November 15, 2006 - September 7, 2020
Our hearts are absolutely aching. We were out of town this weekend for our annual camping trip when we received a phone call first thing this morning that our Storm didn't make it through the night. The kennel said he had been fine all weekend, but stopped eating yesterday afternoon. When they checked on him this morning, he had already passed. I'm devastated beyond belief and totally crushed we were not with him during his final days. But I also believe things happen for a reason.
Storm has been slowing down for awhile, but this past month started getting fussy eating. Other than that, he's been himself. Snacking on toilet paper and garbage, barging through the front door to bark at people walking by, eating cucumbers, following us around like a shadow and loving us every day. Once he wasn't eating as good and normal, we knew we would need to make some tough choices in the near future. Maybe he knew this. It just didn't seem like he was quite ready. It could have been days or weeks. I had been having plenty of conversations begging him to let me know when he was ready, and in the end, he didn't make us have to decide this for him. The timing of it is uncanny. It happened to be a few hours before we would were supposed to get him, the day after my birthday.
We were able to stop by the vet on the way in to say our good-byes. Our handsome boy.... It is just so sad. There's a huge void in our house and hearts right now. Storm was so amazing. Just ask almost everyone who met him. He such a good guy! He grew up with the boys who were 2 and 5 years old when we got him. Imagine that! I've been in tears pretty much all day, but know every day with him has been a gift. Thank you for all the wonderful years Storm. Rest in peace you beautiful, gentle soul. You will be in our hearts forever.
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