Diesel MacLeod
October 29th 2014 - March 6th 2026My husband and I adopted Diesel when he was a year old. He had already been through 2 owners and had spent months at the shelter where he was frightened and losing weight. He was skin and bones when we took him in, and had severe separation anxiety. Luckily I worked from home and for 10 years we happily spent every minute of every day together.
We helped heal each other and forged an unbreakable bond.
All dogs are sweet, but this boy was just a bundle of love. Even though he was a large boxer, he thought of himself as a small lap dog and would crawl into our laps for cuddles. He had an adorable habit of licking the air in front of your face if he liked you (which was everybody). And he would do so for as long as you’d let him. He was playful and loved to “box” with us, pawing at us and bouncing around. He would nibble our ears ever so gently which would send us all into hysterical laughter.
My husband and I had 2 kids together shortly after getting Diesel. He was SOOOO good with them. As babies he would nap beside them, gently resting his head on their laps and licking their faces. He slept with my son every night when he started to feel scared of the dark and protected him. He let my daughter constantly dress him up in outfits and jewelry. If any of us were sad, he was right there to lick our tears away and literally hug us with his paw.
He was the best boy we ever could have dreamed of having as part of our family.
We miss him so much it hurts. But we’re also so grateful for the beautiful time we had together. Shortly after he passed I had a dream of him, he was looking at me with his big brown eyes and wiggling his bum and wagging his little nubbin tail, and I knew he was ok and safe.
We love you forever Diesel boy.
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Diesel is loved and deeply missed by Amanda, Rory, Logan and Isla and their extended families, friends, neighbours and loved ones.
