29/09/2025
This was and will always be our Dixie girl. Affectionately called Big Dog, Big Girl, and Big Head (only by me). We had to put her to sleep this morning. She was under heavy sedation for seizures that started 2 days ago. Even then she still kept having somewhat subdued seizures under the sedatives. She was a very special girl. Autistic maybe, as she rarely made eye contact, and always jumped to the touch of our hands. She never liked the company of other dogs but tolerated it. Queen Dixie was a bit of a loner, but when she demanded attention via butting her head on your leg - you better give her the one minute of attention she could tolerate. Comming to the end she started getting pushy for food scraps, pawing and barking at us. Always reactive to the automatic gate, always scanning for a kitty cat which she loved to chase in her better years, and always someone to lead the walks.Walkie times were the best. She would roll back the years and the injuries and do a bit of a prance not long after the afternoon meal. She would sometimes woof at us if we looked as if we weren't going to make the walk, or if we were taking too long to get ready. I could write a book about this girl, and I've only known her for about 5 years. I consider myself lucky. She was put to eternal sleep 2 weeks short of being 14 years old.