This is the hardest post we’ve ever had to write. Our beloved Sweets is no longer with us and its a heartbreaking goodbye.

It happened so fast—too fast. On Tuesday, she was playing with her daughter, Dolly, full of life and joy, just as she always was. Less than a week later, we faced the unbearable reality that we had no choice but to let her go. Her liver failed, and there was nothing we could do to save her. No treatments, no second chances—just an awful, cruel fate that took her from us far too soon.

We had Sweets for about a year and seven months, but in that short time, she became everything to us. She was the best dog—loyal, loving, and always by our side. She had the sweetest, most caring personality, as if she knew exactly how to comfort us when we needed it most. The way she would look into our eyes with understanding and empathy. She was more than just a pet; she was family.

Now, our house feels unbearably quiet. The absence of her presence is deafening. Dolly, her daughter, searches for her everywhere—wandering the house, sniffing her favorite spots, waiting for her to come back. It shatters our hearts all over again. We wish we could explain it to her. We wish we could change it.

I will miss so many things about Sweets, but most of all, I will miss her playtime “clamps.” The way she would snap her mouth shut with a loud noise, not to hurt but to play—to connect. It was her way of saying, “You’re mine, and I love you.” That simple, silly little game now feels like the most precious thing in the world. Now who will give us bed time face licks? Every night as we settled into bed, Sweets would clean our faces for the day……

Sweets came into our lives when we needed her, and she left far too soon. But the love she gave us will never fade. My wife and I will always remember the way she would tilt her head when she was curious, the way she snuggled up to us when we needed comfort, and the way she made our house feel like home.

We miss you, Sweets. We always will.

Rest easy, sweet girl.