By Donna:

 

In March we had to say goodbye to our beloved 13.5yr old pug Frank.

Frank was adopted from PDWRA in 2014 when he was just 2.5yrs old and it was the single most best decision we ever made!

He slotted into our family life as if he’d always been a part of it.

 

 

Like any pug, his presence and personality were huge and in the village we lived in until our early retirement. Everyone knew and loved  him, he was our superstar!

 

 

After we retired and relocated, Frank was becoming quite stiff on his hind legs and a trip to the vets down here confirmed osteoarthritis, prescribed Onsior and checked 6 monthly.

 

 

Frank improved greatly on this for a while, then later was diagnosed with dementia, loss of some sight and most of his hearing. At 13yrs old, he was still a happy little chap and coping well with his ageing.

Sadly though, 6 months later he went into respiratory distress, and along with our vets, who were wonderfully supportive, agreed it was the right time to say goodbye to our wonderful little man.

Frank went peacefully surrounded by his family and all the love in the world which he so richly deserved.

FRANK

You left owing us nothing but to you, we owe the world. 💔

The stained corners of furniture from the joy of rubbing your face into anything and everything, hair, goodness, the hair, it fell on and into anything and everything.
The cacophony of weird indescribable noises and incessant barking at Eastenders theme tune.
The constant tippy tapping nail noises on anything that wasn’t carpeted. I moaned, probably every day of the 11yrs we had you about it, but I would have all that back in a heartbeat Frank, rather than the silence we’re left with today.

R.I.P my wonderful, snuffly, funny, gentle little chicken nugget. You will be missed more than you will ever know….until we meet again my friend. 💔💔

Your Mum & Dad,
Donna & Brian.

 

I would also like to thank the PDWRA for their faith and trust in us as adoptive pug parents. It was an honour and a privilege to have known Frank for 11yrs, and to have cared for him. He was the link in our family, he made our family what it is today, so much so that my eldest daughter, her partner and my two young granddaughters are now the proud adoptive parents of a wonderful pug!

 

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To pay tribute to your sadly lost and beloved PDWRA pug on this, our dedicated In Memoriam web page:
https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/category/in-memoriam/

please email your story, or whatever you would like to say about them, with photos,
to: yasmin.t.pdwra@nullgmail.com