06/18/2026
We are heartbroken to share the news that our long-time resident Ebbie, 12, has passed away. He was diagnosed in 2023 with dilated cardiomyopathy, enlargement of the heart, and we knew our time with Ebbie was winding down. Still, we were not ready to let him go.
We first met Ebbie in the fall of 2017 at a local county shelter, where he’d been roughed up pretty good by another dog. He needed help, and we couldn’t walk away. So, Ebbie joined the PAWS Atlanta family and quickly became a favorite.
Ebbie had a small but devoted group of PAWS team members and volunteers who loved him beyond measure. The feeling was clearly mutual. Once he got to know you, he would light up when you opened his gate to take him for a walk. He loved walks.
He lived most of his time at PAWS in his own bachelor pad, a free-standing cottage with AC and heating, and his own private yard, where he sunned himself with great abandon on his Kurunda bed. He spent many afternoons lounging on that bed, watching the world float by. That bed was his happy place.
Ebbie appreciated and lived the chill life, going for walks, sleeping in the sun, waiting for his treats from the “drive-thru” window of the vet clinic. The vet staff would fling open the window, and he’d come running, gently take his treat, and then promptly run back into his cottage to enjoy his snack in peace.
He was stunning, and not entirely unaware of his exceptional good looks. We’d gush over him, telling him how very handsome he was, and he’d smile and soak in the love.
Ebbie lived, and loved, on his own terms. His world was small, but the people he trusted and knew, he adored.
Ebbie’s house sits empty today for the first time in years. The gate is open, and the sun is shining down on his sweet little house.
We will miss Ebbie beyond words.
If you’d like to share a memory, we’d love to hear your stories. If you would like pay tribute to this sweet prince’s life, we always need more Kurunda beds for all of our little sunworshippers at the shelter. Link: https://shelterbeds.org/donate/27261
Thank you to everyone who loved and cared for Ebbie throughout his years at PAWS Atlanta. He was happy here and grateful for your love.
