15/06/2025
Today we said goodbye to our gorgeous Buddy. As you will know has been ill for quite a while but was still eager to come out with us (albeit in his buggy) and was enjoying all the special food and treats people had sent for him. However the last few days have been a struggle for him, he didn't want to eat and although he still wanted to come out with us, he didn't want to get out of his buggy and have a wander. We decided today that it was time and had arranged for the vet to come tomorrow, as the day went on though Dot called to say he had deteriorated further and she arranged for the vet to come today instead.
Buddy was a special boy he came to rescue in 2015, 99.9% of the time he was a lovely boy but his issues in a home environment meant he became a permanent fixture at SYESSR & The Hollows. Ten years he has been with us and the kennels will be a very different place tomorrow.
For a number of years he shared his conservatory with Mutley (another troubled soul), they were best friends and despite Buddy more recently sharing his space with Charlie it is still hard to think of Buddy without Mutley. In our hearts he is now back running or swimming side by side with Mutley, squabbling over a ball or stick (or some bit of rubbish one have them had picked up). Reunited for eternity.
We thank everyone who has supported us over the years as it is your help that means we can keep the boys (it always seems to be boys) like Buddy and make sure that even if they can't live in a home they can have a fabulous life, with love, comfy beds, daily walks, day trips to the beach etc.
A huge thank you too to Dot and everyone at the Hollows who loved him as much as we did and put in all the extra effort needed to keep him happy and eating, cooking a variety of special foods for him, hand feeding him and giving him love every day he was with us.
Buddy, you were a complicated soul, but you were ours. And oh, how we loved you.
Run free, sweet boy.