Annie, a 19-year-old Black Labrador retriever combine, handed away on June 24 after dwelling her finest life occurring a yearlong ‘bucket record’ journey along with her two fur mothers.
Annie’s fur mothers, two finest buddies named Lauren Siler and Lisa Flores adopted the lovable pup on June 21, 2022.
Siler revealed that they informed her Annie solely had a month left. However Annie defied all the percentages and lived a 12 months longer.
And when the 2 finest buddies introduced Annie house, they created a bucket record for her, full of issues the pooch may do earlier than she cross away.
Since being adopted, Annie by no means seemed again, obtained a lot love, and was in a position to examine so many issues off her bucket record.
Amongst these items have been a party, a DNA check, an expert photoshoot, two Christmas celebrations (one in July and one on precise Christmas day), a information look, a hamburger tour, strolling out onto the Texas Rangers baseball area, portray an image, and even “making it to all 50 states and several international destinations”.
Siler stated, “It was beginning to get laborious to give you issues so as to add to the bucket record. We have been like, ‘Gosh, what are we going to do now? Who is aware of, she’s completed a lot.’”
Since then, Annie grew to become an online sensation with individuals following her journey whereas she examine off issues one after the other on her bucket record.
Individuals on Instagram then began giving Annie’s fur mothers a couple of bucket record recommendations. “And so we have been like, ‘Oh, that is nice! Like, now now we have extra concepts,’ as a result of it looks like Annie’s gonna be sticking round for some time. So now we have extra issues to do.”
However sadly, Annie crossed the rainbow bridge on June 24, precisely one 12 months and three days since she’s been adopted.
“Annie had the life we pray each senior canine we rescue will get to expertise. Annie didn’t simply dwell out this previous 12 months… she THRIVED!” stated Siler within the Instagram post saying Annie’s passing.
Annie had a bloat that made her abdomen flip a whole 360 and her solely choice was surgical procedure. Nevertheless, Siler revealed that the surgical procedure was “by no means one thing we might put Annie via.”
“Collectively we made the toughest choice for us however kindest for Annie,” she continued.
Speaking to TODAY, Siler stated, “It will have damaged my coronary heart extra for her to have been put down within the shelter surrounded by no one that she knew than it will have for us to need to undergo that grief when that point comes.”
“I knew the indicators, I knew the harm, however I additionally knew what it meant to be by his facet the entire time. I needed to be that for Annie,” she additionally wrote in an Instagram submit.
When Siler shared her first submit of Annie, she wrote that, “When her time comes and she or he tells us she is finished, she gained’t be alone at a shelter.”
And true to their phrase, on the 19-year-old pooch’s final day, Annie “was with all of the those that cherished her. she was celebrated. she greeted each canine that got here to her celebration after which her physique determined she was completed.”
Relaxation simple, Annie. Hoping you proceed checking issues off your bucket record in doggy heaven!
