Life with Pogo

Life with Pogowith much love Cindy Bruno (Mom)

Pogo was my first transport in March 2013 as a new volunteer for SEVA GRREAT. I wasn’t sure I was ready for a second dog at that time. But when I saw him again in August 2013, as I was volunteering for a SEVA event at the Tractor Supply in Gloucester VA, I knew that he should be mine in his forever home. We met with his then 3rd foster with our 8 year old Golden, Harley. They immediately got along.

I owned a beach house in Carova, NC. That was his first time at a beach and he did not know what to do with those waves and wanted no part of it. Harley came barreling down the beach and lunged into the water. Pogo perked up and thought, “Oh, is that what you’re supposed to do.” From then on there was no keeping him out of the water. We spent many a days at the beach with walks, swimming and visiting with his favorite Dalmatian friends, Ellie and Lexie. And many swimming excursions in the sound in OBX with Ellie and Lexie. We would also stay with them in their second home in Hopewell, VA and take trips with them to the mountains in Tyro, VA. We took trips to Skyline Drive where we hiked and walks on the James River where we owned another piece of property. At our home in VA, we also had a best friend across the street, a Great Pyrenees named Buddy that we walked in the woods with almost every day snow, rain or shine. Whenever possible, Pogo loved to chase any critter that came into the yard. He would travel in the car whenever possible whether it was to go on a vacation or just running errands. Harley passed in June 2018 at the age of 14 ½. During this sad time, it was Pogo who gave me comfort.

As we continued our journeys, I recently bought a home in Sunset Beach, NC. As we were looking for that home, we spent time on the beach and at the park on the Intercoastal waterway from August – November 2021. We moved in December 2021 and were anxiously looking forward to time at the beach again. In September 2021, he successfully recovered from the removal of a cancerous tumor. But in February 2022, he became ill and quickly declined. On March 11, 2022, I had to make the tough decision to help him across the rainbow bridge. He will be so missed and my heart feels empty. But he will be continuing his journey with his brother Harley and we will be together again someday.