Doc

 Our 2013 Alum Doc has passed away. 
​ His mom Mary sent us this wonderful tribute to Doc:“Our Doc crossed the rainbow bridge today after a short battle with CHF and pulmonary edema. He is now running free with his brothers and sister, Max, Rigby, and Holly (SEGSP 2015 alumni). 
Doc came into our lives in October 2013. He was the third rescue that I pulled from the Santa Rosa County Shelter. Doc was so submissive when I picked him up that he wouldn't even stand up straight to walk. He crouched. Since I was just pulling him from the shelter and doing the first leg of his transport down to S. FL I didn't get too attached but we loved his sweet nature. 
A week goes by, and I get a call from the rescue group asking me to take in a heartworm positive dog. I said I wasn't ready for that responsibility yet but if they wanted to send Doc back up, I'd foster him until we found a family. So that's what happened and on October 24, 2013, Doc joined our family. 
Friends saw his picture on Facebook and wanted to adopt him but we weren't sure how he was around cats and chickens. We found out quickly he was not tolerant. I thought on the third attempt he would go to a great home, but she turned out to be allergic to him. We finally decided he was not going anywhere. He joined our family that day. 
Doc had the loudest bark, the MOST expressive eyes and a communication style that was not difficult to understand. He climbed trees, hunted squirrels and chased butterflies. He hated fireworks so much that he would jump in the air, biting and barking. If a truck with a big engine drove by, they were in for it because he was not going to let them drive by his house without telling them off. For some reason he never liked our mailman, Patrick. There was no questioning what he wanted when he wanted it. You could say he came out of his shell when he became a McCaa. 
We will miss his barks (so loud that he hurt his own ears), his big feet that carried in all the dirt, his fox holes (not really), and his expressions. Our hearts will hurt with his absence but I'm thankful his suffering wasn't too long and that he was loved every moment until the end.”
There is no doubt in our mind that Doc will be loved through eternity.
“The two hardest things to say in life are hello for the first time and goodbye for the last.”   Moira Rogers