While I am away at Cub Scout camp this week, it was almost certain something would go wrong. Yesterday afternoon Anna found Baron, our Collie mix of 13 years, in the yard unable to stand. He was groaning in pain and refused to eat or drink. We had known this day was coming soon, but it doesn’t make it easier. He had severe arthritis and a large tumor in his belly. We made the decision that we needed to let him go.
So, in less than a year since losing Daisy, we now say goodbye to our first child, Baron. We got Baron as a puppy shortly after getting married in 1999 and he’s been with us ever since.
He was the dog that patiently let our kids learn about pets. I don’t recall him ever snapping at a child, but would always get in between me and Anna or a kid if I raised my voice.
Eventually there will be a new dog, after all, dogs are the only animal allowed inside. We won’t replace him, only remember him.
Goodbye Baron.
One of my funniest memories of Baron…he was still a puppy and Anna and Rob were moving from Charleston, SC to Bangor, WA–
Rob was in Groton, CT in school so I went to Charleston to help Anna finish up the final packing and move out (the things the movers would not take). On the last day there, Anna and I were fizzing around the apartment doing all the last minute things that needed to be done before we left the next morning to drive back to Alabama. When we finally stopped for the night and were ready to fall into our sleeping bags (the beds were already gone) we found that Baron had thrown up on my sleeping bag. Believe it or not, we really did laugh about it at the time….I guess he thought I was responsible for the chaos.
Goodbye Baron, you will be missed!
So sorry, Rob and Anna…these things are never easy…cherish the memories!