11/02/2026
🌈Our Beloved Billy & Clifford🌈
I am thoroughly shattered into a million pieces and still not even close to the person I was.
The last several weeks have brought such immense pain & utter disbelief... a heartache I have never felt in my entire life.
A month ago, we had to say goodbye to our earth angel Clifford after several weeks of him courageously battling an autoimmune disease called ITP.
Three days later, we had to let our treasured Billy go after he was diagnosed with inoperable cancer.
My two soul dogs, two loves of my life, and two dogs who gave me true purpose and changed who I was forever.
Billy has been at the core of my heart and the center of my world. My #1... I loved him the mosties (I used to whisper that to him every day).
For twelve and a half years, he led me to become a foster, to start my own dog boarding/day care business, and ultimately to establish my dog rescue.
For five and a half years, Clifford was the kindest-hearted dog, the most gentle of souls and the most endearing boy.
Clifford was the 5th dog I pulled into my rescue, and a constant source of pure love and innocence.
While Billy helped spark me to start my rescue, Clifford was a constant reminder to keep going.
Billy and Clifford are bonded forever, soul brothers. That is the only peace I feel from losing them both so close together.
While Clifford was sick, Billy never left his side and only showed signs of illness the day before Clifford passed. I truly feel they carried each other through and are trying to do the same for John & me now.
Ohhh, I miss you both so deeply; it’s unbearable- I can’t breathe.
In this immense pain, comes a sort of stillness:
I am eternally grateful to have been loved by you both, to be your safe havens to call you both mine, and to experience the best days of my life as a family.
I will go within my heart to find you both because I know we’re forever together.
Billy and Clifford, two extraordinary dogs who leave behind incredible legacies that will live on not only in John and me, but in all the rescue dogs we save.
My babies… I love you both & owe you my entire life
💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
