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My Swissies and Switzerland lovers! Sorry for the late announcement but we were on the road the whole week! But I would love to see you on the next Premiere, today at 4 pm (MEZ) Are you in?

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I would love to see you also on my swiss german channel! Maybe you love my mother language too! 😍

youtube.com/@sylviamichelphotographych

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My Swissies and Switzerland lovers! I would love to see you at 4 pm (MEZ) in the chat while the Premiere. We see us there, ok?

1 week ago | [YT] | 133

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My dear Swiss fans and, of course, my dear Rasta fans. The next video is about a kind of farewell tour for Rasta. We want to visit the places with him where he was particularly happy. This is the first part. A second part will follow—but maybe not next week because the weather won't be so great.
I look forward to connecting with you all in the chat. Grief is giving way to hope and positivity. Life goes on.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 252

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Let's pay our last respects to Rasta ‪@rastawhiteshepherd‬ 🥰

See you at 4 pm (MEZ)

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 283

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Today will be another emotional day. Rasta will come home—in the form of ashes. Then it will become really real again.

We had him cremated at the Kirchberg crematorium. It was clear to us that we would not keep his ashes at home. Rasta was an outdoor dog and loved being outside in nature.
So we're going to take him on a kind of “farewell tour” to all his favorite places (and there were many). We're going to the places where he was happiest, where he was free, where he had a smile on his face and could explore the mountains.

I know that I will meet him somewhere there, and somewhere there we will return his ashes—to a place where he was closest to Mother Earth.

For me, Rasta is in every leaf, every stream, every dandelion, he is in every meadow and on every hiking trail. He is in every snowflake, in every icicle, and when I see a snowman, I know that it would not have survived an encounter with Rasta. That's how I will always remember him – I hope you will too.

Photo ‪@SylviaMichelPhotography‬ of legendary ‪@rastawhiteshepherd‬

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 1,075

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Our apartment has been empty for a few days now. It is still beautiful and we have a wonderful view of Lake Brienz—which helps a little.
But the apartment feels soulless. I can imagine that there are people who don't understand the fuss surrounding Rasta's passing, and that's okay.
The unconditional love of a dog cannot be explained. For me, it goes deeper than the love for any human being. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that they simply love us humans just the way we are. No matter if we look bad, are a few pounds overweight, or are just in a bad mood—they are there, look you in the eyes, and say: hey, I love you, my human.
This makes it so damn hard to let them go. Even though you know that day will come and that it's a law of nature. We are never ready for it.
The only consolation in our case is that we gave Rasta the best dog life a dog could wish for. We made sure that his quality of life was good despite his nasty disease (degenerative myelopathy) and that he was still beaming until the very last day.
We are still crying a lot and I would like to thank the thousands of news stations. We simply can't keep up with responding to them all. But we feel you all and we are so proud that Rasta meant so much to so many people.
What happens next? We are trying to find a new daily routine. We wash carpets, tidy up here and there, and even if it sounds strange, somehow it also helps to accept that he is no longer here.
Every night, we leave a light on the balcony in case he wants to stop by and can't find the house in the dark.
Yesterday, a beautiful rainbow appeared over Brienz—perhaps a little sign from him—who knows.
I know that Rasta would have wanted us to start enjoying the moment again. Unfortunately, we are not as advanced in this discipline as he was, but we are trying.
By popular demand, Rasta's pages will remain open. That way, you can always come back for a dose of Rasta when you need it. He's only gone physically. His spirit lives on all over the world.
I'll also be posting regularly again and leaving you a few words and pictures.
One thing is clear—life is very empty without a dog, and at some point, a new fur ball will enter our lives, and we will give him a wonderful dog's life too. He has a big legacy to live up to, but I'm sure he'll do it in his own way.

Until then, however, we must be patient, and of course we will never, ever forget Rasta. He was too present, too engaging, too radiant, and simply too unique for that.
Let's stick together. In recent years, we have brought far more than just beautiful pictures to the world.
We have spread values, insights, attitudes, and good vibes, serving as a kind of positive injection for the daily madness out there.
I will continue to do this—first on my own, and eventually with the help of another fluffy friend on four paws.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 897

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We are still mourning Rasta, whom we had to let go on Monday evening. We miss him everywhere, and I know that you miss him too.
That's why I've decided that next Sunday, we'll make the premiere a kind of farewell ceremony for Rasta.
A collective farewell in which we can express our feelings and find comfort in each other.
Let's pay our last respects to the king ‪@rastawhiteshepherd‬

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