Decoy came home this weekend. He was one of the pets I pet sit for. I think I've been his family's sitter for almost 7 years; I lose track of time. His dad is an EMT, and his mom travels the globe as an educational consultant. When they are both away, I am their pets' sitter. I think when I began there was Lady, a black lab; Jake, a chocolate who passed away last June; Decoy, this lab; and Emma, a man-loving cat. None are left now except Charlie, the golden doodle seen in some of these pictures.
Decoy battled a tumor for the last 14 months or so, and he was on and off medication. Last Tuesday night, the night AFTER I was last with him, was brutal; his parents knew the time had come. I remember when his parents got him over 12 years ago. Here he was as a pup:
Decoy was trained to be a duck hunting dog, and he truly loved to do that in his heyday. Here are some more pictures of him with Lady and Madison, his sisters, and then Emma, his feline sister:
And, here he was when I pet-sat for him:
And treat time may be the way I best remember him:
Run free, Decoy, with Lady and Madison. Say hello to all my kitties for me! Nanny G loved you!
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