Oh, Chase.
How do you write something that encapsulates your 17 years together?
13 moves.
10 jobs.
Nine cross-country trips.
Six breakups.
Three more dogs.
One graduation.
Every tear and heartbreak, every success and joyous occasion.
Thank you for being there for me on the loneliest days. Thank you for being down for every single adventure. Thank you for being the metric, my gold standard dog. Thank you for being the most patient puppy raiser. Thank you for growing up with me. Thank you for your consistent, wordless understanding. Thank you for everything you’ve ever given me.
I was so lucky to have you by my side and to have spent over half of my existence with my soulmate in canine form. Even if you lived a hundred more years, it wouldn’t have been enough time together. I’ve had the honor and joy of being loved by you for your whole life, and now I will miss you for the rest of mine.
Don’t worry, Bub—we will find each other in every universe and every lifetime. We are best friends in all of them.
I love you endlessly and forever, my nugget.
“All my silver dreams bring me to you.”