Leo
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Lacie and Leo
October 2023
My Letter to Lacie
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Bishon Frise
Birthdate:
July 25, 2010
Date of Death: February 4, 2024
When Leo was having too much trouble with his hips and legs to go
up and down the stairs at Kassie's daughter's home, he came to
live with us at the lake.
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Watching Star Trek TNG
Video of him
barking at Spot |
Leo was such an amazing dog. He
was so happy and he loved to get on the furniture, something that
was new for him in my home.
He loved watching TV and barking
at all the animals on whatever show I was watching. He also became
a fan of the various Star Trek series that I enjoyed re-watching.
Here is Leo the Star
Trek fan barking at the TV (a video that may take a moment to
download).
Leo was very happy in this house
of four dogs (Scalia,
Darla, and
Buddy) and was
fully a part of the pack-family.
In spite of his difficulty with
his hips and legs, he got around well, and he always "skipped"
through the house each day. He was so cute... his "skipping"
gait!!
Leo loved watching TV as can be
seen here:
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Watching Yellowstone |
Watching Handmaid's Tale |
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Watching Star Trek DS9 |
Watching Football |
 After two years of living here, he
began to deteriorate, and when I felt his enlarged throat and saw
that he had difficulty, and possibly pain, when swallowing, he had
stopped eating his daily
chew
stick, and eventually was not eating anything. His throat was
swollen and he was nearing his end.
I was also having to take him out
and carry him everywhere in my arms, as his legs were no longer
cooperating for him to walk. I did this for three months, wanting
to extend his life as long as possible.
But when I knew he was not
comfortable, I prepared for his passing. This devastated me, but
when his time came, I was with him to his final breath. He was
laying on my bed pillow so he could smell me, and I was holding
his face and looking him directly into his eyes, only inches from
his nose as he took his final breath. It broke my heart.
All of these
photos enlarge when you click on them.
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Leo loved being on the deck
every day and getting sunshine! |
Toward the end,
just before his time to pass, he was thinning and too tired.
When he died, I
put a stone at the top of his grave. He is buried beside Gypsy.
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