Cassidy was my once-in-a-lifetime dog.

She started as a service dog cadet at my non-profit organization, where I was her trainer/handler. She and I developed an incredibly strong bond. I've had a lot of dogs as pets and worked with a lot of service dogs, and I knew this was something special. I brought another puppy into the program to replace her and took her to be my forever buddy. We had a great many good times together. She traveled with me frequently, enjoyed golf cart rides around town, swims in the pool and lots of ball playing at the park. She liked my wife, but she was definitely a daddy's girl.

Everything seemed fine Saturday morning. A day like any other. No clue anything was wrong. She was her happy, active normal self. I was gone in the afternoon, but when I came home to feed her she wouldn't eat and couldn't get up to walk around. I took her to the ER immediately. They did an ultrasound, which revealed tumors on her heart, lungs, and spleen that had ruptured causing significant internal bleeding. It was too late to do anything for her, so we made the decision to let her go before she crashed. I definitely wasn't expecting to come home alone that night.

I am grateful for the memories I have of her and the things we did and glad that she lived a happy, healthy life up until her final hours. It's always too soon, but I am glad she didn't have to endure a prolonged illness or any pain. She celebrated her 10th birthday in April.

RIP Cassidy. I'll meet up with you again some day.

I'm sorry to read this,my heart goes out to you and your pup. She was a beauty..

So very sorry, my boy Mickey and his sister Rosie will keep her company.

Sorry to learn of this. She sure was a beautiful girl.

My condolences on the loss of your girl

I'm so sorry for your loss.

So Sorry my friend. God speed to your friend!

That's a beautiful dog and photo.
And a beautiful relationship.
She was lucky to have you.

Pet friends, they get in your heart. Pretty girl she was.

My condolences, beautiful Golden.

Rest in peace pup. Sorry for your loss.

What a gorgeous girl! My condolences.

What a beautiful pup, my heartfelt condolences to you.

I am so sorry……..

Condolences to you and your family.

Sorry for your loss. They are our family. We hope to see them again on the other side.

I'm sorry you lost her....I more or less told myself after my last one that she was going to be it. She was my "heart dog"...That one special dog that you have that unique, once in a lifetime relationship with. The loss hurt too much and I didn't want to go through it again.

Fast forward about 7 years and my girlfriend came along with her Golden. They sure are special. I'm already dreading the day...but in the meantime I'm going to enjoy that dog as much as I can. It just stinks they aren't around longer.

I'm glad you got to have such a wonderful companion and she was healthy and happy up until the very end.

I am so very sorry for your loss.

There are never appropriate words to help ease the pain.

Very sorry to hear about your loss. Words cannot express how much our companions like Cassidy add to our lives and how hard it is to lose them.

Our Strider and Samantha will be glad to keep her company until you meet up again.

They are always gone too soon, always.

My condolences. You were very lucky.