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I knew I needed to make this post because I’m going to continue going back to Wilmington and there’s going to be one very noticeable little face missing from my videos. Brookie won’t be there anymore.

For the last few years, I’ve kept coming back to these pups however I could. Food, supplies, baths, vet help or just checking on them. Even when I couldn’t make it myself, I’d try to arrange for someone else to check on them. & credit where it belongs, I’m not the first, only or last person to help these dogs. Other people & organizations have shown up for them too and I’m grateful for that. Somewhere along the way tho, they simply became my Wilmington pups.

When Brookie was hit by the semi, I wasn’t the person who brought her to the animal hospital, so I wasn’t getting updates from the beginning. Her owner wasn’t able to come back for her and the hospital couldn’t reach her. By the time I got involved, Brookie had already lost her leg. My first thought was simple. Figure out the money & get her home.

But we had just lost Feisty weeks before and Brookie had now survived something that could’ve easily killed her. I went back to Wilmington & had a really difficult conversation with her owner. We both knew Brookie going back there as a brand new tripod just wasn’t safe. Because she’s microchipped under my name, I had to sign the paperwork. Together, we made the decision to relinquish her to the animal hospital so they can continue her care & eventually find her a home.

So when you don’t see Brookie in my Wilmington videos anymore, this is why. She didn’t disappear. She wasn’t forgotten, she wasn’t abandoned & she’s safe.

Brookie & I have been through a lot. From everyone coming together to help me get her out of the shelter to all the days I spent with her in Wilmington. Somewhere along the way we really bonded. I was always looking out for her & somehow she was always watching my back too.

I never gave up on you, Brookie girl. Sometimes loving them means accepting that what’s best for them is going to hurt you too.

You spent all those years watching my back. I guess this was my turn to make sure nothing could hurt you again. 🤍