One of the saddest moments in a person’s life is the moment that their animal passes away. After all, it isn’t just an animal in your household, it’s a member of your family and more.
All of us feel this way and sometimes, we even mourn the loss of the passing of another dog when it belongs to a friend. That includes a friend that we may never have met in person, such as Michael J Fox.
Michael J Fox absolutely loved his dog, Gus. He was a great Dane mix, and he was his constant companion.
It started back in 1998 when the actor was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. That dog was a ‘wonder dog’ to him and they shared an important bond in life.
He wrote of his dog: “I didn’t rescue Gus. You can argue that he rescued me, but he’d be too modest to make that claim.”
Perhaps you have seen that statement or something similar on a bumper sticker, ‘Who rescued who?’ You may even have wondered how that could be true, but Michael J Fox clarified things for us in a special on CBS.
He said: “You know that no matter your situation, no matter what you feel, this animal is with you and is connected to you.” He added, “Your instinct when you have a chronic illness is to sometimes isolate and make your world as small as possible so you don’t have much to deal with, but a dog will open you up.”
Michael J Fox lost his beloved dog in 2021. He went on Instagram to announce the death, posting a picture and calling Gus a great dog and loyal friend.