Dying Dog Gets A Special Heartwarming Surprise From Her Family, A Mountain Of Snow That She Could Enjoy One Last Time
Maggie knew exactly what she loved, and winter was at the top of the list. The Saint Bernard and Newfoundland mix had spent her whole life chasing snow, flopping onto her back, and soaking up every cold-weather moment with her family.
So when Maggie was diagnosed with cancer in July, her parents, Elijah Saltzgaber and Marianna Wilson, wanted to give her one last day that felt like her favorite season. They reached out to their community with a simple request, and the response turned into something much bigger than they expected.
What happened next gave Maggie the snowy sendoff she deserved. Read on.
Love at the first sight.
Maggie loved paddle boarding with her mom.
With her crew, Maggie went on many adventures.
The unique request was put online by Elijah Saltzgaber.
“She was always most comfortable in the winter.”
Maggie’s special mountain of snow.
That request got a lot more attention than they expected.
This is similar to the couple who rescued a senior beagle from cold streets and adopted him.
For one last time, she climbed the mountain.
According to Maggie’s mom,
“She (Maggie) wasn’t sure what to make of it, so I grabbed some of it and showed it to her, and she just proceeded to eat it. We hauled what was in the van to a corner of the backyard, where we’d set up a shade tarp, and Maggie still hadn’t warmed to what was going on, so we leveled it out a little bit and threw her squeaky ball into it, and it was game over from there. She pounced on it, buried her ball the way she would, and then she came to rest on top of the snow pile, and she was perfectly at ease and comfortable.”
Emotional moment for them all.
Maggie spent her last moments doing what she loved the most. She was outside playing in the snow and was definitely surrounded by her family’s love and attention.
Saltzgaber and Marianna Wilson showed the world one more time that the bond between a family and a pet is unbreakable, and even though Maggie was dying, they still wanted to do something special for her. They knew what she loved the most, and they succeeded in making that happen; isn’t that beautiful?
But what makes this heartwarming story even more beautiful is that the whole community got involved. The power of community made this dying dog happy for the last time in her life.
Maggie’s last nap in the snow.
One last snowy nap was all Maggie needed.
Ready for more winter magic, see how a man carried his dying dog on one last mountain trek.
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