Saturday, September 3, 2022

A Tribute to Sarah

 

 

 

Sarah

January 30, 2010 - August 31, 2022

RIP

 

This blog post is about a very special Yellow Lab name Sarah.  From the day we adopted her from our breeder on June 21, 2015, Sarah traveled with us on every camping trip.  Prior to adopting her she had 3 litters and 18 puppies.  She made friends wherever we went.  Sarah would rollover on her back and wait for me to notice.  She wanted a foot tummy rub.  She loved them.  Last night I gave her last one.  Today started like everyday.  Getting up, feeding her, giving her pieces of banana, and putting her out.  The only thing on our mind was tomorrow mornings surgery to have a Spindle Cell Sarcoma removed from her left side.  I think deep down we thought it was cancerous and hoped the surgery would say different.  At noon today she had a major seizure.  I held her and tried to comfort her. She struggled to stand up and then started wandering around the house.  She was lost.  Attempts to touch her were met with a move in a different direction.  We  struggled to put her collar and leash on.  She didn't want to leave the house. We rushed her to the Vet Hospital.   She stood or sat the whole ride and we could tell she was stressed.  Every time she got in the car or truck she laid down and rarely got up.  They gave her an IV and discussed several options.  We decided that we didn't want her to suffer and at 1:42pm she slipped away peacefully.  We were so looking forward to a successful recovery from surgery and another trip to Galveston Island State Park in a couple of weeks.


Sarah's first camping trip was Mounds State Recreation Area on August 17, 2015.  Sarah went on 38 camping trips with us.  She camped in 32 states and two Canadian Provinces (Ontario and Quebec).  Her favorite places to travel were Texas, 7 trips, Montana 3 trips, Wyoming 3 trips, Colorado 3 trips, Michigan 3 trips, and Maine 2 trips.


June 21, 2015 Father's Day.  Just after we brought her home, almost 5-1/2


Sarah's first camping trip to Mounds State Recreation Area, August 17, 2015


October 3, 2021, Susan B'Day

 

Vermont - 2015



Hailey & Harper



Green River Lakes, Wyoming, Square Top Mountain, approximately 2016




Devils Lake State Park, Wisconsin, 2016


Pictured Rock National Lake Shore, 12 Mile Campground 2016


Posing for Holy Pictures


Camping Galveston Island 2019


May 3, 2020


Paradise Divide looking out over the Slate River Valley above Crested Butte, CO in 2020



Flathead Lake State Park, Finley Point Unit, Montana, August 17, 2021
 
 
February 4, 2022, Carmel, Indiana



Hailey & Sarah, July 4, 2015


Hailey & Sarah, October 31, 2015


Sarah at Galveston Island State Park - 2016


John, Hailey & Sarah at the school, January6 21, 2017


Galveston Island State Park - 2018



John, Heather & Harper at Charlestown State Park - 2017



Lillian & Mack, September 17, 2017


Getting ready for Halloween, October 31, 2017


Galveston sunrise March 2022

 
 
May 30, 2019 Ontario Canada

 
September 19, 2019, Montana

 
 
October 4, 2019, Douglas Lowry Cabin, Montana


Texas Hill Country - 2020




Yampa River, Colorado, September 2020


Near Lake City Colorado September 2020



 
 
Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Colorado, October 5, 2020


Christmas Day, December 25, 2019


Lillian, Mack, & Lennox, April 18, 2020


Galveston, TX - 2019



Hailey & Harper - July 12, 2021




Red Cliff Campground, Montana, Gallatin River, August 2021
Keeping a watchful eye on me while I was fishing

Hailey & Sarah, October 16, 2021, at John's


Galveston sunrise - March 2022



2022


The week before we headed to the Dunes. Our daughter and grandson stopped by to put Sarah out and visit while we were in southern Indiana for the day., August 2022



                This was Sarah's last trip to Indiana Dunes State Park and Dunes National Park, August 2022

 Sarah waiting for me to bring her food out.


Some time with her blankie