05/12/2026
Ozzie was a 50 lb Wheaton terrier that thought he was a lap dog, he would put his head on your knees or the side of your chair to beg to sit on your lap.
He was the best. He was almost 14 when he was diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma.
Ozzie was with me my entire adult life! My sister described us as inseparable. His favorite thing was playing in the snow. He went everywhere with me, then my boyfriend turned husband and continued to be everywhere after our daughter Lily joined us - she is almost 4 now. He went hiking, road trips, on vacation, on the boat, the beach but most of all just cuddling with any human who made eye contact with him.
He lived half his life as a city dog then moved out to the lake and still stayed attached to me no matter where I was in the house. He would lay by my feet when I worked from home or lay by the door waiting for me to come home. He would dream while sleeping and we joked that he was chasing bunnies, something he was terrible at…He truly was special - to everyone in our lives.
His two year battle was strong. He was like a young pup again for most of it until his final days. On his last day we took him to the beach it was freezing - we pulled him in a beach wagon. He went peacefully before his body gave out - a decision I never thought I would be strong enough to make.
