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Posted On: March 23rd 2026, 04:25 pm
Baxter crossed over the rainbow bridge last night 🌈
On November 12, 2016, I found this tiny, emaciated, flea- and worm-ridden frightened little pup on the side of the road. We brought him home and he quickly became my baby. The family named him Baxter.
As a puppy he would sleep beside me, and crawl into my lap to be held on my shoulder like an infant. As he grew he never stopped being a lap dog, even when he got huge.
He lived out his days chasing birds in my grandfather’s yard, playing fetch, dozing in the sun and on the couch, being an annoying little brother to my grandfather’s dog Molly, and then being an annoyed big brother to my brother’s dog Trixie.
We kept each other sane during the pandemic by going on long walks on the country roads of West Texas.
He barked too much and was scared of new people, sometimes even a bit aggressive. But damn he was a good dog. He was mine.
He came to us in the same year that we said goodbye to my childhood pup Midge. God knew we needed a family dog, so Baxter found us.
We don’t deserve dogs. 💖
On November 12, 2016, I found this tiny, emaciated, flea- and worm-ridden frightened little pup on the side of the road. We brought him home and he quickly became my baby. The family named him Baxter.
As a puppy he would sleep beside me, and crawl into my lap to be held on my shoulder like an infant. As he grew he never stopped being a lap dog, even when he got huge.
He lived out his days chasing birds in my grandfather’s yard, playing fetch, dozing in the sun and on the couch, being an annoying little brother to my grandfather’s dog Molly, and then being an annoyed big brother to my brother’s dog Trixie.
We kept each other sane during the pandemic by going on long walks on the country roads of West Texas.
He barked too much and was scared of new people, sometimes even a bit aggressive. But damn he was a good dog. He was mine.
He came to us in the same year that we said goodbye to my childhood pup Midge. God knew we needed a family dog, so Baxter found us.
We don’t deserve dogs. 💖
Comments (11)
7 months agoadventuresoffernweh
Sounds very much like you found each other ❤️ sending you so much love. I feel your pain, intimately.
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