05/01/2026
My angel became an angel 💔🐾
I can’t believe it as I type these words… Captain passed away this week. He was his usual self until suddenly, hours later he was gone.
Captain was my parent’s dog but as I trained my nephew to say at a young age “Captain is Aunt Jenn’s dog, but grandma and grandpa take care of him.” Now, this wasn’t actually true… my parents loved him unconditionally, so much of their life revolved around him, but it was an unmistakable special bond between us. He was a fellow Pisces with big hazel eyes 👁️♓️
I always said Captain was the dog I wanted all my life. (Our main dog growing up didn’t like kids lol.) Captain was the most gentle, sweet soul. I swear he was more angel than dog. He rarely finished a full bowl of dog food, never barked when strangers they came to the door, rarely jumped on people (I hate when dogs do that), and everyone was a friend he hadn’t met yet. He was very empathic and knew when people were sick or needed some love. He was known to lick tears off my face or kiss me right as I snapped a selfie with him.
And yet he was incredibly strong and stubborn too. He was a master frisbee catcher and loved his boat rides. His arch-nemesis was the golf cart. As a border collie he was also whip smart. His favorite thing to do was push down the windshield wipers in my dad’s truck, which he learned how to do after observing and trying it once.
Every single time I saw him for 13 years I felt bursting joy. I was like a little girl around him. Even if I walked into another room then came back a few minutes later, I lit up with that joy seeing him. I always knew he was my soul mate dog.
As devastating and unexpected it was for all of us, it was his time and I’m very blessed I got to be there. I was the one who found him outside when his breathing was unsettled, I held him in the car as we drove to the pet emergency room, and I got he there on his last breath.
Captain, you are loved and missed forever 🤍🖤
Feb 21, 2013 - April 28, 2026
Photos: The second-to-last
is from our first moments together, and the last was our last moment together