We heard today our foster dog Bruce passed away at 9 yrs old. We rescued him when he was 10 months. He was in a rescue who had tried to find him a home but he had a very traumatic background which included domestic violence. He had a lot of issues including a bite history. The rescue reached out to us to see if we could help as he was at risk of Being PTS. No question we drove 200 miles to collect him. He was a shepherd x malumute. He was a very confused boy due to the trauma. We worked with him for a while and got him to point that he was ready for a new home. He tried time in a new home but it failed so we had him back. We decided he could stay with us. 3 years later my daughter's best friend was had been thru domestic violence and was going thru court. Daughter phoned and asked to borrow Bruce to cheer her up. He was so good at that. Over that weekend they bonded so much we decided to let Bruce go to stay with her on a trial. Needless to say they were amazing together. He went to work with her, her whole family embraced Bruce. He helped her gain confidence and together they were amazing. She had to make the toughest decision today to let him go. He had lymphoma. So many people fell in love with this dog. He had a one in a million personality. We feel very blessed and honoured to have been apart of his story. It is so hard to believe this boy could of been PTS at 10 months because of his first hoomans. R.I.P Boocie, we loved you and will miss you.