Diary (August 9, 2026)
Online diary of Karl Jones for Sunday August 9, 2026.
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Sven
Said goodbye to Sven. He was a good doggie, and my friend.
Joshua called me in the afternoon with a somber request, which I was honored to fulfill: picking up his children Starla and Toivo, and driving down to Duluth, for a last farewell play time with Sven, and then a trip to the Blue Pearl Animal Hospital for euthanasia.
He was failing, his time was coming soon. But he was still waggy-tailed, happy for the attention and the snuggles and the special treats.
It was hard on the kids, Zoe and Zoe especially. (One Zoe is Joshua's daughter with Anna-Lena; the other his adoptive daughter.) They cried, and cried more. I did what I could to project understanding, sympathy, courage; yet it was hard for me too.
He was a good doogie, and my friend. I miss him.
