On Wednesday our Rottweiler, Hili's long life came to an end. She had been slowly declining over the last few years, her hearing was almost gone and her hips were arthritic. Her condition worsened in the last several months to a point where she had a difficult time getting out of bed each day. Beginning on Sunday she started to refuse food, she would not lay down and the sparkle in her eyes was gone. We knew the time was near but it still shocked me when I looked out on the deck and saw her body lying still.
When I met Aaron over 14 years ago, he had just adopted Hili a few months prior. A friend of Aaron's had rescued her from a family who was grossly neglecting her at only a few months old. I lived alone at the time and Hili would often stay over to keep me company, she quickly became my guardian. She never realized that she was a large dog and would try to curl her huge body in your lap. She LOVED playing catch and would do it until she could literally barely walk. Just last week Evan was playing catch with her and even at 14 she was running through the yard like a puppy chasing after the ball.
I found this video of her licking Evan through the baby gate when he was about 11 months old.
http://vimeo.com/22671876
2 comments:
What a terrific video! We will miss Hili
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