Five months ago I was so happy to introduce you to my two new puppies who were the future of the farm. Tillie is to be my livestock guardian and protect all my barn animals from predators including the foxes who took so many of my chickens and ducks last year. And Scout was to be my shadow, my companion and help out around the farm, hopefully even learning to pull a cart.
Over the past five months they have grown physically and have learned many commands but I have not been able to get them to stop chewing everything and anything.
Unbeknownst to me, Scout swallowed a cat toy. Over the course of 6 days it worked to completely block his small intestines until culminating in vomiting 13 times in 2 hours. After a vet visit we decided to do X-rays. These led to the discovery of the cat toy requiring surgery to remove it. The surgery was a success and a very lethargic Scout came home.
Four hours later, he died, seizing, in front of Zoe and I. It is the vets opinion that he threw a post surgical blood clot and just like that, this amazing puppy that had healed my heart after losing Dixie and gained his own real estate in my heart, was gone.
We are a sad, lost feeling family right now. And that includes our lovely Tillie who lost her best friend and is so confused and anxious.
Zoe summed it up beautifully:
“You healed my heart in all ways possible. I have never seen a dog smile so much. Thank you for choosing me to be your best friend. I wish you could’ve been with us longer. You were my project pup for school because you were so well behaved🥺 You were the absolute best puppy I’ve ever had. Tillie misses you like you would never understand. Adjusting without you is going to be hard. Until we meet again my boy❤️ I love you eternally. I hope you’re running free with my Dixie💔”
The slide show is ridiculously long but I am not sorry. I want to share every moment of the too short five months that I had the joy of loving this incredible boy.
