At 2:25am Pacific Daylight Time to be precise.
Jean and I were awoken around 2:15am to the sounds of Hazel having some trouble breathing.
We both were instantly out of bed and comforting her.
A little later she stopped breathing and then her heart ceased to beat. It was 2:25.
There has been so much interest and concern over her from you all that I wanted to post this without delay. We will be arranging to have the exact cause of death determined so that, too, may be shared with you all.
I will also write up an eulogy to be published in a few days time.
Thank you, dear friends.
Learning from Dogs 
I’m so very sorry for your loss. Sending love and prayer to you both.
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Thank you very much.
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Oh Paul, I am so so sorry.. My heart goes out to both you and Jean, I know how dearly she was loved.. Sending you my thoughts and prayers my friends.
Love Sue ❤
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Sue, special thoughts from you. Thank you so very much.
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She had adventures, traveled the world, and is still travelling. Bon voyage, and bon vivant.
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John, lovely words, and thank you again for your most special email.
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As I caught the headline, I nearly got a heart attack as I know very well two six year old girls whose names are Hazel! That felt horrible. Anyway, condolences.
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Patrice, that’s very kind of you to call in and leave your condolences. Sorry for giving you a bit of a start with my headline.
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Well, it had the good effect to teach me something about myself: I was unable to think for a second or two, as it tried to apprehend the horror.
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I can’t imagine your fine brain unable to think; even for just a few moments! 😉
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Dire moment. We want to give them a longer life. Condolences and sorry. She died at home with her loved ones. Thank you for telling us. I know how difficult it is to write.
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Hazel was deeply loved not only by Jean and me and the rest of the doggy gang but by so many special followers of this place, including your very goodself. She will be terribly missed.
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I’ve spent many years within online dog communities. Believe me, people shed tears over the dogs they have come to know and love. And, Hazel was one of those.
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Thank you and big hugs and doggy licks to you.
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RIP Hazel. See you on the other side.
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Thank you, Asha. Hazel most certainly died quickly and free from pain and being loved by Jean and me. Guess we can’t ask for anything more than that!
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Paul & Jean, I’m saddened by the news! So sorry for your loss! Thank you for letting us know. Hazel is at peace now! Healing prayers for you! 💛 Elizabeth
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Elizabeth, dear sweet thoughts from you. Thank you so very much!
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Sorry for your loss seems inadequate when sending condolences but, I am. It is as wrenching as any family member’s death. Brady
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Brady, your kindest words and thoughts could never, ever been seen as inadequate. Thank you very much.
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Thinking of you all – so very tough to lose a family member. ❤
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Yes, we are going to miss Hazel incredibly as we have done already with many other members of our family. Big hugs to you.
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My deepest sympathies. She was a beautiful dog and I know that you will miss her more than words can say.
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She was, indeed, a very beautiful dog. I’m going to try very hard when I publish a eulogy for Hazel to find the words that do accurately demonstrate what Hazel meant to me and Jean, and that’s not intended to diminish the value of what you said in the slightest. Thank you.
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So sorry to hear Hazel has left us Paul, but comforting to know that she died at home with you and Jean right by her side. My heart breaks for you both. Healing prayers sent your way.
Thank you for letting us know, I know how hard that must have been for you to write.
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Dearest Barb. As it turned out writing the words was so much easier than explaining to so many people earlier on today that Hazel had died this morning. Jean and I have shed many tears these last few hours. (As an example, I had to go into our local bank this morning and was asked how I was and choked up in tears to the point that two of the bank tellers came round to my side and gave me a hug!) So many kind people.
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I have walked in your shoes Paul; when I lost my last dog, a Lhasa Apso, I couldn’t talk about losing her; it was easier to write about losing her.
The tellers at the bank were lovely, they felt your pain and showed you compassion. People can be very kind. Time does heal but we never forget our fur babies. My heart goes out to you and Jean.
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Via our lives so intermingled with those of our dogs we are also connected through our thoughts, feelings and our words. Thank you.
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I was so sorry to hear of Hazel’s passing- she was clearly a very cherished family member- and she was surrounded at the end by her people and much love- thinking of you all-
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Thank you, you lovely person.
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“We who choose to surround ourselves
with lives even more temporary than our
own, live within a fragile circle;
easily and often breached.
Unable to accept its awful gaps,
we would still live no other way.
We cherish memory as the only
certain immortality, never fully
understanding the necessary plan.”
– Irving Townsend
Paul and Jean, From across the other side of the world, my sincere condolences to you both. RIP sweet Hazel.
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Marg, just read this out aloud to Jeannie. What a beautiful, kind and generous gift you send us. Thank you!
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Rest in Peace Hazel, sorry to learn about your loss Paul 😔 so sad
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My apologies. I didn’t see your wonderful message when it first came in. Thank you for your kind words.
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oh, I’m so sorry for your loss 😦 take care and cherish the happy memories xxx
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And there are so many happy memories. Thank you for your gentle thoughts.
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Oh thank you! Thank you so much. The memories will be deeply cherished.
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Oh Paul and Jean, I feel for you both. She was such a special girl. How comforting that you were there for her in her passing.
She will live on forever in your hearts.
Gentle hugs
xo
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Val, being with her at the end, stroking her head as her life forces ebbed away reinforced a bond between us since that moment we found her outside Jean’s house in Mexico in 2009; a poor lost mother dog who had been cast adrift from her pups. Hazel loved us from that moment and, in turn, we loved her back immediately. What we learn from our dogs!
Thank you so much.
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💕🙏💕
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I’m very sorry to hear of Hazel’s passing. The photo of her is gorgeous. I’m so glad you and Jean were able to be by her side as she left this physical plane; that’s such a wonderful and important thing. Love & blessings, Sam
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Sam, another beautiful thought. Thank you. If you drop by this place over the weekend you will read my eulogy for Hazel and Sunday’s Picture Parade will be devoted to photos of her.
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I’m so sorry. It’s never easy when we lose a fur kid from the family.
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Lori, how very sweet of you to drop in and leave your kind thought. Thank you very much.
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Dear Paul and Jean, I admire your ability to love and let go of dog after dog in your family.
Grief often opens our hearts, if we let it in (or out).
By hurrying through grief, we think we will race through it, but if we pay attention we learn to find a deep aliveness and willingness to live in each & every moment.
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Wow! What wisdom and compassion in your beautiful words. A thousand thanks!
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So very sad. We are looking at losing another dog one day soon. Just tough stuff. Love to you all, human and animal.
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And to you, Bela.
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