Wave: The Dog Who Walked Us
This week, we said goodbye to Wave, our Siberian Husky and faithful family companion of almost fifteen years. Anyone who has loved a dog knows there is no clean way to describe that kind of loss. It is not only grief. It is disorientation. It is the strange quiet of a home that still looks the same, but no longer feels fully alive in the same way. Wave was not simply a pet in our house. She was part of the rhythm of us. She was there through years of growth, change, noise, routine, family life, and ordinary days we did not know we would miss one day. She was independent, loyal, beautiful, outspoken, smart, gentle, kind, and, as all good Huskies, more than a little sassy. She had opinions. She had volume. She had presence. Her name came from our kids, Wyatt and Avery. After losing our first Siberian, Seina ( Sean and Bina , my wife's name), who we had for 7 years before our daughter was born, we could not imagine replacing her. Eventually, the kids asked for their own dog, so we ...
