We met BJ and his people while walking through the neighborhood when Sophie was about 6 months old. He was about 11 years old, and had just had a battle with some type of cancer, and was recovering well. To say Sophie was smitten wit BJ would be an understatement. She loved him. As soon as she'd see him she would go into a full body wag until she got to him, and she'd rub against him and sniff and was just so happy. While on our daily walks Sophie would look for BJ at certain points, know which way he'd be coming from. About a year ago BJ started to deteriorate to the point walks were no longer practical for him. Yesterday his people made the tough decision to set him free. He was 14 1/2 years old.
Even though Sophie hasn't seen him in a while, she still looks for him on every walk.
BJ
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Sophie and BJ
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