What I learned from my rescue dog of 8 years

Our souls are forever connected

1. Always get back in bed after breakfast

2. Find the sunniest spot to lay, relocate in 5 mins when you get hot, move back to the sun when you’re ready… repeat til the end of the day

3. Spend as much time as possible with your favorite people - preferably outside

4. Trying new things will always be scary

5. Slower walks just means more flowers to sniff, more birds to observe, and more trees to pee on

6. Blankets make everything better

7. There is a 70% change every car ride leads to a pup cup at some point

8. Tree trimming tools produce THE BEST toys (sticks)

9. Nap as often as possible

10. Beef is the best meal in the world, with salmon being a close second

11. Having two moms is way better than one

12. Sniff-spect every package, bag, or item that enters into your home, for safety purposes…

13. Express your excitement through either zoomies or by grabbing the first toy you can find and running around the house uncontrollably

14. Express your frustrations and disprovals through deep groans, grumbles, and piercing side eyes

15. Pillows look better on the floor = more couch space

16. Time ceases to exist when it’s just you and an empty peanut butter jar

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It’s been 10 days since we said goodbye to our soul dog, Moose. He was our everything and completed our life so perfectly. It’s no coincidence all three of us ended up in Alaska at the same time, we were destine to find each other.

As much as we wish he could have stayed with us forever, it was his time. But his mark on our souls will never go away.

He was everyone’s favorite dog. He was every dogs best friend, even the dogs that didn’t like other dogs, loved Moose. His nature was so tender, gentle, curious, with an endless amount of love to give (so his Moms, he was a little skeptical about most people).

We feel so lucky to have been his caretakers and experience life’s important moments together.

We miss you sweet boy. Thank you for choosing us, we’re so much better for having known you.