Farewell & RIP Kobe "Bear" ~ Sailing Free Spirit

This was the most difficult video I have had to do to date. We were left with no choice but to put our beloved Golden boy in heaven. He's crossed over the rainbow bridge to be the fun and free playful pup he was with us. Kobe's Story: We got him from the Mid FL Golden Retriever Rescue and adopted him when he was a 1 1/2 years old. He loved to play in the back yard and tear up the plants and bushes and did his holes. We gave him the best life we could. He went camping with us, dog parks, beaches and swimming whenever we could. He grew close to me (Nancy) during covid when I was working from home and he loved his treats! We knew that he was abused as a puppy however, we didn't know how severe those injuries were until now. This whole time he suffered without complaint from a broken hip that never quite healed correctly. Because of the sustained injuries while he was a puppy, he was always in constant pain but we never knew until recently. We discovered the extent of his injuries along with advance stages of arthritis and hip dysplasia. We made the difficult choice after the pain and inflammatory meds didn't work that we would like Bear tell us when he wanted to let go of us. The vet suggested that we could try laser therapy but that would only provide little relief if any. We made his last few months (we thought we had more time) as comfortable as possible and decided that we would not chose to put him down until he told us. He didn't want to walk anymore and a golden that doesn't want to eat? and cried all night long from the pain was too much for us. It was time. We both took the day off work, gave him his last walk, last hamburger from macdonld's and he peacefully crossed over the rainbow bridge with Andy and I holding him. It has been difficult for all of us including our other 2 dogs who wonder what happened to him. 3 months later and we still mourn the loss of our beloved boy and laugh at the funny things he did and talk about how much he would have enjoyed sailing with us as he loved being on the boat with us. All financial contributions (or items purchased on Amazon) are tax deductible for your US income tax returns for full face and/or retail value. Your contribution helps us to continue with project and support events to help us engage with our veterans thru events such as day sailings, working on the boat to help with projects and social gatherings. All contributions need to be made on or before Dec 31st for this tax year. Please like, subscribe and share this video. Leave us a comment below and tell us what you would like to see more of as we progress with this project. A special Thank You to our Partners! We couldn’t do this without your help and continued support. All our love and thanks, SV Free Spirit. Sponsors/Partners: Sea Water Pro Water Markers www.seawaterpro.com Citi Marine Marine Air Conditioners www.Citimarinestore.com ICom Maine & Ham Radio Equipment www.Icommamerica.com Airlock - Receive $30 off when you order with the following link: www.airlockpurifierusa.com At checkout use code: FreeSpirit Glidecoat: Receive a 10% discount with the link and code below: www.glidecoat/gc/andymille10 Amazon wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/IHW9GCCYCA3X/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_3 Connect with us: Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SVFreeSpirit.Project Instagram: Nancysvfreespirit Visit our Website: SV-Freespririt.com