Vale Frannie Lozano!
Acrobat, biscuit thief, escape artist, piddle artist, sun worshipper and very sweet girl.
Frannie was an adorable little lady who snuggled her way into our hearts.
Although she had a serious heart condition you wouldn’t have known it as even after going into heart failure and then when she settled on her heart medication for a further 6 months she still enjoyed a one hour walk every day and perked up whenever food or treats or cuddles were on offer.
She spent a lot of time curled up in one of her many beds, couches or armchairs around the house. She got new favourites all the time and amused me with her antics like sitting on TOP of the armchair and drooping over the edge like a snow leopard in the sun.
She didn’t like to be separated from me so when I went out she stood to attention at the door like the Dog on the Tuckerbox but when I was home she was happy as long as she knew where I was. When I went to the toilet she followed me but was quite content curled up on the bed or armchair waiting for me to come out.
Although middle aged and suffering from a heart condition Frannie managed to climb like an acrobat! She climbed a fence (nearly escaping) cleverly using the cross bars as rungs. Inside she also used chairs as ladders to get onto tables or benches in order to access treats both doggy and human. I had to be very careful where I put tasty things…
Frannie was so friendly with both people and dogs so having visitors was easy and fun. She often snuggled up to friends when they visited. Sometimes Frannie nuzzled with my friend while I cuddled her dog. She liked to share the love around.
I never had a dog who was so easy to give medication to. She came up excited when called and actually made an effort to search for the tablet within the blob of coconut oil to make sure she had got it. It was incredible and very handy for a dog who needed regular medication throughout the day.
There were so many cute and funny things she did to keep me amused but memorably in winter at some point in the evening she would burrow under the bedcovers where she spooned in the V at the back of my knees. It was things like this that more than made up for her many piddles inside. An unfortunate side effect of the diuretic medication and her odd preference to pee on the inside of the doggie door rather than the outside.
The Safe Haven program is amazing for a dog like this who is adorable but unwell and therefore on a sad trajectory and expensive to look after making it difficult for average people to afford the care. I am grateful to Safe Haven for allowing Frannie the extra time to live a happy and contented life and I feel privileged to have been able to be her human friend and Mum in the final chapter of her life.
I will miss you Frannie Xxx