I’m beyond heart broken to write this… we have lost our boy Bear 💔 This is a post I never wanted to write and never even considered having to write, not for many years. Bear passed away very suddenly, with no warning Thursday morning. I had let him out for a wee at 4:30am before going back to bed and when we next saw him at around 7am, he was gone. We found him lying down in a sleeping position, looking peaceful. There were no signs of any illness leading up to this, we can only assume he had a heart attack and slipped away in his sleep. We are all absolutely and completely devastated. He was a strong and healthy boy and at just 6 years old, it feels so cruel that he was taken from us so soon when there was still so much we wanted to do together. It feels like a surreal nightmare I’m expecting to wake up from. We take comfort in knowing he was so adored by so many of you across the world, and in Bailey who shares so many of Bear’s best traits and who he loved dearly in the short time they had together. It’s been little over 24 hours but already I miss him so much, in even the smallest of things. I miss him following me every time I get up, I miss stepping over him every time I get out of the shower, I miss his chin resting on my lap when he wanted to finish off the milk from my morning cereal, I miss feeling completely safe when he was with me and I miss the unconditional love I know he had for us all. I haven’t got the heart to move his things that are still scattered around the house but I also can’t look at them without crying. Our hearts are broken into a million pieces and we’ll likely be a little quiet for a while as we come to terms with his sudden loss. I’m not sure if we ever really will. But nothing can take away all fantastic memories we have of him and we know he’ll always be with us. We loved you so much Bear. I wish we had had more time. You were so much more than just a dog, to us and so many people. I’m sure you’ll keep everyone busy and on their toes up there until we meet again. ❤️ #germanshepherd #gsd #bestdog #bestdogever #petloss #rip