09/15/2026
What was supposed to be the three year anniversary photoshoot of The Woof of the Woods Pet Grooming unexpectedly turned into a very sad goodbye photoshoot for our baby boy, Pico.
Pico passed away yesterday Monday September 14th around the age of 15-16 years old. I got him from a Craigslist ad in Anchorage about 9 years ago. I was told that he lived in Indiana and Texas before making his way to Alaska. He turned out to be the absolute best boy, my baby, my soul dog. He was truly the purest, kindest soul and there was not a person or animal to meet him that didn't love him. He loved to eat and play with BarkBox toys. He taught R***r everything he knows and not having him here anymore is a huge loss to R***r, Wilson, and myself. In 2020 he was diagnosed with Cushing's disease and was able to live another 6 full and healthy years. We have hiked thousands of miles together all over Alaska and Northern Arizona. I truly don't know how we will make it without him here. He was the glue that held us together and the absolute center of my world.
To say this year has been the most difficult of my life is a huge understatement- from losing Pico, not being able to get a home loan, living in a less than ideal environment, to being disappointed by people in my life that I thought cared about me.
What I CAN always believe in are my two remaining dogs R***r and Wilson, your dogs, and my thriving dog grooming business. Because of you I am still here and making it. Thank you to all of my clients who have helped support me, especially those who have been with me from the beginning. It means more to me than I can even describe.
A special thank you to my friend Bethany Carter (BethanyCarterPhotography) for once again taking the best photos of my dogs and me. And thank you to Dr. Jenny Johnson-Davis at Fetch the Pet Vet for making Pico's passing easy and painless.
Rest easy, Pico. We will love and miss you forever. ❤️
