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Scout

Scout’s last days

More: We rescued Scout when he was a year old. He immediately became our family’s protector and my best friend. Scout spent countless hours in the mountains of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee in search of trout, hiking, hunting, and camping. Last year we found out that Scout had cancer, and we lost him right before Christmas. Over the last few years, his favorite place was our cabin on a small mountain lake. We made the most of the time we had left at the lake, whether it was on the water, watching the sun rise from the deck, or curled up by the fire. This photo of Scout was one of the last days he was able to go out on the kayak with me. He spent it searching the water for fish, watching ducks and geese fly, and occasionally jumping in to chase otters. We miss ‘Ol Scout everyday, and are thankful for the joy he brought to our family.
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