09/30/2026
We don’t even really know how to write this.
We made the difficult decision to let Barkley pass peacefully today.
We saved him from the shelter just a week ago, and since then, we have done absolutely everything we could to try to save him. But it wasn’t enough—and honestly, that is really hard to accept.
We’ll probably always wish we could have done more for him. That’s just part of rescue. You can give everything you have to a dog and still sometimes have to let them go.
We don’t have many words right now. Just a really, really heavy heart.
We know so many of you were rooting for Barkley. You donated, shared, checked in and you cared. You became the family Barkley never had and we are so incredibly grateful that he knew that kind of love before he left us.
We’re so sorry, Barkley. You deserved so much more time.