This weekend we had to say goodbye to kino. He had a rapid decline out of nowhere and to say we are shocked is an understatement. We are so gutted. He was the light of our lives and center of our world. We got him as a senior rescue yard dog and taught him how to walk on a leash, took him to mountains, the beach, the desert, showed him snow and how to swim in rivers and lakes and took him on a boat for the first time in his life. This house, this yard, was for him. Our low bed was for him. He still has a bed in every room. He was my favorite coworker and best friend and will always be my first baby. Grief is fucking terrible but grief at 7 months pregnant feels like a torturous cruel joke. I’ve never met an animal so emotionally in tune and sensitive like him. No one and nothing will ever, ever love me as much as he loved me. I’m so thankful we all found each other. The connection we had and love I got to experience with him was the honor of my life.
