Umi - my once in a lifetime girl...

Last Friday, 15 years after we picked our foundation girl Umi up in France we had to let her go. She was done here, her body and mind were finished. All of a sudden normal old age stuff turned into too much old age stuff to still be giving quality of life. Thursday morning she told us all was done, life was done. 

 

Luckily we have a really loving vet, Dierenkliniek Den Heuvel, that was willing to come to our home to spare her a trip over there and to let her go in her own known livingroom. Friday November 23, 2018 around noon we said our final goodbye. 

 

And I say exactly 15 years, as November 22/23 was the weekend in 2003 we picked her up in France with her breeder, an awesome breeder that always followed us and still loved her very much.

Last summer we even visited her breeder again in France.  

 

This wonderful girl, my Umi, has given me everything, she stood by my side through important parts of my life, cheered with me, but also was there if I needed a shoulder to cry on.

Umi her passing leaves an enourmous gap, physically, mentally but she also leaves a legacy. Umi will live on and continue in her offspring and all generations after that..... 

It's ok little one, you gave me all, you gave me your A-game, hope I did the same to you, at least I tried........

You'll never be forgotten.....

 

Some photos taken by Jacqueline Wagener only 2 weeks before we had to let her go.....