Bubba

2006 - 2021

Almost 15 years ago freshly married me and Marshall entered a store (don’t hate I didn’t know) to purchase a puppy because I was desperately lonely, being on my own for the first time in my life and also 500+ miles away from family I knew I was to immature for a child yet but needed a companion. I was smitten with this one pug puppy but at the time we couldn’t afford the price tag that came with such a breed. One week later we came back and a employee mentioned a little Boston terrier puppy named Peter that had been there for a while and that had been recently reduced in price, we couldn’t even afford the reduced price but we got him anyways! To say we got our moneys worth is a understatement, fast forward 15 years this little ‘reduced’ puppy has not only sparked a career, but left a wake in our family I doubt will ever fully be replaced. He lived the life I hope all dogs get. Bubba was there the day I brought Brody home from hospital, moved 8+ different times, kept Marshalls side of the bed warm through several deployments. rotations, and field ops. He was there at the door and greeted me when we said goodbye to Charlie and Sonya. Bubba got me through the grief of grandmother and step-dad passing and even staid loyal by my side through CoVId this past year. I’m not only saying goodbye to a family member I’m saying goodbye to the birth of my independence as a adult, wife, and mother. He’s my one dog, that once in a life time dog.