07/10/2026
The Gentlest of Souls
If ever the words gentle soul were personified, it was in our beloved Mister Belvedere. A more gentle, patient and sweet young fellow, you would be hard pressed to find.
Arriving at sanctuary at just over a week old, Mister B would go on to enjoy five beautiful years of all that sanctuary life had to offer.
As a lamb, he battled the debilitating condition joint ill, which sadly claimed one of his limbs, but never his love of life or our, or Rose’s, affection.
In recent months, advanced arthritis, a legacy of both that early illness and five years of navigating life on three legs, began making his days increasingly difficult. We tried valiantly to keep discomfort from his door, exploring every treatment we could, until eventually pain asked of us the hardest kindness of all.
Through much of this year, Mister B's beloved Rose was rarely far from his side. On days when he chose the comfort of his golden straw-filled shelter, Rose chose it too. There they would rest, heads nestled together, content simply to be near.
And now we farewell our beautiful boy, enormously proud of the life he lived and grateful beyond measure that we got to share it.
We hold his gentleness close, while holding dear Rose even closer as she learns to navigate the days ahead without him beside her.
Vale, Mister B. May the gentleness you gave this world live on in all of us.
"If we could live happy and healthy lives without harming others, why wouldn't we?"
