our little roxy

A week ago today, our little girl Roxy left us unexpectedly and went to doggie heaven.  Thank you so much to our family and friends for all your love and support during this difficult time, we are so lucky to have you all in our lives.  Richard and I miss her terribly and loved and spoiled our little Roxy to pieces.  She was a huge part of our little family and we were like the 3 musketeers, always together.  We know Roxy lived a great life with us and was a very happy little doggie.  She was such an animated and lovable dog, and definitely had an entertaining personality.  Some of our favorite memories of our little girl include (tho the list could go on and on and pictures also could go on and on):

her famous dolphin poke when playing with us or other dogs

racing and doing circles around the house at lightning speed when we played chase with her

mad hops-she could jump SO high for any type of treat

she was the ultimate cuddler and often aggressive little cuddler, especially when you stopped petting her, she would nuzzle your hand with her head and pop her head under your hand for more petting/attention

everyone thought she looked like a puppy, even tho this June 2012 she would've been 10 years old

when going on walks, people would always ask how old our puppy was

people would also ask if our dog was walking us,  Roxy LOVED walks or being outside and was also so energetic on the leash with excitement

richard and I would often joke: "Shall we go for a drag?" (vs. go for a walk?) (Roxy would pull us with the leash in such excitement and energy every walk)

she could eat any doggie treat bone, even ones that were half her size and took her 2 weeks, she would somehow chew them down 

when we discovered she had a thyroid issue and she started taking her thyroid medicine and losing weight, my dad would comment: Roxy's looking so elegant these days

she loved her thyroid "pill" and would get really excited and jump so high when we gave it to her, since it involved stuffing it into a treat
our morning routines and hanging out with us while we got ready for work
how she looked at richard and me with so much admiration and love
paws up standing on all fours by the passenger window on car rides and gazing out the window

whenever we would chop any type of veggie, she would come racing into the kitchen jumping away right next to the height of the counter, she loved her veggies

she loved playing with her friends-Tucker, Jill, Quincy, Marlow, Roxy, Wiley, Bogart, Oliver, Syds, Cloey and Badge and was always so happy and excited to show off all her toys to her friends

she was an alpha dog-on any hike with Oliver and Sydney she always had to be the leader of the hike and would growl if one of them tried to pass her

when Richard sang the song Roxanne, she would howl along with him

whe loved her spot on the futon- the ultimate window watching spot in our house

when watching a movie or TV she would always cuddle with us and our blankets in the nook of my legs

staring contests- she was always the winner

ultimate lap companion on camping trips

sleeping at the bottom of our sleeping bags by our feet on camping trips (we still wonder how she was able to breathe)
greeting us when we got home from work-she would always be shaking with excitement
barking at us whenever we left our house, not happy we were leaving her but seemed like she was letting us know she would guard the house

her loud snoring during movies or TV watching

she always had to be the center of attention, when we would pet others dogs or gave other dogs attention and she was present she would rush over and make sure we noticed her too

just one of the girls at the dining table and she'd alternate jumping up and sitting on all of our laps

she absolutely LOVED Leavenworth and playing with her "sister" Cloey there and the neighborhood dogs.  Her ears would always perk up in excitement whenever we mentioned Cloey around her
how much Richard's mom adored and loved Roxy, calling Roxy her first grand baby
walking along Alki beach with mom and dad Dimitrov and Richard to our favorite coffee shop

nicknames: Rox Monster, Rox Dog, Piglet, Munchkin, our child

Roxy, you will always have a special place in our hearts.  Your mom and dad loved you SO much (including our family and friends) and we know how much you loved us.  We cherish the happy/fun/loving memories we had with you and you will always be our little girl. 

roxy as a puppy

so tiny!

puppy roxy and dad at the beach

so animated!

loved to cuddle

entering her later years, age 5-9 years old

cuddling with mom

loved to be wrapped in her blanket like a burrito

typical pose watching movies/tv with mom

helping mom train for the seattle marathon 2011

little red dress michelle got roxy for her birthday

kirkland waterfront

camping

uncle matt and roxy snoozing

more snoozing

hanging out at rockaway

rockaway beach, oregon 2009

shi shi beach 2008

 shi shi beach

hanging out with mom dimitrov during the holidays, december 2011

hanging out with melis and bobby, winter 2012

helping mom work from home

first halloween in the new house, october 2010

first halloween in the new house october 2010

leavenworth

at nana's house (richard's mom's house)

hiking rattlesnack with oliver and syds

begging for treats with pals roxy and wiley

with eva and marty sept 2010

top of mt si, she loved hiking!

sitting with richard's mom and elton in Leavenworth 2008

richard's birthday weekend may 2011 in the motorhome on the way to omak

hanging out at jeff deason's house in omak memorial day weekend 2011

tucker and roxy pooped from all their playing memorial day 2011

hanging out with grandpa 2011

snow shoeing and backcountry skiing in the cascades june 2011

roxy in her chubbier days before taking her thyroid meds

keeping little elton warm, sept 2011

hanging out with grandpa dick and elton at the yurt labor day weekend 2011

confluence park camping sept 2011 with buddy Q

w/Mia

one of her typical poses, sept 2011

halloween oct 2011

holiday family photo december 2011

relaxing in leavenworth

 winter 2012, hanging out with elton and uncle andrew

engagement photos february 2010

stevens pass

playing chase

recovering from surgery, january 2012

Wallace Falls State park celebrating our 1 year wedding anniversary september 2011

staying at jessy and rose's for the weekend while mom and dad were out of town

lounging around with dad

9 years old but looks like a puppy!

hanging out with uncle andrew

going to our favorite coffee shop pioneer coffee where they gave away doggie treats

sunbathing

walking on alki

babysitting elton

just 2 kids hanging out

hanging out with tucker for the weekend at our house

did someone say treat?

giving dad kisses

petco!

walking with mom on the big snow day to 7-11, January 2012

riding in the car with mom on a mother daughter date

family walk to Alki, May 2012

Roxy and dad a few blocks from home, May 2012