Billy came to us at 12 weeks old in September 2006.
Hannah was 13 and diagnosed with lupus after being very poorly, we were unsure how active her future would be and she had always begged for a dog, so it seemed the right time and Billy (Wildboy William) joined our family.
Billy was a loving faithful companion. He earned the nick name Houdini as he seemed to appear in places he shouldn’t of been able to get in. He loved human contact, his walks, tug of war and dinner treats. He would quite happily ignore us on walks as sniffing was far more enjoyable! The bond between Hannah and Billy was special... we had a “no on the bed” rule but clearly didn’t apply to those two!
Later years found Billy a little deaf and stiffening joints... but he was always so agile and could hear when walkies was mentioned!
The last few weeks were difficult and we really struggled with contemplating the final outcome. Lockdown was particularly worrying, but we need not have worried, after contacting Mark we were taken care of with lots of communication.
In our heart of hearts we knew that the kindest goodbye and thank you was to let him go. We are sure that Billy was aware that this was goodbye, he was unusually calm and let Mark do what he needed.
We were given plenty of time with Billy and our goodbye was the best we could’ve expected. He was finally at rest.
It was never going to be easy, 14 years with your little friend is a long time, but we except it was a full life for him.
For us there is a huge gap... an empty bed, no bowls, no sniffing, no pawing, no loves, no running in his dreams, but he will never be forgotten and so so missed.
Thank you once again to the team at Mark the home vet, so thoughtful, caring and kind.
