Buddy

Buddy, I don't know how to say goodbye to you, because I don't even know how to live without you.
You were only a few months old when you came into my life, and I was a 10-year-old girl. Since that day, we've never been without each other. We shared everything: food, blankets, the seat on the sofa, tears, joys and silences. We grew up together, side by side!
You weren't just my dog. You were my best friend, my confidant, my everyday companion, my favorite shadow. You were always there!
When I think about my routine, you're in every second. In the enthusiastic receptions every time I came home. The long study days when you fell asleep next to me. The naps shared on the sofa. The calls home where the first question was always about you. Video calls just to see you.
Today, with a crushed heart, I had to make the hardest decision of my life: to let you go. Not because I stopped loving you, but because I loved you enough not to let you suffer. You stayed with me until the end, and I stayed with you until my last breath. Looking at you, thanking you and telling you how much I love you.
Now there's the silence of your paws around the house and your smell on the blankets...
Thank you for everything, Buddy. For 16 years of pure love. For being so mine. For being so you.
I'll always love the cutest dog in the world 🩷