Farewell To Our Dog, Hazel

We are interrupting travel talk to share the sad news that we lost our dear sweet old beagle, Hazel, this past weekend. As many of you know, she had cancer and went through surgery and chemo before we left. We were hopeful that this would buy us some more time with her but, unfortunately, the cancer returned and she was suffering. 

It was very hard to be so far away and not be able to say goodbye in person. We did send recordings so Hazel could hear our voices one last time, however, and we feel lucky that we got to see her when we stopped by stateside somewhat recently. We are deeply grateful that she was loved so much by Aunt Diane and her family, who cared for her while we are away and gave her a loving home and the best of care. 

We were just as surprised as anyone when we adopted Hazel two years ago as a rescue. Who could pass up those floppy ears? (See video below)

She was found in the woods of Pennsylvania with 250 ticks but after some medical treatments she made her way to us and our apartment in Brooklyn – luckily right by Prospect Park where she could explore the woods, chase rabbits, and ignore everyone else. She had a one track mind and it was anything she could find with her nose.

She was such a kind dog and brought all of us so much love and happiness. We are grateful to have had the time together.