Zacaroo

We lost Zac (aka White Dog) this week, he went downhill so fast with issues with his eyes. He was a very happy dog and although his last couple of weeks were difficult he didn't suffer. 

He's been a great friend to us all in the family and he'll be sadly missed. More so by Michelle, he was her shadow, always there wherever she went, if she wasn't there he'd do his best to get in your way protesting the fact she was missing. She loved him so much and she told me yesterday he loved her more, I find this hard to believe seeing the devastation his loss has brought to her. I was with him when he went to sleep, it was very peaceful, and in his last moments, he had comfort from one of his Hoomans. 

Losing a pet is difficult, You'd think it's just a dog but they're so much more, so much, especially when you have a hole in your life once they're gone. He'd been with us years, fourteen years! was always there to say hello when you got home, even if you'd only been out for a minute. He'd come and tell you at 3:00p.m. daily, now it's time to feed me. If you didn't he'd do his best to let you know he wasn't happy. 

He got under my feet all the time, and he made some pretty bad smells in addition to his bad breath. He barked at me and growled constantly when I told him to leave, he ignored me and would go to Michelle as if to tell her to have a word with me. I'll miss all that, it always made me smile how he was the top dog and not one of us. Michelle was the pack leader in my eyes, but not really, this little ball of white fur and bad breath was, he ruled the house. If I told him to leave, after the growls he'd leave and sneak back so I wouldn't see him, I rarely did see him come back, still don't know how he did it. 

I wanted to mark Zac's life with us in my blog, as the first post in a long time. It's a shame it's such a sad post to make. We moved to the Isle of Wight this year and we've had such a happy time until now. I know time will heal and life will go on as it does. Our memories will be happy ones of Zac's time here with us and his life with us. Snoozing, snoring, dreaming in his house, and going the wrong way around the field in the search for home. 

He left behind his little dog pal, Hugo. He's so sad, I don't know what to do for him, he thinks we're going to bring Zac back from where we took him. He's always missed him when he was out for haircuts, but he always came back. Hope time will heel this for him too. 

God gives us many blessings in life, and our pets are blessings too, When you look at the love they give so unconditionally, none more so than White Dog. What a dog, a real friend who loved us and we loved him. 

Rest in Peace Zac.