On Saturday afternoon we lost a very special member of our family. Micky was attacked by a cattle dog on Saturday morning and broke his neck. The cattle dog picked him up by the neck with no warning and gave him two massive kill shakes before dropping him in a heap on the floor. Mum rushed him into the vet but it wasnt looking good. The vet didnt want to move him too much so he put him on a heat pad, packed his wounds full of antibiotics and gave him a lot of pain killers. He took some x-rays of him a few hours later and shortly after Micky slipped away in his sleep. The x-rays showed breaks in his vertebra and he would have been fully paralyzed. I went in to visit him a few hours before he passed away and he couldnt move at all. He only moved his eyes to look at me while I was talking to him. He let out a few soft moans and tried to fight for his life…

Mum and I went through his things yesterday and collected smooth river pebbles to mark out his grave under the pine tree next to Abby. We also ordered granite headstones for both Abby and Micky - something we had been meaning to do for Abby for some time now.

I just cant stop thinking about him… I cant believe he’s gone. It’s so surreal. Micky was just larger than life - even at 3 kilos! He was such an amazing dog… No, he was an amazing family member. He wasnt just a dog - he was well and truly part of the family. I can barely describe how I feel without him here. The world just feels like a much emptier place without him. I dont think I can write any more about it right now… Maybe later.

I love you Micky.