Diego

He was such a good dog...

About a year ago, I mentioned how Diego’s health was deteriorating and we didn’t expect him to live much longer.

Today became the dreaded day. The medicines had lost their effectiveness and it was obvious that Diego was constantly in pain or uncomfortable. He was easily irritable and tried to avoid being around the kids for fear they would hurt him.

It’s a sad day in the Todd household. We’re all going to miss Don Diego Velazquez Todd. When we got him (before Aiden was born), his tiny tail looked like a paintbrush with white paint on the tip. That led us to thumb through our Humanities books to find a fitting artist to be his namesake. Since we went on our honeymoon in San Diego, it only seemed fitting to name him after Diego Velazquez.

Bella seems to be quite concerned and confused. She knows we left with him this afternoon. But now she’s wandering the house like she’s looking for something and whining to go outside (even when she doesn’t have to).

He was such a good dog, even in his times of obvious pain. We’re gonna miss him.

Darth Diego. Or maybe Diego Vader. We could never decide.

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Howdy. I'm Matt. My wife, Christy, and I have four kids and two dogs, I'm passionate about orphan care. I'm a die-hard fan of the Evansville Aces, the Indiana Hoosiers, and Star Wars. I'm trying to live life by the Todd family motto: "It behooves us to live!"
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