Brythen

[bunn]

Someone out searching for Brythen found his body this morning.  He was in a field we had searched but in the middle where the long grass hid him.  I think he must have jumped into the field after a deer and had a heart attack almost immediately.

At least I know.   I've been out searching basically since Sunday and so have huge numbers of other people who all turned out to help.  People came from all around and drove up from Plymouth to help search and his poster was shared all over the country in case someone had stolen him.  I just wish, I wish they had found him alive.  

I'm trying to tell myself that it is better to know, and better to go quickly.  I should have done better keeping him safe. 

Comments

[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

Oh no! I'm dreadfully sorry to hear this. I was offline all day today, but spent yesterday obsessively refreshing Facebook hoping for good news. We were just talking about Brythen over lunch this weekend, when I said that Brythen was pretty much the perfect dog, and if I ever did get a dog, I would want one just like him. He was such a happy dog, and he obviously loved you and loved the life you gave him. I can't see any way on earth how this could be remotely your fault in any way. If his body failed him unexpectedly, it could have happened at any time. It happened to happen when he was haring around happily in a place he loved.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

One of those situations when you keep thinking of all the things you could have done just a bit differently. But you're right, it wasn't a bad way to go, if he had to. It was just too soon.