he's gotten some sausage, pepperoni, mac n cheese, and some other goodies today

sadly either today or tomorrow will be his last day

still partnering in other ways but still, happy about this

thank you chuck for teaching us patience & the power of unconditional love

hes been with us through some of the hardest years of our lives and never gave up on us either

we know his time is coming soon but until then were going to keep giving him the best days of his life

love you forever chuck 💙

chucks been living on borrowed time since the day we brought him home

we've been prepared to put him down since 2020, and yet it's still harder than ever to make that final decision

i wish our pets could talk to reassure us that the time is right

we've been told he's suffering from kidney & liver disease as well as heart failure

at this time theres nothing that can be done for him

hes at least 16 years old, his body cant process medications and his anxiety & heart issues stop us from subjecting him to further tests and stressful vet trips

but through it all his puppy energy still shined through.

the excitement in his eyes when getting a sausage snack from my pizza, or his jumping and zooming when he sees his moms coming for him in the morning

the past couple years have been tough

his age & history has started showing more and more between lower energy, difficulties eating & going on full walks, accidents in the house, & doggy dementia

we understood his aggression was likely fear and anxiety based and never gave up on him

eventually we DID love it out of him and he became the sweetest loving lap dog, if still a little smelly and troublesome at times

we spent months and hundreds of dollars on training to try and understand and work through his aggression

by the end, our trainer effectively gave up on him. told us we likely would need to just live with an aggressive dog or put him down

there was no way we could just love it out of him

a couple weeks in, we soon saw his aggressive side as well

he would snarl, bark, and bite us if we got too close

he was scared and untrusting of us (especially "men") while still being protective of his mom, his space, and his food

he was aggressive towards their new baby and their living situation meant they could no longer care for him

no one else wanted to him so he was very close to being put down before we came along

we drove all the way down to oregon to pick him up and it was love at first sight (even if unrequited)

yes

it had been like, 10 days since i last had pizza!!