Dog owner hopes to spread awareness after beloved dog dies from disease [Video]

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Karen Olson and her husband walk their beloved rescue dogs on the sidewalk in their Rancho Penaquistos neighborhood every night.

But their pack of four is missing a member, Ozzie, the four-year-old lab mix.

“Our hearts are very, very heavy,” Olson said. “He was very sensitive, very loving and very kind. He was always a protector of our little dogs.”

A week and a half ago, Olson got a phone call from her husband saying that the pack’s protector wasn’t doing well and was heading to the emergency vet.

“About 5:30 in the morning, we got the call that he’s dying and that he’s kidney functions are only at 20 percent. And all of his numbers are off of the chart for everything else. So, he didn’t know why; there was no real cause of action,” Olson said.

Despite being vaccinated for it, Olson said Ozzie …