Friday, January 29, 2016

Chunky Monkey

One year ago, I had to say goodbye to my dog, Forrest aka Chunky Monkey (it is impossible for me to have animals with normal names).  I adopted him my first semester of grad school and he was perfect for me.  I always told him he had to last me through grad school (he was 9 when I got him) and he did.  I still miss the little guy, but he had cancer and it was for the best.  RIP buddy I haven't forgotten you.  Sorry not sorry for the photo spam :)
PS I will have some more cheerful posts.  I promise my life isn't all doom and gloom and sadness.

He barely had any teeth left but he loved that toy

Apparently I wasn't feeding him fast enough

I would leave the window open so he could sit on the couch and stare out it.


Sleeping was also a major pastime.

He could also get sassy and would howl at me.

Who does't love a dog in a hat?

I had just bought him a 4" memory foam mattress with a gel cooling core, and he would sleep on the grocery bags...

Best road trip partner ever (even if he was banished to the backseat)

Sleeping on me=best thing ever (after food)

Not so chunky monkey at the end

He loved to sleep on my shoes

I would come home and find him on the coffee table...

9 comments:

  1. Aww he's adorable. Photo spams are just fine :-)

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    1. I actually wasn't going to get a dog but he was all fuzzy and teddy bear like and I couldn't resist him. He then became my little Velcro dog. :)

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  2. what a sweetie, he looks like he was one happy pup :)

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    1. He was. He had three loves food, sleep, and me (in that order). I wish I could have found a video of him having a temper tantrum when he thought it was dinner time. He would throw his head back and howl and paw his bowl and howl again. I would sit there and let him have his fit because it was so funny. :)

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  3. Such a cute boy, he sounds like he was very special. Love the photos :)

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    1. I was very special (in more than one way) :)

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    2. Freudian slip...that is supposed to be "he" instead of "I". I guess I also fit in the very special category.

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  4. Oh my goodness what a sweetheart. Looks like he had a wonderful life with you :)

    I have a cocker X who is quite a character.

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    1. He was a sweetheart. Even my vet friends liked him and they didn't have high opinions of Cockers from the clinics. :)

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