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    Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

    Twitter whānau, our beautiful boy Foley has gone to sleep. He was 12 years old, and he was our best friend. He gave us a wonderful seven extra months after his near-miss in December, and we’ll remember him for as long as we live. We were so lucky to have had him.pic.twitter.com/imW3OrPpbP

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      2. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        It really was luck. This was the puppy chosen on 21/08/06. He was the most docile one in the litter, easy for a first-time dog owner, the complete opposite of the naughty brother that kept pushing him over and bossing all the puppies around.pic.twitter.com/y0hcwJI3jx

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      3. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        The SPCA got it a bit wrong at the counter, and the naughty one came home to Hillcrest to start his new life. Whoops and oh well, the naughty one was a cheeky, good-looking boy with heaps of fun energy.pic.twitter.com/MA66IA83P2

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      4. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        It took a few days to figure out what to call him. If we’d listened to his grand old uncle Mac, the black lab, he may have been called Nuisance...pic.twitter.com/o85o0N7p05

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      5. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        Maybe he could have been called Dorito. Look at those ears. (And, true story, his fur smelled like corn tortillas.)pic.twitter.com/Wgin9X47lO

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      6. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        The SPCA reckoned he was a Shar-Pei cross. He did have some chubby rolly bits, but a Shar-Pei? Anyways, the rolly bit stuck - but he wasn’t going to be named after a toilet paper mascot.pic.twitter.com/TroKZF3th7

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      7. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        Rhyming slang was the winner on the day, and the chubby puppy without a name became Foley.pic.twitter.com/gWEn2xklvv

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      8. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        For the first two years of his life, Foley had his role models - mum’s dogs, Mac and Ozzy. They taught him how to be a dog, and how to party.pic.twitter.com/v8hIaefXHC

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      9. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        Foley was joined by a little sister, Fiona. They were best buds for yonks. She ate all his food, he taught her how to break into pantries and food buckets so she could steal her own food. (And then he could get more.)pic.twitter.com/WCmQrlUReC

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      10. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        After growing up together, they went their separate ways. Foley went to Devonport, where he quickly set about being the coolest dog in the village. Also the naughtiest.pic.twitter.com/Wtcp2q5hEp

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      11. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        He also found a new best friend in @AnnaGConnell, and her in him. Kindred souls with a shared love of sleeping in, couch-based telly binges, and being gentle menaces to me.pic.twitter.com/TDYh4IJocR

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      12. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        In early 2017, Foley began walking strangely. His hind right leg went wobbly and he walked on the knuckles of the paw. The vet called it canine degenerative myelopathy, and Foley would lose his feeling in both legs over time until they were useless. So we decided to make do.pic.twitter.com/SBOMU7hSU4

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      13. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        The cart ($160-ish at Bunnings) helped Foley conserve his energy. Rather than waste the entire walk getting to the park or beach, why not roll there and then play? It also opened up many chats with people about looking after, and doing right, by our pups as they age.pic.twitter.com/4gtKm2POwv

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      14. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        When Foley was a puppy, the vet said he’d probably be undone by spinal disease, leading to paralysed hindquarters and loss of bowel and urinary functions. One day last December, I got home and Foley was in trouble. His legs were gone. It was all wrong.pic.twitter.com/aqEZc2SPRg

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      15. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        As Foley’s Twitter whānau will remember, we were told by both the emergency vet and his regular vet that he wasn’t going to make it. So we asked if we could bring him home for a pretend Christmas before he went to rejoin his uncles.pic.twitter.com/4qPln5qgUQ

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      16. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        On #Foliomas, the night before his planned euthanasia, a miracle happened. We got the chicken nuggets and burgers, we got the tree and the gifts... and we got the shock of our lives when Foley stood up on all fours and walked outside.pic.twitter.com/x6k1OFJZb3

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      17. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        The next day, Foley was cleared by the vet and his 3pm date with destiny was cancelled. Foley’s PR department issued an apology on his behalf to all the people who had been worried about him.pic.twitter.com/XBcYaYXw0Z

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      18. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        From that day on, every day was going to be the best day. We had already come close to a goodbye, now we were in extra time and we were determined to enjoy it as a little family with our bionic dingus, who was so defiant, he ignored two vets who wrote him off.pic.twitter.com/iueLmmmVD9

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      19. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        Foley was always a beautiful boy. Those first photos in this thread are from Snog, @rachaelmckenna’s puppy book. He got greyer, but his face didn’t age much. And those eyes stayed the same. Foley’s eyes were his signature.pic.twitter.com/yYVt3gHM8l

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      20. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        As June turned into July, Foley began to slow down. This morning, with his family around him, we closed his beautiful eyes. Foley was 12 years old, and he was our best friend. He was my baby boy and I miss him so much already.pic.twitter.com/ir3afLEFve

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      21. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        A hard time would have been harder without the help of my parents and brother, who loved Foley as much as anyone could. Mum, or Grannyma, especially. He lived with us, but he was everyone’s baby.pic.twitter.com/IGqMnwd93N

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      22. Troy Rawhiti-Connell‏Verified account @TroyRF 11 Jul 2018

        To everyone who knew Foley from near or afar, your love mattered massively. He had a whānau that was huge for a little SPCA puppy - the one with a precious heart, the most beautiful smiling eyes, and a total naughty streak. Thank you for being part of Foley’s life. ❤️🐶pic.twitter.com/mV5eVgPXvA

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