There are not enough words in the human language to describe how much Jasper meant to us. I’ve heard the term Soul Dog and I can without a doubt say, that Jasper was, and will always be my soul dog.
I loved Jasper for 16 years – he traveled with me all over the world. Living in Oregon, Washington, Texas, Ireland, and finally Vermont. There was nothing boring about his life, despite being born in Boring, Oregon.
He had more personality in his little body than anyone I’ve met in my life. He was inquisitive, cautious, adventurous, and above all else extremely loving to his mommy and daddy. He LOVED to be cuddled and held (but only by his people), kissed, and overall rocked to sleep in my arms.
He was always extremely healthy, until a seizure in his last year (the first would lead to many, many more), would take away his health, he fought for five months until his physical and mental deterioration became too much and we decided to take away his pain and confusion. The medical team is almost certain it was a brain tumor that eventually caused Jasper to deteriorate.
I have so many memories of this sweet angel and find solace in looking at the thousands of videos and pictures I have of him. However, there will forever be a massive hole in my heart. We love you so much, sweet, sweet boy.
