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Our best girl took her last breath

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Kate Speer
Jan 05, 2026
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Our best girl took her last breath on the darkest day of the year.

But even though she is no longer walking beside us, sassy barking for snuggles or pawing me back to reality, she is not gone.

No.

Dr. Waffle will never be gone.

She is the beat of my heart,

the breath in my chest,

and most of all,

yes, most of all,

Waffle is the fight for love and belonging for …

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