Aspen could light up a room, she was quarky and loved to smile. I got Aspen in 2008 vet estimated her to be a year old, I was in middle school. A friend of mine found her running through traffic on the highway in Georgia and I told her I would take her(even after my parents said no) I had her drop Aspen off when my mom was at the grocery store and my dad was at work, I attempted to hide her in my room (didn’t work lol). She was terrified no one could get near her I spent every day/night just sitting as close as she would let me till we had an unbreakable bond. She was with every move, every good and bad moment, we were never apart she even went to the grocery store with me. She loved ice-cream but only off a spoon, car rides, the dog park, floating around the pool on her float, and loved snuggles. She hated when I left to go out with friends. She would wait till i left and escape, knowing my parents would call me. She would go to the same canal but would only come out of the water when she saw me. As she got older, she gained a baby brother who she grew to love he loved to annoy her. As time went on her condition declined, she wanted less snuggles and more alone time,on February 4th 2023 I had to make the ultimate decision to let my best friend of 17 years go. I always promised her that even if I wasn’t ready I wouldn’t let her suffer. She had to wear diapers and the last 2 days she spent crying in pain unable to walk, so I kept my promise and held her tight as she took her last breath.