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I wish dogs could live longer. Humans have domesticated such an amazing animal, but nature's like "Okay fine, but you only get to keep them for a small portion of your life. Also it's really gonna hurt you when they leave."

I'm sorry for your loss. I'm sure they were both fun, happy boys in their own different ways.

Thank you 🖤 I was lucky to have her.

Thank you. I think about that a lot too. She lived so much longer than I could have expected, and I'm grateful for those extra "bonus years" 🖤

I'm sorry for your loss too.

Same 🖤

Aw what a beautiful dream. I really appreciate those dreams with lost loved ones. It's the only way to form new memories with them, so they're worth the tears, IMO.

I'm sorry for your loss. Chessie must have been a great dog.

Thank you 🖤 Yeah I've been scrolling through photos since I posted this, and many of them made me smile.

Here's a random one of her being a goofball.

Thank you 🖤

I was lucky to have her, especially for so many years.

Thank you 🖤 She really was the sweetest.

Thank you. Yeah I'm so grateful to have had so much time with her.

That makes a lot of sense. We knew each other so deeply. There were many times when I'd tell her to do something that I'd never told her to do before, and she just somehow understood me and did it without hesitation. No training session needed. I still don't really understand how it was possible.

Of course, she often used this connection to her advantage too. For example, if she wanted a treat, or wanted permission to get on the couch to nap on her favorite cushion. She definitely knew how to be adorable on purpose 🥹

This photo was her trying out a new method of asking for a treat.

It was highly effective.

(Though I had to move that plant somewhere else afterwards. She had never expressed interest in it before then, but peace lilies are toxic for dogs.)

Thank you. This is rough, but I'm so grateful to have had 17 years with mine. She gave me so much more than I ever could have expected.