Wheelistically @ Claire.NU

I was given some very sad news this morn­ing. My uncle’s beloved fam­ily dog, a Wei­maraner called Jessie (and star of this post), passed away last night.

After a long and happy life full of run­ning, play­ing, boun­cing about and nick­ing food whenever any­one wasn’t look­ing, Jessie became too old, too pained and too poorly to join in any more. Last night it was decided that she should embark on her Forever Sleep.

Jessie ~ 1997–2010

As a dog owner now myself, this is all too poignant for me: Dogs are our com­pan­ions, our con­fid­ants, our com­fort, our court jesters, our best friends and most of all, our fam­ily. And yet, their lifespan is heart-breakingly short when com­pared to that of our own species.

If you have a dog, give them an extra-special tummy-tickle and rub behind the ears today. For Jessie.