It was a sacred moment, laying our baby girl Tcho to rest on the morning of February 6, 2023. She lay in her favorite spot on the couch, with her head sleepily in her dad’s arms, surrounded by her loved ones. We took turns saying our goodbyes. I kissed her soft ears and held her big ole feets, rubbed her sweet nose against mine. She let me bury my face in her fur and memorize her scent, and then she looked me in the eyes one last time. She felt her dad’s face close to hers, saw him smiling at her, listened to him whispering sweet nothings in her ear. And just like that, she was gone.

Tcho was our whole heart, and we hers. She was her dad’s pride and joy. She was our perfectly imperfect baby girl, our sweetie-pie-puppy-dog. Tcho absolutely loved to have fun. She loved swimming, and running, sniffing Christmas trees, catching tennis balls, and playing with her best buddy Jack. She hated brooms, the dryer, and when her mom sneezed. She was always smiling, her tail always wagging, always full of heart.

Now, the air is thick with Tcho’s absence. We’ll miss her sweet kisses, the warmth of her sleeping between us at night, her big beautiful brown eyes, how she held her leash in her mouth on walks, even the way she sat on the couch (half on half off). Tcho impacted our lives deeply and permanently, and we are so thankful to her for that. She was, and will always be, our baby girl.

Until we meet again and with all our love,
-Aalia and Kevin M.