42°f/5.5°C, clear. High of 63° today.
Our Little Boy took off in the night with Buddy, and sadly he did not survive their wild adventure.
Apparently another dog in the neighborhood came roaming down here, and our dogs took off with him. Buddy has a super-strong electronic fence collar on, but perhaps the battery was weak because he never goes past the barrier. And Little Boy does not usually go past the top of the driveway.
This time however they went over 5 miles from home, to the highway, where Little Boy was hit by a vehicle at 5:15 in the morning. Poor Little Boy, he didn't know about highways. The only other time they went so far was over a year ago, and their trek was through the woods along an abandoned road that time. That was when we got Buddy's super strong collar, because he is directionally dyslexic apparently and doesn't know how to backtrack. And Little Boy would go wherever Buddy went.
We found Buddy at the home of some kind people who let us know they had him, then we found Little Boy and brought him home to bury.
My heart is just broken. He was such a good boy and was going to be an amazing dog as he aged. He was just over 2 years old. We have never lost a dog so young.
We miss him. Our dogs miss him and keep looking for him and barking, trying I guess to call him.
We will get another dog, because Buddy needs a playmate and Daisy needs someone to mother. And I need another furfriend.
It just doesn't feel right with only two dogs here.
RIP, Little Boy. You were one of the best.
...I'm sorry to hear your sad news.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad. How did you find them? Did the person who hit Little Boy stop and call you?
ReplyDeleteI put a message on the county lost pets page, and a young man messaged me that he had Buddy. Then a neighbor saw Little Boy and had the Humane Society call. The lady whose house was by where he was hit came out and helped us. She had been so upset all day, bless her. Such good people here, all helping.
DeleteSo sorry! Kathy
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for your loss.
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