Oscar Bud

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We’ve just had something very sad happen in our immediate family.  My sister’s dog, Oscar, whose nickname was Oscar Bud, passed away over the weekend.  He was very old – I don’t think anyone knows exactly how old because my sister got him from the pound – and had not been doing very well for a while, so it was somewhat expected.  But still very, very sad.

Oscar was seriously the sweetest dog I have ever met.  He loved people very much, and whenever you would sit down on a chair or on the couch at my sister’s, he would immediately be in your lap snuggling.  He had a very gentle soul and I never saw him get angry or aggressive, even when O and C were poking him, pulling his ears, lying down on him, etc.  As you can see from these photos, as he got older his fur turned white in some places and the kids started calling him “the Old Man.”

Everyone in our family loved Oscar.  He was very special.  Here he is in a lighter moment dressed up like his namesake:

Here are a couple of photos my sister sent that are the last photos of Oscar, O, C, and me together shortly before I moved to Vietnam.  [When I showed these photos to my coworker, Nhung, earlier today, she said "Who is that, your brother?" - talking about me.  I said "No, that's me," and she said "Mập quá!" which basically means "So fat!"  I guess I've lost 10 or so pounds since I've been here and she didn't recognize me.  I will try to gain them back in the next month so that when I return to the U.S. in December no one there will have that same problem.  I do look kind of fat in them though.]:

Needless to say, my sister and her family are all very upset about losing Oscar.  In our family, pets really become members of our family, so it’s always tough to lose them.  But Oscar was even more special than usual and we will all miss him terribly.  Fortunately, we had a lot of good times and funny times with Oscar over the years, and we’ll try to focus on those.

We love you and miss you Oscar Bud!!!

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4 thoughts on “Oscar Bud”

  1. That’s hard; I can certainly empathize. I miss my Boris still.

    Thanks for fixing the comment thing, by the way — although now I’m sure you’re sorry you did, given the ridiculously inane comments I’m now able to leave. I wish I could promise to try to step it up a notch, but honestly, I just can’t. I really am this insipid.

  2. Oscar kind of reminds me of Hannah, especially the face … that pic of him in the Halloween costume is great

    We may be adding a 3rd dog to the family (another Lab) … Ann is lobbying for it hard and has enlisted the kids to help put the pressure on …

    RIP Oscar!!

  3. @Melissa: Thanks. It’s like someone said to me one time: Whenever we get a new pet, we know we’re just setting ourselves up for a tragedy at some point. The joy we get from them certainly outweighs the pain we feel when they’re gone – but maybe not by much! Glad you’re able to leave comments now – I love hearing from you. Take care, H.

  4. @Bart: I’m with Ann on this one, but I vote basset hound instead of lab!

    Between ODB and Oscar, too many RIPs on this blog recently!

    “Wacky B-C-D, boocoodles of d-, it’s Mr. Wacky B the man you got to get with; from the Short Hills, to the West Hills of Poat-land, I stomp across the stage with my n- in my hand . . .”

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