When you love a dog you dread the day when you may have to say good-bye.
Good bye forever.
That dreaded day came this month.
Yup another Sundog goes over the rainbow bridge.
Two in one year.
I argue it ain’t fair.
But it ain’t going to bring him back.
Even though he was my star player.
He was my Yoly Boly Roly Poly Holy Moly Man.
He was to suppose stick around and fill me with love…. after loosing Lassen.
How could he be taken so soon?
Entombed tears emerge again. I thought I had buried them.
Enough of sadness.
A good dog deserves a fitting tribute.
Let me tell you about Yolo and hopefully pleasure you with his presence one more time.
While I hold back the tears.
Yolo was the most beautiful dog I have ever owned. I am not afraid to say it.
He was the best retriever I have ever known. The king of bringing it in.
Wet or dry. Yolo had the art of sitting pretty down pat.
Pretty from the front or the back.
He had regal qualities. Like a king or surely a prince.
He was used to me photographing him.
From the front or the back.
He had beautiful Golden feathers……..when they were not full of stickers.
One of the last things I did before I said goodbye was brush those feathers again.
I will never complain again about brushing any feathers I have left.
Even if they have stickers in them.
Yolo was the quintessential Golden. In looks and personality.
Like many a Golden before him he cherished “The Precious”.
At the beach with his precious was the recipe for happiness.
Yolo perfected the art of getting in the middle of a posed photo. 
On the land.
In the snow.
At the ranch.
In the truck. 
Yolo took posing very seriously, even when everybody else did not.
He had the best buddy and brother anyone could ask for. 
My only hope is they are together again.
This is when times were good.
When endless vitality ruled the day.
There will never be another like you.
For that I thank god you were mine.
RIP Yolo
My precious.
My Holy Moly Man.
You well be missed.
Adios Amigos
The Sun Dog Drift 
What a beautiful tribute. So sad to loose him…makes me miss our Buckeye. They are such gentlemen. love you, Trishie
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Thanks Trish, we miss Buckeye too:)
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We are all so sad fur you! Yes, Yolo and Lassen are definitely together playing and smiling down on you from the Rainbow Bridge! Much, much love, wooooowoooooooos, and {{{bear hugs}}} from me, Kuruk, and Nalle ❤
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WoooooooHooooooo Thank you you Nallie and Kuruk!!
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Oh I was so happy to see you online and then so sad to see the reason. It never gets easier to say goodbye but this was a beautiful post about a beautiful dog!
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Thank you Jessie. I do hope to get back to the “joyous” blogging soon, I’m kinda having to re-invent myself lately due to all the changes in my life. In fact I might have to do a post “Re-inventing Myself”
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Or maybe a series of them. 🙂 Take care!
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I’m so sorry Jo. The only comfort here is that Yolo had THE perfect life with his outstanding people parents. 🙂 If a dog could dream up a perfect world, he’d dream up the life with you and Roy and all the animals at Sundog Ranch.
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Thank you for the kind words. Despite hurting inside for him I do know we gave him the best life possible. It is the missing part I don’t do so good with at first.
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Such a wonderful tribute to a beautiful companion . So happy that we got to see him again in May. I am sure they both are shaggin balls in heaven.
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Thanks Kay. Shaggin balls in heaven….I have to remember that!
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Thank you for sharing your ‘golden’ memories–stunning photographs. What a handsome boy, what a good dog, what a terrible loss. Sending hugs and good thoughts your way.
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Thanks Naomi Yes, loss is loss and it is tough. Although you expect to eventually loose your dog it does not make the loss any easier. Take Care
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I sure get that. Do take care, Jo.
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So, so sorry. What a beauty.
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Thank you for your kind comment Mike:)
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May the cherished memories bring a smile to your face.
Forget the sadness for today. His Memory lives on.
We shall miss seeing him here on the blog.
Linda C in Seattle.
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Thank you Linda. His memory will live on. I’m sure you will see his image again as his images will live on for as long as I can help it.
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He was a lucky dog to have you-such a beautiful tribute. You always honor your dogs so well
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Thank you. The least I owe them it a proper tribute:)
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So sorry for your loss. Yeah….its never easy to lose a dog………..they are the best companions God ever made. May Yolo’s soul rest in bountiful peace.
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Rest in bountiful peace. That saying has a nice ring to it. I will remember. Thanks
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I was very sorry to read this, after being pleased to see your post appear in my mail. We are blessed to share our lives with these magnificent dogs and I cannot imagine life without a golden. Joy
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Jo, just wanted to say how sorry we are and our hearts go out to you guys!
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Thanks you guys. I appreciate your reply. I know you are both big dog lovers and know the feeling of loosing them. We never want to loose them.
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So sorry for your loss. I think Will Rogers said it best: “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then I want to go where they went”.
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Oh yes yes. I want to go find all those who have passed especially mine. Thanks
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So sorry for the loss of your golden boy. He was certainly a handsome one. Being in the middle of every photo, that’s to make sure momma is always looking at him. 🙂
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Thanks David 🙂
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Dear Jo, I have been thinking about you a lot lately. I hope you are doing OK. So sorry to read about Yolo. He sure was beautiful. Hope Roy is hanging in there. Maybe see you up in Cohassett during the holiday fair. Take care of your self and hug all the critters often… Love Cheree
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Good to hear from you. Haven’t been able to get to this blog much lately as you can tell! Won’t be at the holiday fair this year. Taking a major break from my photography. Will get back to it in time. Hugs, Jo
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Oh Jo, so very sorry I missed this beautiful tribute post! Sending you a very belated but heartfelt {{hug}} from the bottom of my heart to yours!
Kelly
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What a beautiful post; I cried and then smiled widely at your beautiful photographs. Regards, Sue and her furry babies ‘Chip and Gigi’.
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Thank you Sue and thanks for visiting the Sun Dog Drift. I have been absent blogging since my husband was ill and passed in December. Hope to be more regular with posts now so do come visit the Drift again soon.
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