A man named Roman from Chicago lost his dog Toby and in the memory of his beloved dog, he shared his pictures along with the story of their strong friendship.
People sent him condolences and appreciated his bond with Toby.
Roman told Bored Panda: “He came into my life when he was 2,”
“The first time I saw him, he took a poop on my living room carpet as soon as my ex put him down (it was her dog).point 302 |
We didn’t get along the first few months.point 36 | I love dogs but this one was a brat.point 64 | He wanted attention all the time.point 92 | He wanted to be around you.point 114 | I had a hard time getting along with a dog this smart and with so much personality and sensitivity.point 195 | I used to fight with him a lot.point 219 |
Until my ex told me to treat him like a little person.point 43 | He’s very smart.point 59 | Since that day, I made an effort.point 86 | And so did he.point 97 | We became closest friends and when my ex and I broke up, she got to keep the apartment just so I could keep Toby.point 187 | This was when he was 10.point 206 |
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“Even if he growled, he never bit anyone.point 144 | Even when kids used to be rough with him, he was super sweet with them.point 201 |
The smaller they were, the more he let them get away with.point 47 | And he was very protective of everyone.point 80 | If he saw someone fighting or arguing, he’d try to stop them by getting up on his hind legs and up on the person to try and distract them.point 192 | He was so sweet.point 205 |
And very people-motivated.point 24 | He loved to be around people.point 48 | ”point 51 | 1
“He knew when I would get home. He had a sense for it. He’d be in the window and then by the door and I could hear him whine with excitement from outside before I even came in. He then would try to jump on me and lick my face and was just a bundle of pure, full-on excitement.”
“He had three serious surgeries before.point 141 | Torn ligament.point 154 | And dilated cardiomyopathy.point 179 | The doctors said he was likely not going to live a very long life.point 232 |
He beat the odds.point 14 | And even when he was sick.point 35 | He had cancer again and stage 4 kidney failure (diagnosed in October 2018), the vet said ‘this dog in front of me does not match the test results on the computer screen.point 175 | ’ He was still lovely and happy and still somewhat energetic.point 228 |
He lived until February.point 21 | ”point 24 | 1
“Where his last three days he was not keeping anything down and was very lethargic. So we all said goodbyes and took him to the vet. This was the most painful decision I had to make in my life so far and it still haunts me 4 months later like it was yesterday.”
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