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Recipe Tin Eats creator Nagi Maehashi has announced her beloved dog Dozer has died.
In an emotional Instagram poist, the popular cook, photographer and videographer wrote that the Labrador who made regular appearances on her social channels and earned a legion of fans had passed away on February 5.
“My heart is shattered,” she wrote simply.
Accompanying her update with a poignant montage showing Dozer over the years, Nagi said she loved him “fiercely and completely”, adding that it was something that she would carry with her “forever”.
“Thank you Dozer for the best years of my life,” she wrote. “I will love you and miss you forever.”
The heartbreaking update came just days after Nagi revealed she was “stepping back from work for a little while” as Dozer fought for life.
“I’ve cried a thousand tears and there’s a million more to come,” she shared in a post to Instagram.
Explaining more about what had happened on her website, Nagi revealed that a fortnight earlier Labrador Dozer had been hospitalised with a double lung infection.
“If he was a spritely young chap, it probably wouldn’t be a big deal. But he’s 13.9 years old, with other medical conditions, and with that comes the reality that is the circle of life,” she told her fans.
Dozer went downhill fast, before beating the odds and fighting back. But just two hours later he was back in ICU with complications – a cycle that then happened again.
“We’re in the final chapter of Life of Dozer and we all know how the story will end,” Nagi shared.
“But before we get to the final page, it is my greatest hope that Dozer can come home in good enough condition to have some time to do the things he loves the most – spending time with his favourite people, scavenging around the table, playing with friends at the beach.”
A series of moving images shared to Nagi’s Instagram showed the beloved cook lying next to him in the hospital and kissing his furry head.
“Thank you for all the years of love you’ve shown Dozer, for sharing your own fur baby stories, and for making him feel so deeply adored far beyond our little world,” she told her followers.
“See you on the other side.”
Sadly, Dozer couldn’t be saved, and with his passing came an outpouring of support for the star.
“Oh Nagi. My heart truly goes out to you,” celebrity cook Poh Ling Yeow said in response to the devastating update.
“I understand the intense sorrow, to lose your buddy son but what an amazing life Dozer had being adored by you. Sending all my love.”
