Everyone remembers the day their dogs die. It can hurt just as bad as losing a loved one in your life, maybe even more than that. This is the story of my dogs, Brave and Kimber.

My dogs Kimber and Brave died within a month of each other. Kimber died on November 21 and Brave died on December 8, 2022. The vet cremated them and put them in a biodegradable urn. They put perennial flower seeds in the urn so we can bury the ashes and they will still be with us in a way.

I remember one time my family took them to the beach, they loved running into the ocean and running around in the sand. Brave was my partner in crime, so to speak. 

Brave and I used to steal donuts from the counter when my Mother wasn’t looking, but she would always catch us.  Kimber always loved when it snowed because we would go to Camano Island state park to go run on the long twisting trails. Kimber was a really active dog until the end, She loved running around and chasing our chickens with Brave. 

Even though Brave couldn’t really round up the chickens the right way, she did it anyway because she loved those chickens with all her heart. On Brave’s last day, we let her round up the chickens one last time, and we took her to go get a hamburger at Mcdonalds. Kimber and Brave were beautiful dogs before their untimely deaths.

  Kimber was a German shepard and she had super soft brown and black fur, which she started losing a few weeks before she died.  Brave was a red headed Australian shepherd, Her fur was Red and white and it was really soft. Brave and Kimber were always there for me. 

One time, I was mad at my mom for whatever reason, and I wrote a note on my bedroom wall that said, “ I’m sorry, I’m running away with Brave.” But that never happened.

All I kept thinking about when the vet was putting Brave down was, “Lets run away together like I promised,” but at least I got to say goodbye to her. I never got the chance to say goodbye to Kimber because she was already across the rainbow bridge by the time I got home from school. 

I don’t know If the rainbow bridge exists but I hope if there is one, Brave and Kimber would be running across it together.