Our Dearest Rogue

This is dedicated to all those who’ve chosen to love a fur babe unconditionally. May you continue to find pure joy beyond the end of your adventures. 🤍

This is not the post I thought I would be writing in this moment if I am honest.  

Of course, it's never the thing you want to be writing in the first place. But when life throws you into the course of your deepest lessons, these are just some of the places we all begin to land, no matter how much it hurts. 

Before I tell you how utterly broken my heart is, I'd like to first celebrate the incredible being who broke it. 

Rogue was extraordinary. 

A tiny little soul, with the most gigantic heart I have ever known for those she loved so fiercely. Her family was, in fact, absolutely everything and she made it known that the only place she ever wished to be was with her two Mamas. Of all the beings I have shared my life with or crossed paths, none have ever shown love in the way that she did. 

Regardless of her size, she was the boss of the pack, handing the top reigns only ever over to our good word and judgement. She knew the rules and made it known to all that share our home that only she, and us, could break them no matter their size. She commanded that, with all five pounds of her tiny frame. 

Each day we were greeted with her helicopter tail, with one little paw up off the floor. Her party trick was sneezing (she'd sneeze just to make you smile if you asked her to) and she could dance and twirl on her two back legs just to show off for a treat. 

From the very moment I scooped her little puppy self up into my arms, I loved her. We all did. There was no other option. 

She really was extraordinary. 

Today would have marked her tenth birthday. She was just two weeks away from celebrating with us. 

She tried so hard to tell us in those final days that it may be time for her to go and we heard her, but we didn't want to listen. Neither did she. 

I know that no one is ever really ready to say goodbye. 

But I really wasn't.

Through every part of this heartbreak, I feel everything she ever gave to us. Grief is, after all, the deepest expression of love. 

But I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I miss her like fucking crazy. 

Thank you for loving us so fiercely brave girl. The house just isn't the same without your tiny stompy footsteps. One day, we'll meet again, I just know it.