Yes, she would drive you mad on occasion, with her endless energy, constantly running around the apartment at night when something wasn’t right, but she usually was just a very chill dog. Sleeping a lot, wherever she felt like it, occasionally getting up to check up on you, and then finding another place to sleep some more. Until she heard the magic 4-letter word that is: W-A-L-K. Then, as if someone had turned on the warp drive, she would race to the door and expect you to leave with her right this second!

Several weeks ago, she suddenly started limping. At first it was just occasionally when she got up, going away after a few steps. We thought she just goofed around a bit too much and hurt her ankle. When we went to the Vet for her pre-move checkup, they didn’t find anything wrong. So we just waited for it to get better. It didn’t. Over the course of a few weeks, her limping got worse and worse. Then, one weekend, her lower leg started swelling up (and fast!). We went to the Vet again (this time in Austria) and at first it looked like an infection. A week of taking meds and an X-ray later, we learned that she had an, at this point pretty massive, Osteosarcoma. A disease, that is unfortunately relatively common in larger breeds. At this point she was already very weak and the cancer had most likely already spread to her lungs. So we had to say goodbye so she wouldn’t have to suffer any longer 😕😭

She has seen a lot: 3 countries, 4 homes, multiple cities, loads and loads of people, forests, mountains, freezing cold and searing heat. Experiences galore in the 2+ years she’s been with me. And through all of that, she has always remained my furry best friend and companion.

I’m really going to miss her!!! 😭😭😭