Our dog Xena has been sick for a while now and off her food. We thought she would be lucky to make it to the new year as she was pretty old and seemed to be on her last legs.

Well she was lucky…just.

She greeted us when we got in at 4:30am this morning after New Years celebrations, but she died sometime before 11:am and we found her in the loungeroom. By the look she seemed to have died peacefully in her sleep.

Just got back after buying a Melaleuca tree to bury her under.

A bit sad, but she had a good run and gave us all a lot of happiness.

And just like the cat a few months ago we (see here – the circle of life) we buried her under a new Melaleuca tree to ensure the circle continues.

Postscipt: While locating a suitable spot for the tree, we discovered that one of the chickens had died as well. It was also old but the death was unexpected. The circle does indeed continue.