This evening, we said a final goodbye to Donna Hedl, Freya’s breeder and a great friend in Rottweilers. Donna passed away on Wednesday. It was quite a shock. Even though she had been fighting cancer for quite a long while, she had been doing well lately and had been out and about to many dog events over the last month.

The last time I saw her was at the ATTS temperament test last month. I hadn’t seen Donna for quite some time prior to that, and she hadn’t seen Freya in even longer. Our group had a great time socializing, and both of the dogs that Donna bred passed the test, along with most of our group’s dogs.

Freya was a gift from Donna and her then-husband Joe following the unexpected death of my heart dog Heidi on Christmas Eve 2003. After they split up, it was more so Donna who kept in touch with me about Freya and the other littermates, and who always had a moment to hear about Freya’s ups and downs.

Godspeed, Donna. Thank you forever for Freya and for your friendship.

(NaBloPoMo | June ‘09: 6 of 30 | 75% Challenge: 133 of 274)