Merle

We are devastated to report that Merle came to the end of his journey on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 9:45 a.m.

Our bright-eyed, waggy-tailed fur baby was sweetness personified, exuberant, funny, fun, silly, quirky, and so very very cute! Merle loved his core pack, his human friends, travelling, hiking, and road trips. He was our party buddy, our adventure-seeking travel companion who enjoyed jaunts to Ocean Beach and our cross-county excursions to Minnesota and Wisconsin.

For the last 10 years, he lived with Valley Fever and patiently accepted us shoving fluconazole down his throat daily. As he aged, galliprant was added to help with pain, and more recently gabapentin.

His attitude stayed steadfastly positive; he was inspiring.  

Merle squeezed every bit out of life that he could. He was thrilled to take daily walks with his daddy up until the day before he was released from his pain, illness, and age. He had a profound impact on us and we will miss him deeply.

Merle was a passionate, curious, kind, loving creature who will always live in our hearts. Thank you to all of our friends who shared his 14-year journey on spaceship Earth.