Goodbye Radar

?? - December 14, 2014

 

Last night we said goodbye to our beloved fur-kid, Radar.  He had been sick on and off for several months.  Despite several rounds of testing from several vets and specialists we never got a clear diagnosis, although the emergency clinic yesterday seemed to think he had a very progressed stage of pancreatitis. 

 

We adopted Radar shortly after we got married in August 2007 from the Cocker Spaniel Rescue of East Texas.  He was probably one to two years old at the time.  Before being fostered by the rescue group, he was found roaming the mean streets of Pasadena, Tx.

 

 

Radar was part of our family from day one.  Our first memories of him include him stealing a bag of sliced bread and hiding it around the apartment (including behind books on the bookshelf!), howling every time we left him alone (bet our neighbors loved us), and him trying to run up the stairs full-speed despite having a collar and leash on.

 

 

 

Radar loved his plush toys with all his heart and carried around his favorite plush bone until his last hours. 

We found out pretty early on that he had severe animal aggression issues.  Despite intensive training, he never quite shook it.  Our mission became keeping Radar safe from the world and the world safe from Radar.

 

Despite his behavioral issues, he was loved by our extended family.  He traveled home with us every holiday.

 

He went through several moves with us until we settled in our current house.  He lived a life full of comfort, joy, and lots of cuddling.

 

Over the years, he developed a refined taste for gummy bears and Kleenex tissues and never past the opportunity to steal/ pilfer/ scavenge either of them.

 

 

When Matilda came along, we couldn't believe how good he was with her.  We will forever be grateful of this.

I hope he knows how much he was loved.  He will be missed.