B R i P i R R O

A month ago, my parents decided to finally put my Puppy Brother to rest. Peluche came unexpectedly, in May of 10th grade… we had recently lost Keiko and the house was not the same without a dog. One day my dad came home with this huge male shitzu that looked a little too big to be a shitzu lol & he didn’t know his name- said he got him from a Latin family in Newark that couldn’t keep him. He said his name was “ Lucho or Leche or something. “ dog was hyper. We got a voicemail from the family requesting to visit to see ‘Peluche’ - we said Peluche? Finally after a week the dog answered to us cause we finally knew his name. I’ll always love that story - I think it’s ironic too how my dad wrote that his name was Polucchi at the vet 😩😅 he made him Italian lol. Ugh, my puppy brother… he had many names tho- pu, puchi, pelu, big boy, puchipoo, al Capone, but he was my brother. He was a great dog, he became a big bro to BB, and then when she had the babies he was so sweet and respectful. Watching him age was always a shock because he was like a dog that had 9 lives. So many times we thought he was done, but he never was until eventually they decided to put him out of his suffering. I didn’t even realize how long it was until I looked up these pics.. one whole year of seeing his back legs give out, & helping him use the bathroom outside. And even till the end, as much as he could he would hold it and wait to go outside. I learned in this situation how easily it is for me to normalize & become desensitized to discomfort, pain, and hardship especially when it comes to ppl I love. Pelu never let us know he was in pain tho, but eventually he also stopped telling us he was hungry - but he never did stop eating. I was glad I was able to give him his burger finally. My poor puppy brother , im sorry . I love you forever, you made it to 16/17 and I just wish you would have chosen to rest on your own, I know there is a human inside you, an old , kind man… I wish I could give you more hugs. Thank you for being my brother. 😓🩵🐶 sorry this is so late, I’ve thought of you everyday. Still feels like there’s a missing piece… pu pu pu, che che che , long live , my dog Peluche !