Well... it has been officially more than one week that my boy has been gone. I lit a candle at 4pm yesterday and sat on 'his couch' and told him how much I miss him. It feels like he has been gone an eternity, and that our actual time together was just a blip on the time/life spectrum. 

Chance's ashes came today. Flood of tears. It's nice to have him back home with us again. But I'd rather have the alive version. 

My boy has been gone for one month today. I still miss him just as much. 

jerry said

Tell us more about that day at the beach. It's such a great photo of him, how did he like the swimming action that day?   

Believe it or not, that beach day was just in July! At Point Isabel, CA. Doesn't seem like that long ago. It was just as the HO was starting to get more noticeable in his back right leg so we wanted to make sure he got in as much beach time as possible. 

One of Chance's favorite things was swimming after sticks and tennis balls -- often times trying to bring back 2-3 sticks in his mouth at once, or two tennis balls, etc. After his amputation, I was soooo happy he could swim just as well (with the assistance of his vest) and enjoy it just as much. 

Here's his second to last beach day in September... maybe only 10 days before he crossed the bridge. I sure hope there are swimming holes in doggy heaven.