Beau

Our best friend passed away this weekend. It hit our family hard. Beau (The Wuss, Dumb dog) was with us for 10 years. I got him from my cousin in 1991. He was 4 years old then. Beau was part Shepard, Collie, and Lab. You could see more Shepard in him though.

I think my 10 year old son will miss him the most. Beau was his outdoor friend. Beau would follow him everywhere. When I would go looking for my son, all I would have to look for was our friend and I would find my son. Beau loved the water, and snow. We never put him on a leash or chained him up outside. He was free to go where he wanted to go. Lots of people in my neighborhood knew where Beau lived. Our mailman would stop by every morning and give Beau a snack.

Beau had been picked up twice by our county dog catcher and we had to go get him. The first time he got picked up, I heard that the dog catcher just open the back door of his truck and Beau jumped right in. He love to go for rides. We'd say to him, "Want to go for a car ride" and he would get all excited. We live in a small town in the U.P. of Michigan.

Today I have to go and tell his friends in our neighborhood that he no longer here. He will always be in my heart and memories. I will miss him dearly.

Thank you Beau for being a part of our lives.