dogs

18 February 2026

Growing up with dogs

Losing Bifi made me reminisce a lot about the pets in my life. First and foremost, Bifi is still on my mind a lot, and it still feels unreal that she’s not here anymore. I often still find myself yearning to pet her little head, missing that bond we shared. I want to hold on to those memories for as long as I can, because eventually they will fade. She was not the first pet I lost. I grew up with many, many animals that have been gone for a long time, and my memories of them seem so far […]

6 February 2026

Good bye, good dog

A week ago, we said goodbye to our 13 1/2 year old dog, Bifi. She was a street mutt, named after the African country Biafra by the shelter that saved her from starvation, which in short became Bifi. She was my partner’s dog since she was a few months old, I’ve know her since she was 4, and she became ‘my’ dog as well when she was around 7. Every dog owner will say this about their own dog, but Bifi truly was one of the best dogs I’ve ever met in my life. Not only that, she also was […]