“This past Thursday, Jubilee passed away. She started her morning just like always; wandering from the house to the front yard, taking in the panoramic mountains spread out before her. The grass was freshly cut, the grapevines were beginning to grow for fall wine, and the mountains were full of new spring life.

I was on the porch with my morning coffee watching her, when I sensed something was off. I walked down and sat in the grass beside her. She rested her head in my lap and fell asleep. Moments later, she took three big breaths…and she was gone. She’s now forever resting in the garden, where I can see her every day from the porch.

I adopted Jubilee from Brother Wolf in the spring of 2014, and it was the best thing I ever did. She was my best friend. Over the years, she was the reason I hiked more than 300 miles of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail along the Blue Ridge Parkway. She kept me fit. We enjoyed our retirement together.

Thank you, Brother Wolf, for bringing us together.”

Jubilee’s life lives on—in the trails they walked, in the quiet mornings on the porch, and in the love that still lingers like sunlight across the mountains. What an amazing gift they gave to each other. A life of love, joy, and deep connection – the kind of life we dream of for every animal to experience.