I held his paw and slept by his side for 14 days in hospital. But it turned out, all the love in the world wasn’t enough to save him. Thus begins the final post on Life of Dozer.
My dearest Dozer,
You came into my life in my arms, holding you protectively. And after almost 14 years together, I held you in my arms protectively again as I said goodbye.
I was sobbing so hard, I forgot everything I wanted to say to you in our final moments together.
So I started writing this letter to you, to say all those things.
I wanted to reminisce about our wonderful times – the thousands of visits to the dog beach, all the wonderful food we sampled together, the cuddles, the neck-scratching-sessions, our road trips.
I wanted to thank you for spreading the joy that is you with readers all around the world, for happily coming along with me to meet readers at events, book signings, fund raisers, lunches, dinners, not to mention TV shows, photo shoots, and my gosh, we can’t forget our stint on Play School!
But as I sit here, typing away with tears streaming down my face, I realise that’s not what I want to say to you.
What I want to say is thank you.
Thank you for giving me your whole heart.
Thank you for giving me your unconditional loyalty.
Thank you for loving me just as I am, for all my flaws, for never caring what I weigh, what I wear, what I look like.
Thank you for always being there, my one constant through the good and bad times.
Thank you for making me smile, even on the hardest of days.
And thank you for trying so hard to stay with me as long as you could, fighting to heal until your very last day. I will never forget how deep you had to dig to find the strength for your rehab walk on our final morning together.
I know that one day, I will be able to look at photos of you again without sobbing. And I know all this pain I am feeling is because I loved you so fiercely and completely, and I wouldn’t trade it for a second I got to spend with you.
But right now, four days after saying goodbye, it feels like the heartbreak will never heal, like I will never smile again.
Rest in peace, my darling Dozer. I will never forget you, and I will never stop loving you.
Love,
Your mum xoxo
Thank you SASH
To the vets and nurses at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH),
Thank you for the extraordinary care, skill, and kindness you showed Dozer. Every moment, from the medical expertise to the gentle reassurance and cheering him on, meant more to me than I can say. Knowing he was in such capable, compassionate hands gave me comfort during the hardest days. I will always be deeply grateful for everything you did for my beautiful boy. – Nagi x
Dearest Nagi,
I am so very sorry to hear about Dozer. I lost my dog unexpectedly almost 4 years ago and I still get sad when I think about her. I know how hard it is. I got quite emotional when I read your post. Sending you lots of hugs.
Your love for Dozer shone through on your posts, what a lucky dog to have you in his life & vice versa.
Beautifully written. My heart breaks for you. Karen, Melbourne
Beautifully written Nagi ❤️
I’m crying so much. The love of a dog is so precious. I`m so sorry for your loss but I`m sure Dozer is running happily on the other side of the rainbow bridge. My thoughts are with you at this very sad time. xx
DearNagi,
The loss of a good and faithful friend like Dozer is so hard to bare.
Time will heal somewhat, although it doesn’t seem so at the moment.
Sending you our love and thoughts.
Jo and Blair Fitzharris.
Dozer was blessed to have such a happy home and you were blessed that he came into your life. What would we do without our fur babies unconditional love ?
Sweetness and light for your darling Dozer who lit up our lives through your love.
My heart is breaking🥲
Dozer will never be forgotten. Always alive in your heart ❤️
Lots of hugs.
Angela (Sydney)
O Nagi I am sobbing as I reading this, because every word echos in my heart. I lost my beloved Nugget nearly a year ago and the pain of that loss and the missing of him is still so profound. He was my greatest and most joyful HALLO of my life and my saddest & heartbreaking GOODBYE.
It will get easier with time, I can promise you that, but the missing never subside.
I am thinking if you.
Dear Nagi,
I feel your pain. It’s so hard to lose our fur babies. I will be thinking of you.
Sending you so much love from NZ. Heartbroken for you and crying my eyes out reading your beautiful tribute. RIP beautiful Dozer xxxx
I’m so very sorry for your loss. I know how much you loved Dozer and you will miss him terribly. xx
Dear Nagi, I think Dozer would say to you
– thank you for taking me to all the beach days
– thank you for letting me be your chief food tester
– thank you for all the neck scratching sessions, our road trips, the cuddles and all our adventures.
Thank you for giving me your whole heart, for loving me unconditionally and being my best friend. I fought hard to stay with you, but I needed to go. I will be waiting to see you again one day. But until then, I will always be in your heart, and my love will surround you always. Thanks for being the best mum I could have ever asked for 🙏🌸😘🐶
Jan-Maree,
Absolutely hit the nail on the head! Exactly what he would have said. They were both so lucky to have experienced such love.
These are such comforting words
Thank you Nagi for sharing your love of Dozer with all of us. Always chasing rainbows 💙
Just such a hard time
These furry friends of ours are our wonderful companions that tune in to the rhythm of our lives and encourage us to tune into theirs by being adorable
💐💐🥰🥰💙💙sending you so much love Nagi, from Tasmania we all feel and share your pain 🥰🥰RIP special Dozer 😘😘
Oh Nagi! I wish so bad that I could heal your pain. Holding you in my heart and sending you all my love xx
I’m so sorry, dear. Many warm hugs to you from the states. 🩷
H i Nagi, your goodbye post to Dozer made me cry. I have a 5 year old spoodle, Ellie, who I love as much as you loved Dozer. I can’t even begin to imagine saying goodbye to her. I think I love her more than my two adult sons! (I hope they never see this comment.)