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DAICOS STONE – LYDES NICHOLLS

Staffordshire Bull Terrier
21 June 1990 – 30 November 2004

Daicos was our first house dog; our son Nick wanted a Staffy and chose him from seven in the litter. He was six weeks old when we took him home.

I made the mistake of letting Daicos sit on my knee on his first car ride home and when he was 23 kilos, he still insisted on sitting there. The only way out was for me to sit in the back and leave him in the front.

Daicos thought he was a person; he talked to us, sat in the armchair like a person and no chair was too small to share with him. When sleeping on our bed, he wanted a pillow for his head.

He loved to sit at the front window and watch the goings on up and down the street. He loved to chase the ute on the farm, loved the University and Claremont football players and ovals. Daicos had his moments of being protective and aggressive but was a real softy and sulked.

He loved to chase and kill rats and run up the asbestos fences. When mischievous, he helped himself to socks, stockings and undies to enjoy a tug o’ war. His coat was beautiful and shiny, even when sick.

Everyone loved Daicos, his smile, his piggy noises; he would whittle logs of wood with his teeth and would lay on his back, showing off his best parts.

Daicos was a family member, our kid #3 and a great companion. My husband always said Daicos was fed and looked after better than he was. Daicos shared our lives and gave us 14½ years of companionship, love, joy and loyalty.

A very difficult decision was made to stop his suffering when he became ill. We wanted to keep him with us longer but we finally realised it was best for him that we didn’t as he was not going to get better.

Daicos visitors miss his welcoming ritual of excitement and gift of his toys and demand for acknowledgement. I am unable to part with his feed bowl, water dish, towels, collar, lead and toys. We have his ashes at home – where he is always close by.

We thank Dr Nickels and the staff at Cottesloe Animal Hospital for giving us another avenue for Daicos’s memory to live on.

R.I.P Daicos, our Darling Dog.