Bria was a little French bulldog with the IVDD and a spunky personality! She was labeled fawn, but we believe she was really cream as her fur was so light. With fur that light, she didn’t show her gray hair and always looked younger than her age. She was so loving and sweet and loved meeting new people (especially kids) and “purring” when they pet her! She wasn’t one for hugs or pictures and would usually turn her face if you tried to snap a photo! After her sister, Skye, died, I tried holding her up to a mirror to see if she would look at herself. Not only did she look, she smiled! I thought Skye was the only dog to do that! Bria was diagnosed with a spinal disease (IVDD) when she was only 7 years old, but she adjusted easily and went to physical therapy every two weeks for the rest of her life. She enjoyed all the attention she got from the therapists, and loved going to see them! In her older years, she would sit in her bed while her sister ran to see us when we got home. It was if she was saying, “yeah, you can come to see me….I’m not getting up.” Haahaa! Through physical therapy, Bria learned how to walk in a dog wheelchair (we called it her bike). She loved going for walks and having her special peanut butter pumpkin treat. Bria adored her little sister, Skye, and loved having her face and ears cleaned by her sister almost every day. She would reciprocate occasionally, but mostly, she enjoyed the attention her sister gave her. She also loved to crawl on the same bed with her sister and lay on top of her! Eventually, Skye would tire of it and move to another bed. It was Bria’s clever plan! In her early years, Bria used to love to walk on the treadmill! She was so funny and would walk behind me on it as though we were going for a walk. We are going to miss that sweet little girl, but are happy that she has joined her sister, Skye, and cousins Zoey and Macey on the other side of the rainbow bridge, and we hope she is running, playing, happy and pain-free. Such a brave, strong and adorable little fur baby.
