As I write this post, my legendary German Spitz has finally taken his last breath. Barney, was born on the 11th of June 1997 and came to our family as a pup. He was just the size of my palm. Very adorable and cute. Friendly as ever and happy as ever. We grew up together. He watched me grow as I watched him grow. I remember I used to bully him a lot when he was a pup but I treated him with respect, as he got older. Everyday after school, he would wait for me at the gate with excitement and when my dad comes home from work, he would run in the house telling us that dad is home. He would always be there for me. As he got older, he got slower and slightly deaf. But still as adorable as ever. He was very famous among our friends because he is the friendliest dog anyone could have.
He was extremely jealous when my family brought in another dog recently but we still treated him as the KING!! :)
As time goes by, we could see that his time was coming.
I received a phone call from my mum (UK time 3.30am) on the 3rd of January 2012 telling me that Barney was very sick. He had spleen cancer and that operation on him would be too risky. The only option was to put him to sleep. I was shocked as hell as I didn’t see this coming.
The first thing I told him was “I asked you to wait for me to come back in July”.
But everyone was there to support him. Telling him that we will be okay and it would be okay for him to let go. I watched him suffer in pain and finally they took him to the hospital.
He was definitely the one that brought happiness to my childhood and the one I would tell all my secrets.
He was definitely the one that showed unconditional love and care to all of us.
He was definitely the one I would never forget.
He was my dog, my partner, my company and my best friend.
Dear Barney, I know you are in dog heaven now, we will miss you very much and thank you for coming to the family. We love you very much. Thank you for celebrating my 21st birthday with me.
