Jolie, you were the greatest dog I've ever had the pleasure of knowing, and I just hope you loved our family half as much as we loved you. I'm so sorry we had to put you down, but it was only because we saw how miserable you were.

We watched you struggle on the stairs from the backyard to the house, and we witnessed you not be able to get into bed on your own anymore. We watched you go from running and playing to just sleeping all the time. We knew you were in pain, and we couldn't watch you suffer anymore.

You have always been my best friend, and there was no one better to cuddle with while watching tv. I didn't even mind that all my clothes were covered in your fur all the time because it was just a sign to the world that I had a dog that loved me.

You were always there for our family. We went to bed every night knowing that no one would terrorize us without our knowledge, cause you would definitely bark until we woke up. We also could count on you licking any intruders to death, so ya know, no fears there.

You had a rough beginning of your life. When we rescued you, we knew you came with baggage. You were boxed up and tossed out a car window with your siblings and your mom, and it left you scared of everything. I know you were still horrified by everything in our house, but you trusted us. We knew you counted on us to keep the horrible things away.

Some of my favorite memories of you involve you being horrified by something, and as a result of that horror, doing something incredibly hilarious. For instance, the time we found you in the back of my moms closet because you were scared of the fireworks on the Fourth of July, or the time we found you hiding in the bathtub because of the fireworks for New Year's Eve.

You loved hiding in bizarre places, and we just kind of had to deal with all of your crazy. We never minded, because you chose our family. The day my mom found you, in our local Humane Society, you'd been hiding in the back of your cage to be far away from all animals and people. Then my mom walked up, and you came rushing forward. We had no choice but to bring you home because obviously, you knew who your person was.

I loved you more than words can do justice, and I was heartbroken to see you go, but you deserved to not be as miserable as you were. Our whole family was devastated by the loss of you, but we tried so hard to be brave for you.

We will miss you every day. You were everyone's favorite family member, and the house feels empty without you. We love you so much, baby.