Niko

Dearest Niko,

It’s been just over a year since you left my side and every day I think of you and miss you terribly.

You were diagnosed with Stage 5 Canine Lymphoma at the age of 6. You fought valiantly for 2.5 years through 2 chemotherapy protocols and heck I even thought we could get you in remission permanently because you were responding so well to treatment and had almost no side effects. Alas, it was not meant to be. I made the decision on November 5, 2025 that you were only going to have one bad day with cancer and that was the day I let you fly free. I knew that you needed to go but my heart hasn’t been the same since. Nora your sister dog has missed you immensely as well. We just haven’t been the same here at home without your loud boisterous barks and I miss how you instinctively knew when I was sad and would put your head on mine. You pulled me out of bed when I was depressed and you cuddled with me with no complaints when I couldn’t get out of bed. You even learned how to pick up things when I dropped stuff so I wouldn’t have to bend. You were truly my soul dog and I am so happy to have had you in my life. No dog will ever take your place.

Thank you for the years of comfort and love you gave me. Thank you for being the best dog a girl could ask for. Run free, my sweet boy. Mommy loves and misses you.