Reese and her greatest good friend, Morgan, had been inseparable. The 2 senior rescues ate, napped and snuggled collectively as typically as doable. However issues modified for the bonded pair when Morgan — who was 12 on the time — handed away from kidney illness, and Reese’s mourning took a toll.
“I made her particular doggie cupcakes and slept on a mattress on my lounge flooring for some time so she may sleep with me,” Amy Thatcher, Reese’s mother, advised The Dodo. “I even picked up some foster puppies for a number of days as a result of Reese loves puppies. Nothing appeared to assist.”
Reese’s well being shortly declined. She stopped consuming and spent most days shaking in her mattress. Since nothing appeared to ease Reese’s ache, Thatcher determined to search out one other companion for the grief-stricken canine to assist fill the void of shedding Morgan.
“Whereas scrolling by the adoptable canine, Jeep’s good-looking face caught my consideration,” Thatcher mentioned. “Up till Jeep, I had solely ever adopted senior canine. Since Reese did not deal with Morgan’s passing effectively, I could not threat placing her by one other loss and determined to undertake a youthful canine.”
Thatcher met with 1-year-old Jeep and was in love with him instantly. She knew that, though he was completely different from Morgan, Reese would love him, too.
“He greeted me with a wiggle butt and an enormous smile,” Thatcher mentioned. “I sat on the ground, and he instantly came visiting and sat on my lap. At that second, he stole my coronary heart.”
Thatcher adopted Jeep, and when she launched him to Reese, she beloved him, too. Her coronary heart slowly however absolutely started to heal — and now the 2 are inseparable.
“Jeep has introduced out this youthful, playful facet of Reese,” Thatcher mentioned. “She turns 14 subsequent month and nonetheless desires to play along with her ‘little brother.’ She would not prefer it when he is not dwelling and will get so excited when he returns.”
You’ll be able to watch Morgan, Reese and Jeep’s story right here:
Reese will all the time miss Morgan, however Jeep reminds her that all the pieces might be OK — one thing Thatcher feels, too.
“Morgan made my life higher by simply being her, and I will always remember her,” Thatcher mentioned. “However Jeep got here into my life when my coronary heart, like Reese’s, was damaged. He bought us by a troublesome time, and I do not understand how we’d’ve gotten by it with out him.”
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