In loving memory of Rocky

I was supposed to be typing on my word doc for Organizational Behavior, but the news I've gotten yesterday struck me hard and I just couldn't concentrate..

My dog, of 11 years, passed away yesterday.

He had this tumor near his stomach for quite a few years now, and he appeared to be really lethargic these few days, not wanting to eat and all. Mom brought him to the vet and realized that the tumor broke (or something along that line), resulting in internal bleeding in this stomach.

Gotta send him to the hospital where they operated on him. Else we'll have to put him to sleep. Operation went well, but poor boy lost a lot of blood. He was 40KG before operation, and 32KG after.

The vet said that if he could eat a little bit more, he would be discharged today. But they got a call at 1AM just this morning to receive bad news, that he's passed on..

Wasn't really prepared for this at all, after the death of my other dog just 2 years ago.

I just received whatsapp message from my sister that, he had been a very strong boy. It was supposed to be tremendous pain for him, but he did not even whine but bore with the pain. It was the same case for my other dog who passed on 2 years ago. She did not even scream or whine or anything but bore with the pain.

People who had never ever had dogs before will never understand how we feel. I grow up with them, spend my everyday with them, and did not expect that the last time I waved goodbye to him was also the last time I can ever stroke him, kiss him and command him to "sit". He's the best guard dog ever, friendliest old boy to be with, and could be really childish at times. He loves bread a lot and never chews his food just because he's too greedy.

I just regretted not spending more time with him all these 11 years as my attention was all on Queenie. & that he never got the chance to play around in his new spot in the new house. Just few more weeks and we can move, and he'll be able to sleep in a bigger, more comfortable place. But I hope he knows that we all love him, will remember him, and will never ever forget him.

Be good when you're up there baby, I miss you dearly.

RIP dear boy, you've been missed. God will take good care of you.