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SHANDY
On Saturday we had to bid a heartbroken goodbye to our wonderful BTRF Foster dog
"Shandy" (aka G-McG and Billy Bumhole - on the grounds of the stinky blowouts he
held onto until we were all in bed!!)
He was 16 years old and 4 months and had been part of
our family since September 2017. He came to us after
BTRF rescued him from euthanasia luckily. He was the
most gorgeous and special boy and from day one it was
like he had been here all his life. He got on well with our
older beddie Chester and made himself well and truly at
home.
Like all rescues he came with issues. In the house and garden he was fine. Step
outside the garden gate and he was a completely different dog. It turned out he was
traumatised by the outside world but with a lot of love and patience and support
from BTRF and their wonderful behaviourists, we got him to love walking and
socialising. Obviously his past experiences had an impact but we were able to turn
this behaviour around.
Over the years he grew into the most wonderful companion and was loved by all. He
would look into your eyes and it was as if he was reaching right down into your soul.
He was truly a very special friend.
Last week following suspicions that he was unwell and in pain we took him to the
vets for an ultrasound of his abdomen. The news was very bad. He had untreatable
liver issues and probably hadn't more than 2 months to live but was deteriorating
rapidly. That was Thursday and to save him any further pain we made the agonising
decision to let him run across the rainbow bridge and join his older foster brother
Chester who we lost just last January.
The house is now so empty without him. We had a private cremation so hopefully he
will be back with us by the end of this week but I miss the banging of the dog flap,
the barking at 3am when he has forgotten how to get back in said dog flap and yes
even those stinky blow offs.
Run free our gorgeous boy until we meet again. XX
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