The devastated owners of a dog that died after being left in a hot car for six hours by a dog walker say they are ‘inconsolable’ over the death of their ‘best boy’.
Lilly Miljkovic found her beloved keeshond, Beau, in the car after receiving a text message from the pet minder saying dog may have been forgotten.
In a heartbreaking social media post, the distraught owner said the reality of losing four-year-old Beau was yet to sink in.
Lilly Miljkovic (pictured with Beau) found her beloved keeshond dead in a hot car in Sydney on Tuesday, after her dog walker texted to say she forgot he was in there and had gone on a cruise
Beau’s grieving owners say they are ‘inconsolable’ over the death of their ‘best boy’ (pictured)
‘I keep hoping to wake from the nightmare and breathe but this our truth,’ Ms Miljkovic wrote.
NSW Police said the dog was believed to be in the car for six-and-a-half hours before being found on Old South Head Road in Rose Bay about 5.30 Tuesday evening.
It is understood Ms Miljkovic and her partner Rod James contacted the walker in the afternoon when they arrived home but Beau was not there.
They later received a reply to say ‘I’m really sorry, I think I left your dog in my car.’
Police said the dog walker informed the owners she was about to embark on a cruise, and their pet had been in her car since about 11am that morning.
‘Rod and I are inconsolable and to those of you that have reached out to us concerned about Beau due to the many press articles and associated social media posts they have read, I am devastated to let you know that it was our precious boy Beau…,’ Ms Miljkovic’s post continued.
NSW Police said the dog was believed to be in the car (pictured) for six-and-a-half hours before being found on Old South Head Road in Rose Bay about 5.30 Tuesday evening
In a heartbreaking social media post Thursday evening, the distraught owner said the reality of losing four-year-old Beau was yet to sink in
Ms Miljkovic and her partner Rod James contacted the walker in the afternoon, but were later texted ‘I’m really sorry, I think I left your dog in my car’
‘Beau tragically died on Tuesday in the most horrific of circumstances. As strange as this may sound to some…we often say that we don’t remember our life before Beau…
‘He was pure love and joy not only to us as his parents but those that he crossed paths with on his daily adventures. One of my most treasured memories is of a little girl so mesmerised by him saying ‘Mummy look!! The doggy is a real floating cloud!”.’
‘Please share this post, Beau is not a statistic nor a stock shot but our cherished boy and we don’t want his death to be in vain.
‘To our Best Boy…you have left a void that is just too much to bear…mumma and daddy love you so much …XXX.’
‘He was pure love and joy not only to us as his parents but those that he crossed paths with on his daily adventures,’ Ms Miljkovic’s heartbreaking post read
Glenn Herne, 33, came to the devastated dog-owner’s aid and smashed the car window in a failed attempt to save the animal.
‘He was rigid and still as a plank. His fur came out in my hand when I lifted him up. He was falling apart. The car was very small, warm and smelly so I put him on the grass,’ Mr Herne told Nine News.
The dog’s death prompted police to put out an urgent warning against leaving pets in cars.
Temperatures are expected to rise past 40 degrees in many parts of Australia this week – as the nation sweats through a heatwave.
Glenn Herne, 33, came to the devastated dog-owner’s aid and smashed the car window in a failed attempt to save the animal