Farewell To A Good Boy

Those who know our family well are all too familiar with our small pack of labradors that is always in tow wherever we go. Just two days before we hit the road with our Scamp trailer to cross the country from Austin to the Columbia River Gorge, our eldest dog Jesse Bear left this world. He’d been stubbornly holding on despite many ailments, including losing an eye, tumors, various many joint pains, and neurological issues. It was as though the machine deep inside him could not understand how to shut down and he kept his vitality and strength and resolve until the very end.

This drive out to the Pacific Northwest is a poignant one as we are constantly reminded of his fresh absence. For those who have been following The Building Science Podcast over the years will be familiar with the dogs as they made frequent audio appearances and we even gave our last dog, Lucy, an on-air farewell. We felt like it was only appropriate to memorialize Jesse Bear here on this project blog as he’d been a part of it since day one, running up and down that steep slope and through the poison oak in the park across the street.

We miss you and love you, Jesse Bear, and we are so happy you’re not suffering anymore.