Remember

Two and a half years was not enough time...





I will always remember the first day we saw you. Your humongous floppy ears and giant feet made you look a bit like Dumbo.

I will always remember waiting anxiously to find out if your Grandma Iris would really let you be ours. We could hardly stand the wait.

I will always remember your first night here. You played in true puppy style, bounding all around the front yard. We took you on your first walk and you jumped from lawn to lawn trying not to walk on the rough concrete.


I will always remember your first meetup. Playing with all the 'big boys' and then having dinner on the patio of a pizza place. You and Terra had to rest on car mats because we forgot your beds.


I will always remember little Amber wrapping her arms around your neck to give you hugs. Until one day you had grown too tall for her to reach. Then she grew too...



I will always remember how sweet you were with Terra. You two bonded right away. Terra misses her companion.




I will always remember how you acted when we brought the "new pack member" (baby) home. You were so good with him from the start.


I will always remember how you wanted to be right next to the kids as they played. Always watching out, making sure they were safe.


I will always remember how wonderful you were with all children, those from our own pack, and friends too. Visitors were always welcome.


I will always remember sending you to "boarding school". You broke the seals on every door and gave those trainers a real project. But you also came out a gentleman, always anxious to please us.

I will always remember taking you to little league games and parks with the girls. Their little friends always clamored around you as parents commented on our 'horse'.

I will always remember how freaked out everyone got when they saw you. You were the world's best guard dog. You didn't even have to try. Solicitors wouldn't even come to the door once they saw you.


I will always remember being stopped almost every morning on our walks. Everyone wanted to be sure I knew you were amazingly handsome. People would literally stop their car to come meet you.

I will always remember how much you loved muffins and cupcakes. They were your weakness.

I will always remember your face on the side of my bed in the morning.

I will always remember how much you loved your froggie.


I will always remember your rear end on the couch and how you sat just like every other 'human' does wondering why we were all laughing.


I will always remember how you would turn circles trying to fit your enormous body onto the just-barely-big-enough dog bed or onto a couch pillow that had landed on the floor.

I will always remember how you love to snuggle and nap with your daddy.



I will especially remember how much I wanted you. How I dreamed of owning a Great Dane for years and years. You were my "someday" dream come true. I had lots of great memories, but not nearly enough time with you. A dog holds a special place in the heart of those who loved them.