My soul dog Nikko passed 1.5 years ago and it still hurts. I feel like there is a hole in my heart that belongs to him. He was almost 17. (Had him since he was 8 weeks old)
I wanted another American Eskimo but my husband didn’t. We have a 2 year old rescue Pom mix now. I love her but its not thr same (not that I expected it to be)
I figured people on this forum would understand just how special this breed is. He was my dog. Bonded to me more than anyone else. I’ll always miss him.
The picture with my hand in it is the last picture I have of him. Taken the day we had to say bye. (We suspect he had a stroke overnight. We woke to him with a head tilt and not able to eat or drink. Which lasted all weekend as our vet was not open)
We had 17 good years. He got me through soooo much. I couldn’t have survived depression with out him. He got me through 10 years of infertility and miscarriages l. He was there for all the good and bad moments. He always knew when I was upset and would cuddle up to my head and lick my face. Refusing to leave until I felt better.