Memorials

In this section, you will find an honour roll for all of our beloved companions listed in alphabetical order by the first name. Please click on the letters to see the memorials that have already been added.

Animal friends will be remembered on our Today We Remember page on the anniversary of their death.

Animal friends that passed away within the last 3 years will also be remembered on our Facebook page. Please note that only memorials with a photo included and the date of death recorded can be shared on Facebook.

17/05/20 - 14/07/22
Human family: Daniel, Ashley, Avery, and Benny
Photo(s) of Freddie (10)

Freddie

RIP Freddie Pickles Bear

Wild and Free running through the hills and forever in our hearts.

On July 14th, we lost our golden boy, he passed suddenly and we are devastated. Freddie came into our lives when we weren’t expecting it, we weren’t looking for a second dog. I thought it would help Benny and I grew up with a golden, Ashley wanted a hiking buddy so we said yes. Saying Yes to Freddie was one of the best decisions we ever made as a family. Freddie changed everything, he was everything, he was energetic, smart, happy, strong, handsome as hell and he was loving. His heart was so big, it comes with the breed but he was something different. He changed our household for the better. Our home is quieter than it should be. We have been grieving and I’m not sure I’ll ever be whole. I’m just swimming in his memories trying to be positive, but it’s hard.

He loved swimming in the pool with Benny, hikes with mom, roughhousing with me, he would lay with Avery, he loved Avery so much. If you’ve been to our house he maybe tried to untie your shoelaces or sit right next to you, or on you. If you saw him at the dog park you’d see his trot and golden coat. I’d overhear people swoon over what a good-looking dog he was, that made me proud. He loved getting the mail or bringing you a shoe, or when mom use to hide stuffed animals in the other room so he could find them. He found baseballs and softballs at the baseball park, rummaging through thick brush using his nose. I’d throw a baseball for him and hear his paws hit the ground like a racehorse. With his big shoulders, small waist, and flowing locks I called him Patrick Swayze or shaggy P which turned into swaggy p and then p bear and Fredrickson P Bear. I’d hold a ball at eye level and say “up up” and he effortlessly leaped up and plucked the ball from my hand. When he jumped into the pool he nearly hit the other side. We re-homed him from a family in Southern California that couldn’t keep up with his energy at 4 months. Well, that energy absolutely powered our family and we gave back, it was a perfect match.

I’ve written down 5 pages worth of notes and memories and Freddie’isms. We are those dog people, he was family. His loss is great and it’s because there was so much love there. We have over 1300 pictures and videos and tried our best to capture his quirky personality. He was amazing in every sense of the word. So kind, so gentle, so sensitive, and loving. I’m not sure if we will ever know what happened and I’m trying to process it. I hope posting this will help bring some sort of closure. But really I just want to put it out in the world that he made such an unforgettable positive impact in such a short amount of time, we will never forget him. The love was BIG and it was real. Our lives don’t revolve around our dogs, our dogs evolve our lives and we were better for it.

I’m so thankful for him and I’m so grateful for the time we had.

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