Hey guys how are you I have sad news scouts gone happened yesterday for the days leading up to it he lost control of his legs for the most part couldn't stand I would help him it would grab him by like the stomach and pull up his front legs worked his back place he couldn't get them off the ground he could spin and spin and spin.

In circles because of that he was um going to the bathroom just laying there laying in it and stuff and we were on top of it I was on top of it cleaning it up the wife was helping me took him to the vet and he seemed all chipper who is even the the treats they give him and he was walking around fine and then yesterday morning I actually got home.

From doing a overnight camp with Doug which I feel very bad about but over the course that night I didn't have cell service and she was trying to call me I guess it was a rough night for her she stayed up with him all night he was going the bathroom a lot in his bed and stuff like that um when I got home she told me and I took I'm gonna tuck him in.

And like I said everything was okay and then the next day which was yesterday he throughout the night went to the bathroom a couple times his bed he got him out outside and then he couldn't walk up the stairs he just staring at me like so I kind of knew that yesterday was gonna be his last day so we kind of prepared for it and I didn't I told him.

Well she could stay home from school but she she ended up going to school when we took him into the vet and yeah that was it he um he didn't want to eat that morning either that was the straw like that I really needed to know I really needed to know without the shadow of a doubt like he's not gonna get over this thing it's not something like he's just.

Tired he can't stand it like it was the end for sure and he didn't eat yesterday morning before I took his first no it's the icing on the cake I'm glad that he didn't meet so that I know the other shadow would doubt with that that was it it was and I knew it anyway this is just my buddy man I couldn't.

Just couldn't just do it you know but he didn't suffer I made sure like he was like maybe he was uncomfortable for a day or so you know I mean but I I knew I knew it was time to take him in it's been rough emeralds doing okay I don't think she fully understands yet but she knows he's gone she got home from school yesterday.

I said skills going she said I know so a lot of a lot of feelings I would tell any anybody pet or not just and you know this everyone knows this when you go through something like this it just brings it to the top of just to hold people man keep them close to you like tell them how much you love them your pets how much you love them it's I feel.

Really bad I boats coat like man when when I would go on trips I'm not looking for sympathy please I'm not looking for people to email me or comment about know you did the Basques it's okay I'm allowed to feel the way that I'm feeling in you're allowed to to want to help but I'm just saying this is not what I'm doing saying this for he he only wanted.

To be with me he only wanted to be my spouse side and and like I'll go on trips even when we lived in Windsor like I remember his face this anticipation looking up at me like can I come out the door with you like I know you have your camping clothes on let's go and then not taking him alot for whatever reason is because he couldn't come because we're.

Going to states it's a backpacking trip canoe trip whatever long too long of duration I needed no home no matter what the reason was that I didn't take them every time when I got home he was overjoyed to see me tail just in everything in the world you'd hire she would always come up we had a routine Ian come up to the car and I.

Would undo it and unpack the car and he would help me like he'd come in and out always with me and just follow me downstairs to unpack the gear smell it all and just he was a constant companion he was by my side in the house outside my house all the time we got a few extra months owed of him we I do want to say thank you again to all.

Of the the outpouring of help and just everything that came across when I did find out that Scott had a little phone line that was before Christmas that was a few weeks before Christmas and they gave him two weeks to live a couple weeks to live and I believe because of all of the things that I learned through research.

And through you folks telling me through email comments all this stuff I believe that that's why he was able to leave live another three months after that we changed up everything you know I mean he was healthy and he had a good three months he wasn't suffering at all the only suffering I saw from him was it was last I want to say one or two days and.

Then it wasn't even it wasn't even a big it wasn't like he was in pain and knew he couldn't calm and the worst thing the worst thing was him groaning at night he threw up a couple times the night before and he would just grown with every breath know that killed me that was when I really knew it had to go he had to go so I am just making this video to let.

Everyone know that he's gone it was a huge part of my life and I know he's a huge part of my channel and he made my channel what it was I would not be in the position I am without him and where do I go from here I just continue I'll continue doing what I've been doing my love for the outdoors hasn't changed it's really having a dog with you makes.

You go outside even more you know what I mean like that's why I caught him originally I wanted a hiking buddy you know and you feel bad when you don't take them outside me it's myself off I'm feeling a little lazy today or whatever I can make excuses you know play with the kid instead we'll play video games or just edit a video.

Worker on the house but when you have a dog it's like he's looking at you like it's time to go you know so I will continue doing what I love to do and down the road I will be getting another dog for sure I've had some suggestions I have even had a few offers but who knows just yet I'm not 100% sure on what I want to do and what I want to do it but.

I'm sure when I when the time comes I will know my family will know but thank you all I know is a big a lot of people do them you should see the outpouring on Instagram I made a post yesterday right when I got home after putting him down it's probably the most comments I've ever had on an Instagram post just the outpouring of love and support it and.

Then care for this dog and for me and my family it's amazing telling you this dog was one-in-a-million once-in-a-lifetime dog I've said it before there's there's videos on my channel where I talk about it but he saved my daughter from being attacked by it by an American Bulldog I have very fond memories of living in the.

Sousou-san Murray with him as a pup and and me going to the woods you know just exploring this land that I've never never been around before about 11 years ago and I would walk down in a valley and he'd be up on a ridge 20 30 50 feet up and we just meet up at the end where it connected it was my first real dog had a standard.

Poodle before that but I know you I never bought it it wasn't mine and and we only had him for a few years scout I had since he was eight weeks old and he lived to be 11 and a half and I put him down and I looked in his eyes the whole time telling him he did a good job and he can go he did do a good job he did a very good job he's the best boy.

But I'm not here to be sad and make you feel bad all that stuff I'm dealing with it I'm just uh I just want to let you guys know you know you loved him too I know a lot of you love the music a big part of your guy's viewing pleasure what do you watched me a lot of sorry huh a lot of people would show me pictures on Instagram of their dog or their cat or.

Videos of their dog or cat watching scout all my videos and just loving it you will be missed he's a good boy so I have um right now I'm editing this is my this is my workstation my bed it's not as glamorous as you might think this is how I've done it for like 10 years now so I'm editing two videos right now I have the second.

Part to the fort fort in the woods series I actually did an overnight so I have a really big long video that I'm editing right now and then like I said Doug came and we did a pretty cool overnight camp too in the winter sorry winter conditions snow it was fun but I'm leaving in a few days to go to Madison Wisconsin and I'd like for you.

Guys to come and meet me there if you're around or if you'd like to there's an event called kanuha copia and I'll be speaking there on the Friday Saturday and Sunday of this weekend coming up it's a big outdoor event it's a big indoor outdoor event it'll be lots of speakers and then a bunch of vendors and it's all about.

Camping not just canoeing but camping outdoor stuff so yeah oh my point in saying this is that I would like for whoever would like to to come say hi tell me listen to a speech maybe your talk maybe but I don't know that I will be able to get these videos done before I leave so I just want you to know that I have videos in the queue.

And I'm working on them this Scout thing took a little while like it it's hard for me to concentrate on editing right now so and it's been like that for a few days so uh I will try to get the one done regardless I'm not going anywhere I might I'm not taking a hiatus I'll film at that um can do a COPI as well put that up I.

Just it just might be till next week until you see a video from me I was gonna make a little montage of a montage video for scout and they still might do that I just don't want to bump people Oh too much and I don't really want to do it right now either there's some pretty cool people who have done that on Instagram already I saw a couple.

So thank you it's cool to see the progression throughout the years of him and myself and how old we were everything but anyways this isn't meant to be doom and gloom this isn't meant to bum you oh I just want to tell you what happened and to tell you to hold your loved ones tight regardless if they have fur or not thanks for watching guys.

There'll be lots more videos to come if you're missing scout like I am go back and watch some the old videos with him some some some of my original videos maybe I'll be kind of cool some of the ones that started it all off like 10 years ago he was a good boy and I love him very much and I will never have another dog like him I'm sure.

Some of you understand that very good thank you thank you for everything