Almost 5 months has passed

I miss him more and more every day. I am so grateful to have had such a beautiful companion. Over 100k miles of traveling together.

I miss him getting so mad at me for sitting somewhere for far too long. And the rare times I was sad, he would do his best to be ridiculous and sassy as it made me laugh, every single day he made me laugh. Passed about 2 weeks after he turned 8. Specialists can only do so much for kidney disease and I tried everything.

My beauty that got so bored going down a river. He loved oranges so much. His favorites were oranges and watermelons, and pineapple(only a tidbit of each) Never bananas or apples. Offensive to even offer.

He used to pull me on a longboard for miles, and then we walked together for many miles, to me eventually having to push him for miles. He knew how to ask for things. He howled at the right input and it went like "Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Do you want a treat?(chicken, dental, turkey?)

Do you want pets? Do you want to play(this one instead of howling he would pop into a play pose) do you want to go on a walk? If he howled at walk, I could then ask him where he wanted to go, the pines? The ponds? The beach? Downtown?

On walks, If I wasnt short for time, I would ask at certain parts if he wants to go left, right or straight. He chose differently based on what I only assumed was how hot or tired he was.

He knew different people in my life, one person always played with him with a certain toy, another always layed with him. I would tell him xyz is here! And he would go to the spot they normally do things with him.

I talked to him a ton on accident. I always told him whwre we were and what we were about to see, and he just figured out how to assosiate them, then ask.

I am so grateful, and I am so filled with grief that hits me still in such big waves. In this, I'm sure, disorganized rambling.. It's beyond understated as to how incredible he was.