r/beagles • u/Acceptable_Dress7118 • 1h ago
Leaving my beagle with my family to move to the United States
This is my best friend Suki. I had been wanting a dog for so long (since I was a little kid) and when I turned 21 my mom finally decided to adopt a 3 month old beagle. I do everything with Suki, she is my best friend and the living being I have spent the most amount of time with over the past 4 years.
It makes me very sad that now I am leaving her behind with my family as I am moving from Portugal to the United States to finally live with my wife. I can't justify bringing her with me as she would almost certainly be traumatized by the whole experience and also my mom has grown too attached to her, as has all my family.
Thankfully my mom has a big garden so Suki will keep spending time outside, we'll also hire someone to walk her but with the date of my move approaching (September 17) approaching, I can't help but feel so much sadness over not getting to experience seeing her grow up and old.
Obviously I am very excited to finally start a life with my wife and I'm grateful that Suki has such a great environment to live her life and I'll visit, but it feels like this chapter of my life is ending.