The Dog Gone Blues

Yesterday was a sad day for our family. We had to put our dear dog, Zebby, down. She has been part of our family for almost 16 months now. But she had been starting to snap at Mark, though she never broke the skin. But after having gone through a dog bite with Jacob (from a neighbor's dog a couple of years ago), we knew we couldn't take any more chances of her really hurting Mark. It was such a hard decision - we loved Zebby so much. She was truly the best dog we have ever had. When Jared took her to the vet's, he said that she had really bad arthritis - and we thought she did. (That explains why she snapped at Mark sometimes - she just hurt so much.) The vet said there was medicine that would help her, but he also said that if she was snapping at the kids, that we were best off putting her down. Hearing that helped reassure me that it was the best thing.

It was kind of funny - I have been getting so annoyed with Zebby over the past 6 months - all the dog hair and dog poop, how she kept taking snacks from Mark and Megan, her noisy barking. I have talked about getting rid of her for quite a while now, but I cried so much yesterday!! It was a very sad thing to me. (Plus, I'm already an emotional wreck because of the pregnancy!) Mostly, I was sad because I know the kids have truly loved her - especially Mark and Joseph. Mark would always go and lay on her and play with her - even shortly after she bit him. He just absolutely adored her.

If Zebby was laying on the floor, Mark would always go to her. She was his favorite pillow!


We spent some time yesterday afternoon outside playing fetch with Zebby one last time. Thankfully, it was a beautiful day outside.

Goodbye, Zebby! We love you and will miss you lots!