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Johnny Hilbrant took a sweet video of his dog, Nahla, driving up to a lake house in Maine for a vacation weekend

He didn't realize it would be the last video he'd take of his dog, who tragically died minutes after it was taken

Hilbrant talks to PEOPLE about pet loss, and finding a grief community on TikTok to help remember Nahla

Johnny Hilbrant was looking forward to spending Memorial Day weekend in 2024 with his dogs and his family. Then, the unthinkable happened.

Hilbrant, 35, was driving up to his lake house in Maine alongside his dogs, Sammy, 2, and Nahla, 6, when he whipped out his phone to capture the moment.

As the car turned onto the dirt road, Hilbrant realized that Nahla knew where they were, so he took a video of her in the car, not realizing it would be his l

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