Crush

Man, has 2020 sucked...

We had to say goodbye to our big dummy on November 21st, 2020. Crush was by our side as a loving companion since we picked him up on October 15th, 2014. His sickness came upon on unexpectedly, and we did our best to fight it as long as we could. When it became clear that we weren't going to be able to afford the necessary treatments (and possible future treatments as well), we had to make the difficult decision to part ways with him. It was incredibly difficult, as he has been a big part of our family and an amazing (albeit stubborn) dog too. His loss will be hard to take, and he will absolutely be missed for a long, long time...

Below is a series of pictures, starting with 2014:

2014
	2014 - 09-13 - The nurse in the flowered shirt is carrying Crush over to the incubator.
	2014 - 09-13 - The nurse holding crush in his hand.
	2014 - 09-13 - A look at crush laying with his brothers and sisters.
	2014 - 09-13 - The nurse checking out Crush.
	2014 - 09-20 - Crush laying on a blanket.
	2014 - 09-20 - A look at Crush's pink face.
	2014 - 09-21 - Crush and his siblings sleeping.
	2014 - 09-30 - Crush tipping the scales at 2.49 pounds!
	2014 - 09-30 - Another picture of Crush asleep with his brothers and sisters.
	2014 - 10-04 - Chow time!
	2014 - 10-06 - Crush walking across the blanket.
	2014 - 10-06 - Crush snuggling underneath his mommy.
	2014 - 10-06 - Another picture of Crush and his mom.
	2014 - 10-12 - Play time for Crush and his sibling.
	2014 - 10-12 - Crush playing around with a blanket.
	2014 - 10-15 - Tara, Jayden, Drew, Samantha, Tyler, and Rodney with Crush on the day we decided to make him ours!
	2014 - 10-19 - Crush has changed a lot since the earlier photos.
	2014 - 10-19 - Crush likes to chew on anything and everything!
	2014 - 10-19 - Crush napping on the far left.
	2014 - 10-19 - Crush walking across the tile floor.
	2014 - 10-19 - Crush watching his siblings.
	2014 - 10-20 - Crush laying on his blankets.
	2014 - 10-23 - Bath time!
	2014 - 10-23 - Another picture of Crush taking his bath in the sink.
	2014 - 10-23 - Time to keep warm in a towel.
	2014 - 10-27 - Crush's first outdoor playtime!
	2014 - 10-27 - Crush and his siblings chasing after their mother.
	2014 - 10-27 - Crush enjoying the sunshine.
	2014 - 10-27 - Crush keeping an eye on his surroundings.
	2014 - 10-27 - Crush being held.
	2014 - 10-27 - Crush seemed to enjoy the warmth of the sun on his body.
	2014 - 10-27 - Another picture of Crush enjoying the outdoors.
	2014 - 11-06 - Crush seems to like laying across the edge of the cage door...
	2014 - 11-06 - Crush laying with one of his siblings.
	2014 - 11-08 - When we picked up Crush to bring him home with us, we also got this gift basket, which included blankets, toys, pictures, and more!
	2014 - 11-08 - Crush in his gift basket.
	2014 - 11-08 - Crush in his gift basket.
	2014 - 11-08 - Crush in his gift basket.
	2014 - 11-08 - Crush in his gift basket.
	2014 - 11-08 - Crush in his gift basket.
	2014 - 12-22 - Crush chilling on the floor.

And now some pictures from 2015...

2015
	2015 - 05-29 - Crush enjoying the outdoors.
	2015 - 05-29 - Another picture of Crush enjoying the outdoors.
	2015 - 12-25 - Crush chewing on his new Christmas gift.
	2015 - 12-25 - Samantha and Crush posing for a picture.

And now some pictures from 2016...

2016
	2016 - 09-22 - Crush getting a big hug from Samantha.
	2016 - 09-22 - Crush running through the back yard at Grandpa Gary & Grandma Terry's house.
	2016 - 09-22 - Crush chilling in the kitchen.
	2016 - 09-22 - Crush looking for some attention.
	2016 - 12-24 - Crush waiting for a Christmas Eve present.
	2016 - 12-24 - Crush watching as Tyler opens a present.
	2016 - 12-25 - Crush watching the Christmas Day action unfold in front of him.
	2016 - 12-25 - Crush staring at his Christmas gift as Tyler teases him with it.
	2016 - 12-25 - Crush begging for food.

And now some pictures from 2017...

2017
	2017 - 05-09 - Crush relaxing in the sun.
	2017 - 09-05 - Crush taking a nap with his big brother Jasper.
	2017 - 09-09 - Jasper napping on top of Crush!
	2017 - 12-24 - Crush posing for a picture with Drew, Jayden, Tyler, and Samantha.

2020
	2020 - 02-29 - Jasper always had a habit of sitting on the arms or back of the couch. Here is Crush doing his best Jasper impression.
	2020 - 07-10 - Crush sleeping peacefully on the couch.
	2020 - 11-21 - We got to spend some time with Crush before we said our final goodbyes. He seemed in good spirits and was definitely excited to see us, but we know he was uncomfortable on the inside.
	2020 - 11-21 - Another look at Crush.
	2020 - 11-21 - Rodney saying goodbye to Crush as Tara looks on.
	2020 - 11-21 - Drew talking to Tara about Crush.
	2020 - 11-21 - Derek and Samantha petting Crush.
	2020 - 11-21 - A family picture, minus Jasper. Jayden, Rodney, Samantha, Drew, and Tara with Crush.
	2020 - 11-21 - Derek saying goodbye to Crush.
	2020 - 11-21 - Jayden saying goodbye to Crush.
	2020 - 11-21 - Samantha saying goodbye to Crush.
	2020 - 11-21 - Drew saying goodbye to Crush.

I also have some pictures that I was unable to locate the dates for...

Unknown Dates
	Crush laying in the grass.
	Crush fast asleep.
	Crush looking on from a chair.
	Crush holding Drew's foot.
	Crush running in the yard.
	Crush fast asleep in Drew's bed.
	Another picture of Crush laying in the grass.
	Crush cuddling with Jasper in the chair.

Crush

September 13th, 2014 to November 21st, 2020

2014

2014 - 09-13 - The nurse in the flowered shirt is carrying Crush over to the incubator.

2014 - 09-13 - The nurse holding crush in his hand.

2014 - 09-13 - A look at crush laying with his brothers and sisters.

2014 - 09-13 - The nurse checking out Crush.

2014 - 09-20 - Crush laying on a blanket.

2014 - 09-20 - A look at Crush's pink face.

2014 - 09-21 - Crush and his siblings sleeping.

2014 - 09-30 - Crush tipping the scales at 2.49 pounds!

2014 - 09-30 - Another picture of Crush asleep with his brothers and sisters.

2014 - 10-04 - Chow time!

2014 - 10-06 - Crush walking across the blanket.

2014 - 10-06 - Crush snuggling underneath his mommy.

2014 - 10-06 - Another picture of Crush and his mom.

2014 - 10-12 - Play time for Crush and his sibling.

2014 - 10-12 - Crush playing around with a blanket.

2014 - 10-15 - Tara, Jayden, Drew, Samantha, Tyler, and Rodney with Crush on the day we decided to make him ours!

2014 - 10-19 - Crush has changed a lot since the earlier photos.

2014 - 10-19 - Crush likes to chew on anything and everything!

2014 - 10-19 - Crush napping on the far left.

2014 - 10-19 - Crush walking across the tile floor.

2014 - 10-19 - Crush watching his siblings.

2014 - 10-20 - Crush laying on his blankets.

2014 - 10-23 - Bath time!

2014 - 10-23 - Another picture of Crush taking his bath in the sink.

2014 - 10-23 - Time to keep warm in a towel.

2014 - 10-27 - Crush's first outdoor playtime!

2014 - 10-27 - Crush and his siblings chasing after their mother.

2014 - 10-27 - Crush enjoying the sunshine.

2014 - 10-27 - Crush keeping an eye on his surroundings.

2014 - 10-27 - Crush being held.

2014 - 10-27 - Crush seemed to enjoy the warmth of the sun on his body.

2014 - 10-27 - Another picture of Crush enjoying the outdoors.

2014 - 11-06 - Crush seems to like laying across the edge of the cage door...

2014 - 11-06 - Crush laying with one of his siblings.

2014 - 11-08 - When we picked up Crush to bring him home with us, we also got this gift basket, which included blankets, toys, pictures, and more!

2014 - 11-08 - Crush in his gift basket.

2014 - 11-08 - Crush in his gift basket.

2014 - 11-08 - Crush in his gift basket.

2014 - 11-08 - Crush in his gift basket.

2014 - 11-08 - Crush in his gift basket.

2014 - 12-22 - Crush chilling on the floor.

2015

2015 - 05-29 - Crush enjoying the outdoors.

2015 - 05-29 - Another picture of Crush enjoying the outdoors.

2015 - 12-25 - Crush chewing on his new Christmas gift.

2015 - 12-25 - Samantha and Crush posing for a picture.

2016

2016 - 09-22 - Crush getting a big hug from Samantha.

2016 - 09-22 - Crush running through the back yard at Grandpa Gary & Grandma Terry's house.

2016 - 09-22 - Crush chilling in the kitchen.

2016 - 09-22 - Crush looking for some attention.

2016 - 12-24 - Crush waiting for a Christmas Eve present.

2016 - 12-24 - Crush watching as Tyler opens a present.

2016 - 12-25 - Crush watching the Christmas Day action unfold in front of him.

2016 - 12-25 - Crush staring at his Christmas gift as Tyler teases him with it.

2016 - 12-25 - Crush begging for food.

2017

2017 - 05-09 - Crush relaxing in the sun.

2017 - 09-05 - Crush taking a nap with his big brother Jasper.

2017 - 09-09 - Jasper napping on top of Crush!

2017 - 12-24 - Crush posing for a picture with Drew, Jayden, Tyler, and Samantha.

2018

2018 - 03-04 - Crush running through the yard.

2018 - 03-04 - Another picture of Crush running through the yard.

2018 - 06-13 - Drew giving Crush some loving.

2018 - 06-28 - Crush relaxing in the sun.

2018 - 06-28 - We always said Uncle Steven and Crush were twins - here they are napping together.

2018 - 12-25 - Crush preparing to dig into his Christmas present.

2019

2019 - 11-19 - Jasper and Crush relaxing in Rodney's lap.

2020

2020 - 02-29 - Jasper always had a habit of sitting on the arms or back of the couch. Here is Crush doing his best Jasper impression.

2020 - 07-10 - Crush sleeping peacefully on the couch.

2020 - 11-21 - We got to spend some time with Crush before we said our final goodbyes. He seemed in good spirits and was definitely excited to see us, but we know he was uncomfortable on the inside.

2020 - 11-21 - Another look at Crush.

2020 - 11-21 - Rodney saying goodbye to Crush as Tara looks on.

2020 - 11-21 - Drew talking to Tara about Crush.