Hi all,
It’s with a heavy heart that I’m sharing that we said goodbye to Doodle (Andres Brender) yesterday. His heart failure had advanced and he was struggling to breathe so we scheduled a same day in-home euthanasia appointment. It was the best possible scenario given the circumstances – he got to look out the window and drift off after he was given the first sedative injection (he loved to watch the street and guard the house for us).
Although our time together was short (73 days), it was the rest of his life for Doodle and he got to spend it with a family that just adored him. During his time with us he learned his new name, where his house was on the block, and got car rides to lots of interesting places to walk (Fort Funston, Heron’s Head Park, and his favorite McLaren Park). He played with his many toys like a puppy and hoarded them like a dragon. He was a sweet and happy go lucky dog whose tail wagged constantly and was just so happy to be here. He brought us a lot of joy after the sudden loss of our family dog of nine years this summer.
Doodle had many more good days with us than the few bad health days and was doing very well on medication up until his health suddenly took a turn for the worse. Now we have two angels.
I’m sharing some more photos of our time together.
Sally Mei and family
10/29/26
