12/02/2024
I can't quite believe I'm writing this. Less than a week on from losing Sunny, I had to say goodbye to my girl Skye yesterday.
My heart hurts. She was the most affectionate and loving girl I've ever met. I'm going to miss the shadow that followed me around the house, the girl that stuck to me like glue when we walked and the dead weight that lay on me on the couch and in the bed.
I'll miss being pinned to the couch as soon as I sat down for a sniff inspection to see where I'd been, followed by kisses and her face just resting on mine. That, I will miss the most.
I'll miss having to share my pillow with her and the cuddles I got in return.
The way she would lie with her face on mine for comfort and the need to be in constant physical contact with you.
She came to us a poor wee soul and I'd like to think that we gave her 8 months of love to try and compensate for the life she had before.
8 months of constant love and affection, roast dinners, endless ham, chicken and peanut butter. 8 months of never being left alone and cuddles.
8 months of beach adventures and fish suppers, meeting new friends and people falling in love with her.
8 months that she paid us back with constant unconditional love and affection.
A Christmas with presents and Christmas Dinner, and a part of our engagement.
I'm taking comfort in knowing that we done our best by our girl and that we gave her the best retirement home we could offer.
She inherited a brother in Trevor and a cousin in Sunny.
Peacefully, at around 11:15am on Sunday 11th Feb, she passed away in my arms with Steven by her side.
She has left a huge Skye shaped hole in my heart that will never be filled. A credit to her personality that she has me in bits after only 8 months with her.
Sleep tight my girl. You'll be forever loved and forever missed. My hearts been completely broken.