July 27th, 2015 - October 1st, 2026If you've ever loved a dog like we loved Bo, you'll understand why it's so difficult to find the words to describe what he meant to us.
We’ll do our best.
Bo was the gentlest, sweetest soul, and being his dog parents was one of the greatest privileges of our lives.
We got Bo when he was 5 years old. When a beloved member of our family passed in 2020, we took him in. Little did we know how big of an impact he would have on our lives (and how much he had us wrapped around his little toe bean). He came to us a trained duck retriever and certified junior hunter, but he started living the good life and some of that training went by the wayside. Oops.
Bo’s heart was so incredibly big and pure; he didn't have a mean bone in his body, and didn’t bark at anything or anyone. Perhaps his only fault was a tail that just couldn’t stop wagging, which sometimes meant items on the coffee table went flying.
Bo loved going to the vet (we still don’t really know why). He took forever on walks because he needed to say hello to everyone we passed, and sniff every blade of grass he possibly could. He loved attention and affection more than anything. If you stopped petting him, he’d either give you a forceful nudge with his head or pretend to “bite” your nose. We joked that if someone broke into our home we'd never know, and he'd probably ask the intruder for a pet.
He loved his landing on the stairs (which we aptly named his “perch”) looking out our big front window, and when he could no longer do stairs, lying on the front porch was his favourite spot. He loved to watch the world go by.
He did some silly things like refuse to drink water in the winter and instead just eat copious amounts of snow, scratch his back on trees after doing his business, and try to do stairs all at once instead of one at a time like a normal dog. But that's what made him our Bo.💙
To Mr. Bo: thank you for teaching us to stop and smell the roses (or in your case, every lamp post, hydrant, tree, plant, or patch of grass we ever passed). Thank you for teaching us what it truly means to love unconditionally (even if you loved us a little extra when we gave you steak). And thank you for teaching us that it’s perfectly okay to spend the day in bed (we just wish you were still in ours).
How blessed we were to have you, sweet Bo.
Our love for you is eternal.❤️
Bo is deeply missed and loved by Greg, Breann, and the many loved ones, friends and neighbours he met along his journey.
