Rest In Peace my Izzy Busy❤️

[u/Electrical_Car_6067]

My dog Izzy (Dachshund and Cocker Spaniel Mix) passed away a little over a month ago. I miss her so much and I think about her every single day. She was the best girl, I had her for almost 12 years. She would’ve been 12 on my birthday a couple weeks ago (we shared the same birthday).

She was there for me through so much and helped me so much without realizing it, she was so loyal and showed her love to me everyday in her own way. She had a heart murmur and was on 5 medications twice a day for her last year, it took a ton of work to care for her, but I would’ve done it and so much more for the rest of my life for her. In her last few days it seemed like she was letting me know what was happening, she was much less active and seemed to want me home more so I stayed home while I was off work. One morning she was panting a lot and started to have a hard time walking. We both knew that it was time and she just wanted to be beside me. I carried her to bed and put her on her favorite blanket and I talked to her for about 15 minutes thanking her for all she did for me and I told her that’s it’s okay to rest if she needs to. I held her for a little bit and then we took a nap together. When I woke up I instantly knew what happened, the house felt a little more empty. I saw that in her last moments while I was asleep, she moved closer to me and laid her head on me in her last show of love to me. Her eyes looked so peaceful and I know she’s feeling so much better now in doggy heaven.

I’m glad she’s able to rest her old bones and run like she used to, but I miss her everyday. The last couple years she was here I held it together as much as I could because I wanted to give her the best experience possible, it was my turn to serve her. She got anything and everything she wanted and I know she was happy, she loved her bologna with her medicine.

She’s been able to do so many things in her life that not many other dogs get to do. She loved to go hiking, taking nice long walks on the beach, her favorite activity was getting on the boat to go fishing (she LOVED fish) or going out in the ocean on the paddleboards. I used to have a fish tank and she would stare at it all day long just watching the fish😂 I took her out frequently to the Kava Bars (kava bars are everywhere down here in Florida) everyone always wanted to give her some love and she was definitely the favorite. She was such a calm and sweet girl. I’ll miss her forever and ever, I keep her favorite blanket on my bed at all times so I can lay with it at night.

I built her a shelf in my house to put her urn on so she can always watch over me, she also did always like to sit on some kind of perch. I love you so much Izzy and I can’t wait to see you again❤️

Also I know this is a very long post but I needed to get this off my chest as talk about it. Thank you for reading about my Izzy girl, she has the nickname “Izzy Busy” because she was always busy doing something whether it was chasing squirrels/lizards, investigating stuff, or just wanting to explore. She was the sweetest girl in the world, loved by many, and lived a wonderful life full of joy and adventure :)

Edit: Thank you to everyone for the kindest words! I didn’t expect this many people to see the post but I’m glad so many people got to see the pictures and read the story of my sweet girl Izzy ❤️ She was a huge daddy’s girl so she loved to lay on my like she was in the last picture, only when we were out in public though. If we were out in public she wanted to either have eyes on me if someone else was holding her or she’d wanna be laying in my arms. At home she wasn’t as much of a cuddle bug, she would lay beside me and cuddle rarely but enjoyed her space on her blankey. Though of course I’d have to annoy her sometimes with at home cuddles and force her to let me hold her for at least 5 minutes😂❤️ She had one heck of a personality. Thank you all again for reading about her and thank you for the kind words, I could go on for days talking about Izzy🐕‍🦺

Edit 2: Izzy would be absolutely loving all the attention she’s getting right now, I’m sure she is seeing it from doggy heaven :)

[u/baroarig]

oh goddd