04/05/2026
O U R B O Y B A X T E R 🩶💔🐾
Yesterday would have been Baxter’s 12th birthday 💔 The first one without him—inevitably a sad day, but one filled with so many special memories ❤️
We lost him not long ago to a sudden illness that came as a complete shock, and it’s still hard to believe he’s gone. I looked after him for nearly four and a half years, seeing him a few times a year, and I know it’s a cliché for dog walkers to say they love the dogs they care for like their own—but Baxter truly did feel like one of mine 🩶
During my sits, he’d be the first face I’d see in the morning, the one I’d come home to after work, and the one I’d fall asleep beside at night (only to wake up again when he decided to spend five minutes digging the duvet into the perfect position 😂) I did everything with him and for him and loved every minute of it.
He was bursting with character in every possible way—so many little quirks that were not just unmistakably Baxter, but unmistakably “Schnauzer”. Throwing his head right back to bark with as much gusto as possible, kicking his little legs out behind him after a good sniff, sitting and staring at me for ages—whether out of curiosity or to make sure I was behaving, I was never quite sure 😂—and stealing anything he could get his mouth on just to make me chase him. He was just so much fun to be around.
He was also part of the loveliest family. His mum became not just a client, but a friend, and I was always welcomed into their beautiful home with such warmth and kindness. I’ll always be so grateful for how lovely you have been to me.
I miss him more than words can say, but I know how incredibly lucky I was to be part of his life. He’s left a huge hole for his family, whose lives revolved around him, and I know things will never quite be the same—but what a wonderful life he lived and how loved he was 🩶 What more could a dog ask for 🩶
