Buck

1987-2000

Rottweiler

Buck came into our lives when he was 8 weeks old. I put him in a laundry basket beside my bed and played momma all night the first night. He cried all night for his momma but eventually adapted to us. The boys were young and played with him but he always seemed to be depressed until my husband came home off the road. Buck was my husbands dog mostly.

The boys and I pulled him through the Parvo Virus when he was 10 weeks old taking turns every 30 minutes feeding him medicine from a syringe. We pawned some valuables to pay for the vet and the medicine but came to find that Buck was the most valuable of our possessions.

He was always there for us if we needed someone to talk to. We would go to him and he would perk up his ears just like he was ready to listen. He always loved attention from the boys or my husband. Our family was most important to him and he was most important to us. We miss him dearly and always will. He was an excellent guard dog, too. he never let anyone around if he didn't know them. He also had this thing about sirens. He would howl when he heard them then all the neighbors dogs would join in and it sounded like a chorus. It was funny to hear and we miss that every day.

I can still look out the window into the back yard and expect to see him looking back at me or pacing back and forth wanting us to come play with him.

We will always love you, Buck. Save a place for us. Our Corgi, Keebler, misses him, too. She was missing one day and we found her laying on his grave whimpering as if she knew he was there. We buried him in the back yard so he could be near us.

Shine bright my lovely, lovely star. I will find you no matter where you are.

Larry Sr.,Marilyn Larry,Jr, James,Ami,and Ashley.