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
Hailey & Sarah, July 4, 2015
Hailey & Sarah, October 31, 2015
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
Texas Hill Country - 2020
Yampa River, Colorado, September 2020
Near Lake City Colorado September 2020
Christmas Day, December 25, 2019
Lillian, Mack, & Lennox, April 18, 2020
Galveston, TX - 2019
Hailey & Harper - July 12, 2021
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
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