He turned 13 in May...he had a long and happy life. Michael got him as a puppy - he said he was the calmest in the litter. Boy did Cameron fool him! He was there as we started our lives together and as we built our home and family. Before kids he went every where with us...the only trips he didn't join us on were the ones that involved airplanes. He was our first furry child.
He has slowed down the last couple of years but he always had that goofy panting grin on his face so, despite his greying beard, he always seemed so full of life. But the last few weeks got progressively worse...a couple of weeks ago we found out he had a large mass on his spleen, that the vet didn't even recommend treating or removing, and an infection...we thought the antibiotics would at least clear things up a bit and buy him a little more time but we only got a week.
He had different nicknames given to him over the years...Camerino, Koo Koo Cameron, Bonkey, Bonks. He has had countless tennis balls thrown to him. He couldn't control himself around water - he was drawn to it. Even though he took a backseat to the kids the past few years, he remained a huge part of our lives and our home...and the house is not the same without him.
Nate has had more questions than he even thought of with our last two funerals. When I told him Cameron was gone and that God took him to heaven he said "but he's ours, he can't take him"...and then he looked at me and grinned and said "you are just playing". Talk #1 didn't go well. At bedtime he asks a million questions about heaven (mostly involving airplanes and elevators)...and then said that Cameron needed to come home. He said "God needs to take his temperature, make him better, and bring him home". He misses his pup but I think the permanence is starting to sink in.
Right before we took him to the vet, he went outside and laid under a tree - which he had never done before. He laid there for a while and seemed so peaceful. He was ready, you could tell, which made letting him go a tiny bit easier...but it was still hard. We all miss him terribly and pray he has found lots of mountains and water in Heaven to be a crazy dog in again.
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I couldn't even read the whole thing...I am hysterically crying right now. I am so sorry for your loss, although I know it was the best thing. I'm going to miss seeing him at your house.Thank goodness for doggy heaven:)
Oh no, how sad. I am sure he is having a blast up in doggie heaven. So sorry for you guys.
Wow, that is so sad. I am so sorry for yours, Michael's and the boys' loss. I cannot even imagine. Thinking of all of you, Cameron was such a sweet dog and part of your family.
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