RIP Lil' Nashie

NASH TUTTLE

July 2, 2003 - January 8, 2010

It is with great sadness that we share w/ you that our little Nashie went to doggie heaven today. He had a back injury about 6 months ago or so. We took him to the vet they gave him some muscle relaxers and pain meds and he was fine w/in a couple of days. However, on Wednesday he re injured his back but this time it was much worse. He wasn't moving his hind legs. Chad and I really didn't know how serious it was but we took him to the vet about 10:00 p.m. Wednesday night. I just couldn't stand the thought of him in pain over night w/o seeking some kind of help for him. We found a vet that would see him at that late hour. She did a few diagnostic test on him and determined that he most likely had a spinal cord injury as he was not showing any signs of feeling in his hind legs but he still had his reflexes in his booty which was a good sign. So we left him there overnight on a steroid drip and hoped for the best for him. The next day we got a call from the vet at around 10:00 a.m. saying that Nash was no better and if anything his status was declining. We still hoped for a miracle. On Chad's way home from work the vet had called him again this time to say that Nash has now lost his feeling in his booty and no longer had the ability to relieve himself :-( at this point we basically knew what his fate was. I cried most of the night at the thought of loosing our little buddy. So this morning Chad called the vet to verify his status and again to improvement he discussed our options w/ us and as we had expected she advised us to put him down. So we went to spend an hour or so w/ him...just loving on him, stroking him, kissing his cute little head, massaging his ears as he always like so much. I said my goodbyes w/ tears streaming down my face and then took the kiddos home for their nap. Chad stayed behind and held Nashie until he took his final breath and then wrapped him up in his favorite blanket and brought him home. He is now resting peacefully buried deep beneath his favorite tree in our backyard. We even threw some rocks in the bottom of his grave as he loved to sunbathe on those rocks in the summer time.

Nash was only 6 years old and full of life. For those that didn't know him, he was an awesome dog w/so much personality. Sometimes we think he thought he was human. He was so loving and always wanted to be near you and would often sit your feet to keep them warm for you. He never met a stranger and made friends everywhere he went and he went to a lot of places w/ us including DC, Nashville and Hilton Head. He loved the beach and chasing the water. He was our 'baby' until we had real babies. He would have been such a great dog for Evan and Taryn....we miss him so much already!!!!!!!

Rest in Peace our little buddy...we will love you always and cherish all the wonderful memories we made w/ you!!!!!