It is with great sadness and broken hearts that I let you all know, that a week ago today, 1st August 2017 early afternoon in the sunshine, we had to let our awesome, gentle, goofy, very special boy and best friend go over to wait in the Meadow by Rainbow Bridge. I cannot begin to tell you all how much it hurts, we are devastated. When you have more than a couple of dogs you they say you are not meant to have favourites. Well I am proud to say Luca was my best boy in every way and so much more. He was 2 months shy of his 12th Birthday, the oldest, longest living greatest Swissy in the UK with the best health screens and his eyes were Clear to 11 yrs old.

In all these years he never put a paw wrong. He was loved and admired by so many, Judges Frank Kane, Meg Parnell-Carpenter, Judges in Rotts Mary McPhail and Jude Brendon and many in the Bernese and other breeds that met him over the years doing his PR for the breed in the UK. Our bestest Snow Dog is waiting for us in the meadow by Rainbow Bridge and we will be with him again one day. He was a huge part of our lives, been through the horrible times and the great times and Alex has known him since he was 4 yearrs and Luca only 5 weeks old.

From the moment Margrit Burri as she was then in Switzerland first sent me his photo after he was born,  he had my heart. When we fly over to see the litter at 5 weeks old and meet Mona Lisa his lovely mum and the awesome Ch. Hanibald von der Point, I saw immediately what a very special Swissy he was. I watched him and his sister Bindi playing and moving about and both so very sound at that young age. Mary and Jude were some of the first to see Luca at around 11-12 months old as we drove over to get him that hot summer when he was 10 months old. They both said how sound he was. Thank you Margrit for such a wonderful boy that we shared our lives with all these years.

All the years he and his kids were in the Discover Dogs booth at Crufts and in the November at Earls Court, so many people deep taking photos of Luca and his kids being normal and happy and goofy Swissies and with kids asleep with them. Meg Parnell-Carpenter had me and Luca in a side ring several years at Crufts show the public about showing what it entails and there was my special boy having fun, flirting with the ladies both doggy and human and having fun wagging his tail.

Loosing Luca has bought us to our knees, good thing I am a touch typist because I cannot see these words through all my tears. Not sure my heart will ever recover this loss. He leaves a great legacy in his kids and grandkids and gt grandkids and oh so many happy, funny memories and photos. Being a mum, seeing your child crying so much at loosing his brother, they were together always, made my pain that much more. Luca was my Champion in every way possible even though he never actually had the title. He was the bestest first Swissy we could ever have had. His ashes come back today and they will be made into things that we can wear close to our hearts and a beautiful Glass ornament.

Sleep tight my beautiful boy and we love you to the moon and beyond and a day wont go by that we wont think of you and miss you. Your favourite spot on the patio is empty but we will see you laying there from time to time I know and I miss you greeting us in the mornings and being my last kiss goodnight.