Date of Death:
It is with extreme sadness that I have to report that our beautiful, loyal, beloved 15 year old Truffles passed away on May 8, 2024 of kidney cancer.
The day we met Truffles at MAGSR, she sat down and waved to me with both front paws. It was so cute and made me chuckle.
Truffles was picked up as a stray and was feral. She never knew humans or what living in a home was like. Somehow, her tail was broken and paralyzed. She was very emaciated. But, Truffles never let that slow her down. She fought to live life to the fullest.
When we brought her home after being adopted, she refused to go into our house. So we picked her up to take her in the house. She spread out all four legs so we couldn't get her in the house. We eventually managed to get her in the house.
We took her to dog training class and she graduated top five in the class. She was an extremely intelligent dog. Through love, kindness, walks, food, and treats, chew bones and squeaky toys, she gradually decided that being a family dog was a good life. But, it was the belly rubs that won her over the most. Truffles would do anything for a belly rub. Truffles turned into the sweetest dog. We did a DNA test on her and she was actually a Border Collie.
One day I let Truffles in from the backyard. When she came in, she had her mouth closed. No sooner was Truffles in the house, she opened her mouth and out popped a lizard. The lizard started scurrying around on the kitchen floor. Mommy started jumping up and down, not quite sure what had popped out of her mouth. Truffles thought it would be so much fun chasing the lizard around in the house. It was these kind of humorous things that made her an absolute delight.
Truffles would always sleep on my bed. I couldn't go to sleep unless she was there. She had an internal clock inside her. She liked to go to bed at 11pm. Every night at 11pm, she would stand in front of me and stare at me. She was saying, ok boss, it's time to go to bed. We would head to bed.
I miss my Truffles so very, very much. She owns real estate in my husband's and my hearts. I would give anything to have her standing in front of me again and telling me it was time to go to bed.
The Maksymchock family
