missing jax

As many of you know, Jax was our baby before Macie came along. He went everywhere with us, was an incredible companion, and probably was one of the smartest dogs you'd ever seen. We always joked that Jax never really realized that he was a dog. He was just part of the family.

Late Sunday night, Grant and I were getting ready to go to bed and let Jax out to go to the bathroom one last time. It was our little bedtime routing. About five minutes later we heard Jax crying from the backyard and immediately knew that something was very wrong. Grant ran out to see what had happened. We never expected to see the horrendous sight that was waiting. Two black dogs had gotten into our backyard, attacked Jax, and were standing over him. They had bitten him on the back and probably shaken him. Grant chased the dogs out and rushed Jax into the house. I stayed with him while Grant went out again to see if he could find the dogs that did this. It was so dark that he really couldn't catch up to them. Back inside, Jax wasn't able to stand by himself and had a few puncture wounds on his back. We gave him a warm bath and tried to see if he'd be okay until in the morning...it didn't look good. Grant called the emergency line at the vet and got to the office around midnight. I stayed with Macie and he texted me all the updates. At first, the doc thought that Jax would be able to bounce back but soon realized that he was losing the color in his gums and eyes. The doctor put Jax on an IV to see if he could be stabilized enough for surgery the next morning. Grant came home around 2 but didn't have a good feeling. Monday morning Grant went back to the office around 7:30, but Jax hadn't made it through the night. His little body just couldn't recover from the night's trauma. Later that morning we took him to my parent's house in Scurry to bury him. We picked a beautiful spot. This week has been extremely tough for Grant and me. We miss him terribly! It is really strange at our house without him running around. He was always right there beside us... no matter what. We thought we'd have him forever. I was looking forward to watching Macie dress him up in her doll clothes. It was so cute to hear her call his name. He loved us unconditionally. He met us at the door each time we came in with a little wet kiss. I never realized how much food we dropped on the floor for him, until this week when he wasn't there to clean it up. He slept right behind my knees each night and barked when we tried to tickle Macie. I am glad that she is not old enough to really understand what is going on. She's said his name a couple times, but quickly moves on to something else.

I never thought I was a dog person, but I sure loved him! Anyone who has a dog knows how much we miss him.

Jax...bud, I hope you're in heaven chasing rabbits and eating lots of treats!!! We love you so much and miss you!!! Our house just isn't the same without you.