Fall to Winter??? Goodbye Freya Oct 13 2021

Tuesday we woke up to 1C !!! We usually have temps around 7 to 8C at this time of year. Did we miss the fall? By noon the predicted rain came in, so a very drizzly gray day. Freya is not doing very well after two days at Kristi's with the stairs. She woke me 3 times overnight to go outside as she has the "trots". All day she did not eat anything and even with her pain meds on board, stayed panting all day. By evening she still had not eaten anything and other than going outside a couple times to pee, that was it.

The sun is peeking out Wednesday morning.

Wednesday morning, I've been up since 2 am to take Freya outside to pee and she only made it to our front garden. The rest of the night she panted like crazy and clopped around the house and didn't actually go to sleep until 4am, which meant I did not either. I finally got out of bed at 6. She still won't eat once she woke this morning and still panting. I will be calling the vet this morning and we made the decision to put her out of her misery. As long as she is eating, drinking, wanted to play and took an interest in smells etc., I'm hesitant. But now, she also wore off her toe nails on her front feet, so she is now dragging all four legs, very tiring for her.  The last two days she hasn't eaten very much and does not even want to go out to pee. 

We took her in for a 2 pm appointment. It broke our hearts but we know she is out of pain. Freya was our best friend and her ability of calming Ray was impressive. She's been a great companion for all the running, biking and recent hiking we've taken her on. Freya was a great travel buddy living in our motorhome for 7 plus years. She loved all the new people she met. She will be sorely missed. We first picked her up when she was 8 weeks old. Now she can go play with her sister Kira and Aunt Athena chasing rabbits in doggy heaven.

RIP Freya, the best dog we have ever had. October 13 2021

Athena and baby Freya. Athena was in heat. lol

Kira with Freya

Athena teaching Freya that going in the truck is fun. lol

Freya always loved chasing sticks, her record is five in her mouth at one!

Jason protecting her from the thunder.

Freya and Kira

Always thought of herself as a lap dog.

Moving out of our campsite at Macktush, not going to be left behind. :)

Garrett sent me this picture of Freya and Kira from our Macktush days. Freya would have been 2 and Kira 2 1/2 years old. Kira passed away last January and Athena passed away three weeks ago. 

A friend sent me a note that made me cry but oh so true.

My dearest Deb and Ray You have chosen me and called me your own and loved me without reservation. You provided me my every need and lavished me with loving attention and care. You have given me a home filled with laughter and love. You have taken me on walks and hikes and great adventures that would be any dogs envy. You scratched my ears and my tummy and often you made me laugh. It has been a delight to spend these years with you. Having to leave you now is part of the trials and sorrows of life. And I will miss you. You have given so much of yourselves for me. I have loved you with the greatest joy and gratitude. My heart will always be with you. With love and nuzzles and face licks. Your loyal friend forever. Freya

Wednesday night we noticed a huge slash fire across the lake for the new development. Lots of yakking on Facebook regarding it. This is one of 4 piles buring.

This is still smoldering 3 days later to the dismay of the neighbouring properties.

Thursday morning we're up early and missing our girl. :( It certainly will be an adjustment after 11 1/2 years). We went up to Kristi and Jason's so we can fill some of the hole in our hearts with baby snuggles and hugging Zeus. The weather is back to mild at about 9C.

Totally interested in her Grandpa today. After I fed her breakfast she wanted him. lol I did get my cuddles later though :)

That smile makes one feel better.

When it was time for her nap, we headed back to the lake. A lovely visit to help cheer us up.

Friday morning, it's pouring outside as predicted. We could have over 125 mm of rain in the next two days which is nearly 5 inches of rain! By 11 am we were a little antsy, so Ray suggested a drive into Chemainus to the Christmas Store ... sign me up. lol Ray did a few errands in Duncan first and I dropped Freya's meds off at the Vet. Dr. Johnson's dogs are old too and take the same stuff as Freya, so for the meds not to go to waste, she will give it to her dogs. 

Our appointment at the Christmas Store (appointments only due to Covid) is for noon. We spent an hour looking at everything before purchasing a couple more things for our Christmas Display in the house. :) 

On the way home we stopped at the SPCA and dropped off about 5 dog beds including dishes, leashes, collars and toys. Just needed to clear out all the stuff so we are not constantly tripping over Freya stuff. We have enough stuff for 3 dogs ... now only Zeus is left, and we will only see him at the lake once in awhile.

Saturday morning, both of us were up early ... me since 3:30 am.... still really missing our dog. The second wave of heavy rain hit so it's quite noisy on our metal roof. A nap might be in order this afternoon. Nothing much on our agenda today. Certainly glad the big boat is out of the water for the winter with all of this rain. 

Definitely an inside day puttering, laundry etc. This has been a hard few days.