It's been 37 days ...

I am so sorry to hear of Buddy’s passing. Finding your videos helped me through the grief of losing my beagle Rosie and also in seeking the right time to adopt my next beagle Charlie. I enjoyed the singing beagle so much and I know how much you cared for him and how special he was. Know that he was loved by so many, but most importantly he was loved by you. He knew it enough to sing!

I understand completely about grief I thought about writing a book on my dogs the late Bigfoot and Arnold I never did get married or had children but they were like my kids and my goodness they were so smart they understood so many words in the English language I keep replaying the deaths of both of them in my mind 💔 Bigfoot passed away April 5th just one day past Easter Sunday he had aspiration pneumonia and I sat up all night with him and I slept on the couch just above his bed and I fell asleep somewhere in the wee hours of the morning and I woke up and I looked down and he was just laying there staring at me and I spoke to him and gave him a kiss on his nose and he gave me one back so I immediately got up and brought him a bowl of water and he turned his head and he never refused water so I got down on his bed and I was talking to him and rubbing his face and he looked so happy and he took the biggest inhale of air I never saw him do that and he closed his eyes and I knew he was leaving me and I holler out to him Bigfoot and I was petting him and he revived up and opened his eyes and I knew I had seconds to say my goodbyes and I kept rubbing him and telling him that daddy loves him and he took one more big inhale of air and he was gone Arnold immediately came to us and he checked him and he knew he was gone and he started howling so lonesome and after Bigfoot passed away Arnold’s health went down hill..after I prepared Bigfoot body to preserve him I packed him back to my bedroom and put him in his bed and Arnold stayed by his body for the 5 days it took for his casket to get here and I had a funeral at home my neighbors and family came everyone sure loved them both..Arnold suffered from severe anxiety after he passed away because every night he would wake up in the middle of the night and he would go to every room in the house looking for him and he would come to my bed and whine and cry and I would get up and sit with him just holding him and talking to him Arnold went from just having allergies and when Bigfoot passed away my vet had to put him on anxiety medication and he never recovered he was just different he would go and lay next to his grave for hours at a time I would go and sit with him and after a few months he got congestive heart failure and enlarged heart and his kidneys started shutting and then cancer I was with him to when he passed away I had already started my truck because we were going to the vet that morning it was cold and I came in and got him and he wanted to walk so we walked to the truck I opened the door and I was getting ready to put him inside and he walked a few feet away and he stopped I thought he had to make water or something but he didn’t he turned around and stared me in the eyes and I was talking to him and I said I love you my little Arnold and then I saw him stumble and he went down in his back legs and I rushed to him and cradle him in my arms and then he took a big breath of air and he didn’t exhale and his body stiffen up and I thought he was going to bust he got so like full of air and his little eyes were blinking and he gave a little cry and then the air went from his body and he was gone. That was so hard to see him suffer like that it shouldn’t have happened like that it’s tore me up tremendously. And now with Rosie Mae being lost for 15 days I have done extensive ground searching and offering a reward and nobody has seen her I don’t know what to do my rescue beagle Maggie lou has been depressed since she has been gone 💔. Grief is hard for me I never get better with it I just have so much love for my dogs I understand completely about buddy mercury there’s not a day that goes by I don’t think about him and I think about you guys. Buddy was a true American treasure for sure I love him so much I love you all so much because I can tell you guys are so genuine good hearted people 💗. I will always be here for you anytime take care and may God bless you all and protect you and I pray that God will bring you comfort ❤️.

I understand completely about grief I thought about writing a book on my dogs the late Bigfoot and Arnold I never did get married or had children but they were like my kids and my goodness they were so smart they understood so many words in the English language I keep replaying the deaths of both of them in my mind 💔 Bigfoot passed away April 5th just one day past Easter Sunday he had aspiration pneumonia and I sat up all night with him and I slept on the couch just above his bed and I fell asleep somewhere in the wee hours of the morning and I woke up and I looked down and he was just laying there staring at me and I spoke to him and gave him a kiss on his nose and he gave me one back so I immediately got up and brought him a bowl of water and he turned his head and he never refused water so I got down on his bed and I was talking to him and rubbing his face and he looked so happy and he took the biggest inhale of air I never saw him do that and he closed his eyes and I knew he was leaving me and I holler out to him Bigfoot and I was petting him and he revived up and opened his eyes and I knew I had seconds to say my goodbyes and I kept rubbing him and telling him that daddy loves him and he took one more big inhale of air and he was gone Arnold immediately came to us and he checked him and he knew he was gone and he started howling so lonesome and after Bigfoot passed away Arnold’s health went down hill..after I prepared Bigfoot body to preserve him I packed him back to my bedroom and put him in his bed and Arnold stayed by his body for the 5 days it took for his casket to get here and I had a funeral at home my neighbors and family came everyone sure loved them both..Arnold suffered from severe anxiety after he passed away because every night he would wake up in the middle of the night and he would go to every room in the house looking for him and he would come to my bed and whine and cry and I would get up and sit with him just holding him and talking to him Arnold went from just having allergies and when Bigfoot passed away my vet had to put him on anxiety medication and he never recovered he was just different he would go and lay next to his grave for hours at a time I would go and sit with him and after a few months he got congestive heart failure and enlarged heart and his kidneys started shutting and then cancer I was with him to when he passed away I had already started my truck because we were going to the vet that morning it was cold and I came in and got him and he wanted to walk so we walked to the truck I opened the door and I was getting ready to put him inside and he walked a few feet away and he stopped I thought he had to make water or something but he didn’t he turned around and stared me in the eyes and I was talking to him and I said I love you my little Arnold and then I saw him stumble and he went down in his back legs and I rushed to him and cradle him in my arms and then he took a big breath of air and he didn’t exhale and his body stiffen up and I thought he was going to bust he got so like full of air and his little eyes were blinking and he gave a little cry and then the air went from his body and he was gone. That was so hard to see him suffer like that it shouldn’t have happened like that it’s tore me up tremendously. And now with Rosie Mae being lost for 15 days I have done extensive ground searching and offering a reward and nobody has seen her I don’t know what to do my rescue beagle Maggie lou has been depressed since she has been gone 💔. Grief is hard for me I never get better with it I just have so much love for my dogs I understand completely about buddy mercury there’s not a day that goes by I don’t think about him and I think about you guys. Buddy was a true American treasure for sure I love him so much I love you all so much because I can tell you guys are so genuine good hearted people 💗. I will always be here for you anytime take care and may God bless you all and protect you and I pray that God will bring you comfort ❤️.

My Mom, who is not feeling too well these days, is the recipient of alot of Buddy’s socks over the past few years. Her love of Beagles transferred over to me, many years ago. She absolutely got a kick out of Buddy’s antics and loved him so much. Along with a ton of love and happy memories, comes the awful times like this, that just lingers on and on without let up. That silence that now hangs over the house like a dark cloud; no more beagle howling, no more piano key strokes. No more treats. The only thing to help is the passage of time, time which only blunts that red-hot pain you feel right now.

Every single one of us who have taken to love an animal of most any kind, feels your loss cause we’ve all been there. With your help, Buddy is responsible for alot of good in this world. An amazing story, Buddy’s. One of a kind, like every Beagle, every doggy born into this world. They are all, so very special. There will come that time, when the pain of Buddy’s loss, will ease a bit. Just a bit. You will know when that time comes. And you will realize, as each of us all have; that despite the pain of great loss, somewhere, a Beagle pup is being born into this world that will need love and care for him or her to get by. And with that, Buddy’s story will continue on, just as all of the pets we have lost, continue to live in our hearts until the day comes when we join them in heaven.

I saw Buddy’s picture on social and started crying automatically. I went to his website to see what news you had and cried some more. I watched the CNN piece & was thrilled he got the acclaim he deserved. Loved the video of your daughter dancing next to Buddy. How adorable! She really grew up with Buddy and must miss him terribly like you guys do. I didn’t realize he was blind the last 2 yrs. That’s about when I saw him for the first time. What fun & how much love he exuded! We lost our 4th beagle (and 3rd rescue beagle) Molly in Jan 2021 to illness. She died of cardiac arrest at the hospital where she was for observation. We had no idea,that could happen and the Internist said she didn’t expect that to happen. We lost out oldest cat 6 weeks later, who had gone out of his way to stay by my side after I found out Molly was gone. We got our first beagle from breeders at 10 wks old but when she had a stroke and crossed, I decided I wanted to honor her by adopting an adult female beagle. It was the best thing I ever did! We adopted 2 more adult beagles over the years. When our last beagle crossed, my husband said he wasn’t ready for another one. I stopped looking. Somebody sent me one of Buddy’s videos and I was hooked! I had seen beagles sing with their owners or with music but never saw both singing and playing the keyboard. It made me so happy watching him pawform in different locations. Had no idea he was playing blind until I just read that. So he was like a Stevie Wonder the last 2 yrs. He did give me such joy, not having a beagle of my own after 31 yrs with at least 1 beagle in our home, one time 2 when we adopted a deaf senior beagle 1 yr after our fist rescue beagle. I left a couple of comments the day I read of Buddy’s and when you posted some photos of him after. I watched his last pawformance the day you shared it, not realizing until after I enjoyed it, that it was his last…at least here on earth. I couldn’t stop crying, kind of like right now. But I am glad to send you this to thank you for sharing your sweet Buddy with me. I always looked forward to new videos. I know I can still come here and watch him at any time. Glad to know you will adopt another when you guys are ready. Sure your daughter would love another beagle-companion sometime as well. She will never forget her very special Buddy & will always have your huge collection of him playing music and Aa-roooing along. Thanks for donating to help rescue dogs. I didn’t know that until today either. So sorry you have to go thru this loss and pain. Love the campaign to get him on the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Odder things have happened! 💖💖💖