“Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.” Anatole France

  "The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog... He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer; he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounter with the roughness of the world...When all other friends desert, he remains." -George G. Vest-
Speech in the U.S. Senate, 1884

Today is a very difficult day for our family. Our beloved English Mastiff, Bear, has declined in health to the point where we feel that it was best to have him put to rest. I never imagined how much of a difficult thing it would be to do or how deep the sorrow would run. He was such a "larger than life" personality. You will be missed, our sweet baby boy.