Our good boy!

A lifetime ago, literally, Seann and I fell in love.  For my birthday we found and brought this amazing dog into our lives.  He was the best present I had ever gotten at that point in my life.  He was instantly our family start. I knew Seann would be my life partner and Guinness would be there for a large part of that life.

This was his first day at home.  He melted all of our hearts, including Papa Dave's whose foot/slipper he is destroying in this picture!  Thus began a very expensive shoe fetish that took some of the mama's favorites!

By the time Christmas came 5 days later he was already home.  And I am sure he thought all of these gifts were for him!  He spent lots of time under the tree that year.

He always had a beautiful smile and was always ready to play.

But would settle down when you were ready for a break too!

This is Black Rock Mill.  His absolute FAVORITE place to go.  We could still be a mile or more away and he knew where we were going.  He would stand, pace and just smile with the excitement of what was coming.  This was taken on his last trip.

My favorite memories of our boy include these hikes and swims.  He loved us and we loved him.  Some of the best memories I have of him are when I was pregnant with each kid.  He always knew and took good care of mama.  He also loved them fiercely once they came home to him.  He would let us know before we could hear the kids crying.  He protected them and loved to play with them.  Even as he grew in age he still smiled when they would lay on him or tug on his ears.  His ears perked up every time one of their little voices called for gigi.

This is our last walk with our boy!

We were followed on this walk by a red cardinal, which really shouldn't be out and about at this time in Maryland.  But there he was along the trail.

See him up on the wall...this is at the humane society on the other side of town...after I walked our boy inside.

We believe it was our little angel looking out for us and waiting to help Guinness on his way to heaven.

It is very quiet in our house today and tears are flowing freely as we remember and grieve for our dear friend.

We know however that he is at peace and that he is in heaven with Papa Dave and his good friend, Bailey.