Τον είχε σώσει ενώ ήταν μόλις 11 εβδομάδων. Αδέσποτο. Φοβισμένο, ταλαιπωρημένο και έτοιμο να το χτυπήσουν τα αυτοκίνητα έτσι όπως έτρεχε. Ο Tom Hardy έχει ένα πάθος με τα σκυλιά και δεν υπήρχε περίπτωση να τον αφήσει, ακόμα κι αν τον δάγκωνε, ακόμα κι αν γέμιζε χώματα και ακαθαρσίες, ακόμα κι αν χρειαζόταν να τον κυνηγήσει. Το περιστατικό έγινε όταν γύριζε το φιλμ Lawless. Από τότε και για τα επόμενα 6 χρόνια, ο Woody, o Woodstock, ήταν δίπλα του. Σε φωτογραφίσεις, σε πρεμιέρες, παντού. Ήταν ο αγαπημένος του σκύλος, η αδυναμία του.
Δυστυχώς σε μήνυμα του στο Tom Hardy Dot Org Tumblr page, αποκάλυψε πως ο Woody πέθανε μετά από μία σκληρή και σύντομη μάχη που έδωσε για έξι μήνες με μία ασθένεια. Τα λόγια του ήταν αποκαλυπτικά του πως αισθάνεται.
“I don’t normally speak out about family and friends but this is an unusual circumstance.
Woody affected so many people in his own right, so with great respect to his autonomy and as a familiar friendly face to many of you, it is with great great sadness a heavy heart that I inform you that after a very hard and short 6 month battle with an aggressive polymyostisis, Woody passed away, two days ago.
He was only aged 6. He was far too young to leave us and we at home are devastated by his loss I am ultimately grateful for his loyal companionship and love and it is of some great comfort that he is no longer suffering.
Above all I am completely gutted. The world for me was a better place with him in it and by my side.
To the bestest friend ever. To me and to a family who loved him beyond words and whom he loved without doubt more than I have ever known.
Tom Hardy's dog Woody passed away and my heart is completely broken right now 😔😔😔 pic.twitter.com/36FZjinY3h
— tom hardy with dogs (@tomwithdogs) June 7, 2017
That dog’s had it, I thought. I couldn’t make out how big it was what breed it was. Nothing, just those two ears flapping away above a frantic bundle. Hurtling away from us towards impending doom that was for certain.
Whatever it was had no road sense and was tearing away. I panicked a little because I couldn’t help it had no name to shout and now it was close to the freeway.
I put my fingers to my mouth and I whistled. Loud as I could. The whistle pierced the black. And It stopped the dog dead in its tracks.
Then it turned and set eyes on me, in one swift movement and the dog decided to run straight at me in the darkness all flashes of teeth and snarling and shrieking. Fuck this, I thought, that’s not a fkn dog. What am I doing?
It ran straight at me and hit me around the legs I couldn’t see but I could hear the distress and I reached down thinking ‘I’m going to get bitten’.
It was so noisy, shrieking. I snatched out expecting to feel teeth and grabbed a fist full of soft neck fur, lifted what was actually an incredibly light weight up to my face and shone my phone at it.
It was a very small bundle, literally sagging from its neck fur, with two big brown eyes staring straight into mine. Terrified and utterly quiet.
When I got back to the car and sat in my seat he lay on my shoulder and fell asleep. And snored, clearly he’d been through a lot. And now the ordeal was seemingly over enough for him to relax. Jessica [Chastain] asked me ‘was he a girl or a boy?’
‘It’s a boy’, I said.
‘How do you know?’
‘Erm… I can feel his Woodstock’. Great !!! let’s call him Woodstock!!!”
Και στο τέλος έγραψε…
Woody was the bestest of journey companions we ever could dream of having. Our souls intertwined forever.
He was special bro, a shining example of man’s best friend. He burnt very very bright and, those that burn very bright sometimes burn half as long.
Thank you Woody for choosing to find us. We will love you and be with you and you with us forever. Never ever ever forgotten. Your Boy tom xxx
I love you beyond words. To the moon and back again and again to infinity and beyond. Run with Max now and the Angels. I will see you when I get there.
With all of me I love you. Always. Thank you for your love, beautiful boy.
Πηγή: Unilad
