Goodbye Trapper

Today was a very sad day for the Hyita household. Our family pet member Trapper who has been with us for 15 years was unexpectedly taken from us. :( We got Trapper as a puppy while we lived in Casper Wyoming and he has been our lovable, loyal pet since then. He was the best dog ever and held a special place in each of our hearts!

We have so many fun memories with our Trapper, like our trips to Lake Powell. If the kids were in the water playing and screaming Trapper thought they might be drowning so he would jump in and save them. It seems like he would always find the one dead fish on shore and be sure to roll around on it just so we could smell how pretty he was, or when we would all get in the boat and Trapper would be the last one in and then he would shake and get us all wet!! He loved going places with us and was always such a good traveler!! He loved jumping in the camper and traveling from Washington state to Utah. While Bart would be loading the camper Trapper would lay inside the doorway to make sure we wouldn't leave him behind! He even flew across country to Pennsylvania and when we got him off the plane everyone in the airport wanted to pet him

He loved playing football and baseball with the boys . The boys would hit the ball and Trapper would go fetch it and bring it back to them. He loved running and chasing the kids all over the yard playing tag, hide and go seek or even jumping on the trampoline.

He was our protector! He once cornered a possum and a few years back he even got the best of a raccoon. One day while we lived in Washington, we woke up and Trapper was at the back french doors looking in with a face full of porcupine quills.

He loved to sit, shake & speak. The little kids loved it when he would "speak" and when our nephew Dakota was little he would make his Mom call so Trapper could speak to him on the phone. I don't think there was anyone who didn't love Trapper!!

He became Corban's "boy" and you could always find the two of them in a hug or playing fetch and there were lots of times when Trapper was Peter Pan or Captain Hook, a bear or a horse. They became good buddies!!

I know that he loved each one of the kids and Bart as much as we all love him!!! He will be deeply missed and thought of often!

When we had his funeral today Matt said it best in his prayer, "we are so grateful and lucky to have had Trapper as a member of our family". We love you Trapper and miss you already!!

Heather, Jonas, Trapper & Matthew
Corban & his "boy" Trapper as Peter Pan

Trapper, our faithful and loving family member of 15 years