For Jake...

It has been a long few weeks with our dog Jake. He was diagnosed with bone cancer in his leg last month. He has a long history with his leg...he had a shattered femur when we rescued him. He has had mild on-going issues since then, but nothing sever. We've had him for 7 years.

So for the last few weeks, we have been trying to manage his pain with lots of medication, which didn't really seem to work. He has been very restless this week and in a lot of pain. He woke up this afternoon from a nap and his leg was swollen twice its normal size. So I rushed him to the Vet. She agreed there was nothing else we could do for him.

It was a very sad day...harder than I imagined. I was with him while they put him to sleep. It was very peaceful, but I cried like a baby! I miss him already. And Robby and the girls do too, though we are still talking about it with the girls, since they are still a little confused.

He was such a good boy. Many people, that didn't know him, were intimidated by him because he was a pitbull. But he was an angel. He loved the girls and tolerated them dressing him up...putting princess crowns and scarves on him. He would never hurt anything!

What a good boy. We will miss him!

These pictures were taken of him in July.

JAKE 12.00 - 9.09