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Sean Foley

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Enjoy these photos of me without a hat. Don’t get used to it. by @seanfoley__

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If you know me, you know Rocky.

Somewhere along the way, Rocky and I learned a language that never needed words. I could tilt my head or start to smile and he already knew what I was thinking… and I knew too. Minutes later, the leash would be in his mouth and he’d be standing beside me, ready to go. That was us.

We drove cross country, found every back road, and made exploring together our entire personality. Rocky never cared where we were headed, as long as we were hand-in-paw. The front seat of my truck was his throne, and for a long time I believed it always would be.

Rocky was there through every version of me, and as life changed around me, he was always my constant. I could count every new white hair that grew around his face as time moved through us.

Now, I look over and my front seat is empty. Every day, I miss the weight of him. I miss the way he could make an ordinary drive feel like we were going somewhere. I miss the quiet certainty that wherever I was going, he was coming too.

And now, more than ever, I miss his snores that would wake a village.

It’s strange how an absence can take up so much space, and how silence can be so loud.

On August 6th, Rocky died suddenly in my arms. I had been home no more than 20 minutes from a work trip, but he waited for me.

A tumor had been growing on his heart, and there was no time to prepare or really say goodbye. He was here, and then he was gone and I’m still here trying to understand how life can be so fragile, and change so suddenly.

He was not just there for the milestones of my life… he was one of them. He was my greatest accomplishment and will forever be my favourite memory.

Rocky also leaves behind Louie, who has not been the same since. They had their routines, their own way of being together, and a bond that belonged only to them. Now, Louie carries a part of him forward, and I see a lot of Rocky in him.

I cannot change how it ended, but I can be grateful for the years we had and still wish we had more. The pain is part of having loved him so deeply.

I would take every mile again, even knowing where the road ends but, right now, I just miss my dog. by @seanfoley__

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2 months ago

Accepting all advice on how to slow down time. by @seanfoley__

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3 months ago

Fish or log? by @seanfoley__

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4 months ago

Time in a circle by @seanfoley__

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4 months ago

An answered prayer, I can’t wait to be your wife!!!! by @seanfoley__

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5 months ago

It was agreed upon, when I got Rocky that we were to begin an adventure like no other. Hand-in-paw, forever.

Well, this ol’ dog just turned 10 today and I’m beside myself that this adventure together may someday run its course.

A dog is a chapter of your own life, and how you choose to spend time between those pages, is the reflection of yourself you see in their eyes.

Do us both a favor today, and take your dog for a walk…. or better yet, let them walk themselves. by @seanfoley__

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5 months ago

Brick by brick. by @seanfoley__

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8 months ago

Maybe the real treasure, was the friends we made along the way. by @seanfoley__

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a year ago

Adding these to the memory bank. by @seanfoley__

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a year ago

We are so back on the film. by @seanfoley__

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a year ago

Another Monday. by @seanfoley__

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