Sunny

2011 - 2023

With immense heartache and sadness we said goodbye to the best boy, Sunny.
He was everything my family and I needed, and more than we ever expected. The story of how we got Sunny is a metaphor for our relationship and how special he was. He was the best birthday present I could have ever asked for 11. My mom saw an ad for puppies at the local rescue and I spent hours wondering around the shelter before almost all of them were taken. Ready to give up and drive home, I turned around and there was Sunny. And for the next 12 years, whenever I was ready to give up, break down or feel defeated, there was Sunny wagging his happy tail at me, looking at me like he had no clue in the world why I wasn’t as happy as he was, and continuing to wag his tail until I was. He was there through friendships, crappy exes ( and breakups with said exes), middle school dances, prom, high school, college and my first jobs. There isn't a better example of unconditional love. I have countless pictures of him by my side working on home work, from home through Covid, or licking my tears away whenever I was upset.
Sunny’s favorite thing in the world was to bring joy, on walks to strangers and with us. He went through numerous health challenges, and the tail, even at the vet, never stopped wagging. No words can ever do Sunny Justice. But I can only hope he knew how deeply and profusely he was loved and I can’t thank him enough for all he did for my family and I, and how mightily he loved us. To all my friends and family who loved him, thank you and thank you for putting up with his constant barking and pant nipping!
Everyone who knows me knows I never shut up about Sunny. I truly believed I had the most special dog in the world. He's almost an extension of myself, and not having him here doesn't feel real. It’s my wish that everyone experiences the love of a dog such as this in your lifetime. I can't think for another time in my life I've felt such loss, but am more grateful for everything he was to me, and would do it again in a heartbeat. Sunny, Buddy, Mr. Sunny, I’ll love you forever and even after that