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

[mcmurphy79.livejournal.com]

This is awful. I'm so sorry to read this. You did look after him. You can't have known this would have happened and he must have been so happy with you and likely so happy in his last moments.

I truly sorry for your loss

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I thought he would have so many years ahead... I chose a photo of him inside for this, because although he loved to run, he loved having his own house and toys and people so much, having come from a typical horrible lurcher situation and not having any of that. I still remember how amazing he thought it was to have a house to get out of the rain in, when he first came to us.