Darby was my first dog of my own, and my first EBT. We had found a lost EBT years earlier named Mickey, and my experience with her came back to me when I started looking for a dog of my own. Darby came from Elko, NV. When I reached out to the breeder, she told me Darby was already spoken for, but if anything changed she’d let me know. Two weeks later she reached out saying the original people no showed so Darby was still available. I didn’t hesitate, and Darby came to her forever home. For 11 years she was my partner, my confidante, and my best friend. As stubborn as an oak tree, and as goofy as, well, Goofy. She taught me patience, unconditional love, and how to deal with unimaginable loss, although I’m still working on that one 7 years later. Darby passed in 2019 in her sleep with me right next to her on the living room floor. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about and miss her, but not a day goes by that I don’t feel grateful and fortunate for the time we had together. Although I’ve had several EBT’s since, two of which are with us now, and as much as I love them, Darby will always be my first love, my baby girl, my Darby Darby Doo.