February 25th 2023.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) She's been having a great time
Meet Dolly, the Border Collie who's been busy crossing things off a fun bucket list her owner has come up with for her.
Dolly has an incurable stage four cancer, and after owner Sam Stanley received the bad news in April, she knew she had to do something special for her friend.
Now, Sam is all about creating memories with Dolly - from taking a canoe ride in the Lake District to going on a road trip across the Scottish highlands.
After finding a lump in Dolly's mammary glands, Sam, 30, took her to the vet where they surgically removed the aggressive tumour.
But despite their best efforts, veterinarians informed Sam and her partner Danny Wragg, also 30, that cancer had spread to Dolly's lymphatic system.
‘We were told that chemotherapy wouldn't really do anything other than extend her life, but it was uncertain if that would be the case,’ said Sam.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) ‘It is just the minor items that we have to do now’
‘So we've just decided to let her live her best life.’
So Sam composed a bucket list of all the things that she'd always wanted to do with Dolly, but hadn't managed to.
Since the vets told the couple, who live in Darlington, that dogs with this type of cancer normally live approximately eight more months, Sam hurried to make sure they covered the most important things on her list first.
She said: ‘So to be honest, the bucket list, we did most of the major things thinking that we wouldn't have her by Christmas last year.
‘So it is just the minor items that we have to do now, that we need to add to it because she is doing better than we thought.’
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) Adorable
Even though Dolly is very unwell, she's still displaying her normal cheerful self.
Sam says the pooch, who she has had since Dolly was just a pup, is ‘very loving and cuddly’ but also has her cheeky moments.
‘She's slowing down a bit, I think she has moments of being tired, but she goes out with a dog walker on a Monday, and it appears like she does backflips,’ added Sam.
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Sam and Danny, a software manager, have been astonished by the cost of Dolly's medical care.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) She's been having an amazing time
Meet Dolly, the Border Collie who's been occupied checking off items on an exciting bucket list that her owner has made for her. Dolly has incurable stage four cancer, and after owner Sam Stanley received the awful news in April, she realized she needed to do something special for her friend.
Now, Sam is all about creating memories with Dolly - from taking a canoe ride in the Lake District to going on a road trip across the Scottish highlands.
After discovering a lump in Dolly's mammary glands, Sam, 30, took her to the vet where they removed the invasive tumour surgically.
But in spite of their best efforts, vets told Sam and her partner Danny Wragg, also 30, that the cancer had spread to Dolly's lymphatic system.
‘We were informed that chemotherapy wouldn't really achieve anything other than extend her life, but it was a gamble as to whether that would happen,’ said Sam.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) ‘It's just the small things that we have to do now’
‘So we've just decided to let her live her best life.’
So Sam composed a bucket list of all the things that she had always wanted to do with Dolly, but hadn't gotten around to.
Considering the vets told the couple, who live in Darlington, that dogs with this kind of cancer typically live approximately eight more months, Sam hurried to make sure they accomplished the biggest items on her list first.
She said: ‘So to be honest, the bucket list, we did most of the big things believing that we wouldn't have her by Christmas last year.
‘So it's just the small things that we have to do now, that we need to add to it because she is doing better than we thought.’
Adorable
Despite being very ill, Dolly is still exhibiting her usual, carefree attitude.
Sam states the canine, who she has had since Dolly was just a pup, is ‘very loving and cuddly’ but also has her feisty moments.
‘She's slowing down a bit, I think she has times of being tired, but she goes out with a dog walker on a Monday, and it sounds like she does backflips,’ added Sam.
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Sam and Danny, a software manager, have been astounded by the cost of Dolly's medical care.
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