

It's so weird to think I won't have a dog wandering around my house anymore.

It definitely was for the best though.

She had a great life.

There are so many memories I will hold on to.

I remember her digging all over in the backyard and getting into our garden and eating the tomatoes.

I remember her running around like an idiot. Everywhere.

I remember her cute little faces and noises.

I remember her not so cute faces and noises.

I remember her chasing squirrels and birds. And catching them.

I remember when she bit me and I begged my parents to not put her down.

I remember her tricks, 'cookie' and 'would you rather be an OSU Cowboy or dead'.

I remember her going crazy and barking when the doorbell would ring.

I remember when she could no longer hear the doorbell.

I remember having to thaw out her frozen Bil-Jac food. So annoying.

I remember having to warn everybody that she would bite them if they touched her.

I remember that Shelbi and I would pretend to be cowboys and Dixie was our horse.

I remember playing 'dogs' with her.

I remember when me, my mom and Shelbi were out in a lake and Dixie noticed us and ran off the dock and swam out to us.

I remember when we were at a hotel and we couldn't find Dixie in the room and me and Shelbi saw her standing on all fours on the VERY EDGE of the railing on the balcony. Crazy dog!

I remember her laying by me as I did my morning workout.

I remember we bought a bunch of chocolate and left her in the car with it....let's just say she left us a little something too when we got back.

I remember her doing the stanky leg.

I remember her and Taffy getting into a fight and her breaking his jaw. One tough cookie.

I remember her fighting a lot of animals....

I remember taking her hiking with us.

I remember taking her running with me.

I remember snuggling up to her whenever I was sad. She always gave the best hugs.

I remember her getting older right before my eyes.

I remember her running into the walls, jumping over something wayyyy before she needed to because her sight and depth perception were pretty much gone, losing her hearing, and some bowel control. That was fun. 

I will remember and miss her forever.

Until we meet again Dixie.

I love you.