Kacie
You were more than just my friend....You were a dream come true! Holding you forever in my heart.

Kaiser
LIVE ON IN GLORY KAISER He was with us only 2.5 years, but it contained enough love for a lifetime. He was a canine mentor to Titan, class of 2013 also. He was friend to Nancy. He was an extension of my soul, sent to me as a conduit to and mirror of who we really are. He rescued me, anchored and secured my identity in a world so in flux that without him the sands of my self would always be shifting. When I was ill, he stood watch without having to be asked. When I needed peace, he would come to me, sit by my right side, lean into me as I put my arm around those powerful and wonderfully velvet soft shoulders and while I stroked that golden velvet on his deep thunder chamber chest, he would turn his head towards me, perhaps put it down on my leg and just watch tenderly, Nancy is Titan's human, I was and still am Kaiser's. He died last Saturday from hemangiosarcoma, in a trauma he did not deserve. But he had poured enough love into me so that I had just the right amount to share all of his jolting departure, all the way and then release him from the suffering. He never even whimpered. I see him standing in a beautiful garden, with my departed canine companions and friends, , just beyond a silver stream I cannot cross. He has an aura of radiant viitality, you can see the glow. The most beautiful angel stands beside him and I feel from him immense completion, joy and indescribable loving peace. The angel embraces Kaiser and attaches a golden cord between his heart and ours, then touches it reverently, and we know that we can continue to be one with Kaiser forever. His love gift, despite our inner waterfall of tears. gently warms our souls. And as I begin to move reluctantly back to this world I realize: in Kaiser we had been visited for 30 months by an angel of light and love.

Katy
It is with great sadness that we have to announce that our foster Katy has crossed over the rainbow bridge. She had several serious health issues for a young girl and sadly the DM eventually took her quality of life along with the use of her legs. Throughout the months that she was with us she always had a smile and loved dinnertime with a passion. We will miss her soft bark but we are happy that she now runs wheel free. RIP sweet Ms. K.

Kaya
It is with such a heavy heart that I write to you...I adopted my Kaya from you many years ago...we had to say our final goodbyes this past Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Kaya was about to turn 13. In my 34 years, I always had shepherds. Kaya was my BEST GIRL. I am devastated. I am lost. I feel like a piece of me died with her...I love her so... On Easter Sunday Kaya decided that walking was too difficult for her. I assumed she experienced an injury of some sort...we increased her arthriitis meds a bit and assisted her with walking. The next couple days got worse. We had a ramp installed and had her fitted for a full body sling. I took her to the vet last Wednesday. She was put on an aggressive regimen of meds in order to try to get her back up. I didn't know at the time that she was down for good. I ended up having to carry her via stretcher over the last couple days. On Sunday I carried her outside in the morning. She and I spent the entire day together (just the two of us) under the umbrella, eating whatever she wanted, and enjoying the spring air. I needed that time with my girl. She wasn't getting better. In her "Kaya Way" she told me to let her go. I took her back to the vet on Monday. We x-rayed her hips, back, and knees. She was eaten up with arthritis. The vet said that she has never seen hips and knees look any worse. Kaya was in unbearable pain, I couldn't keep her because of my selfishness. Plus, this noble breed does not belong on the ground on a stretcher. We tripled her pain meds to make her comfortable until everyone could say their goodbyes. I had been sleeping on the floor with her in the living room for the past 2 weeks. I am so happy for that time with her. The hardest part of letting her go was the fact that her mind was in perfect working condition. That about killed me. She still smiled, regardless of the pain. Dr. Peace came to the house on Tuesday around 9am. I held her to the very end. She was a stubborn old thing...she fought until the end. Doc had to quadruple the doses of sedative and lethal injection. My Kaya went out protecting her people. Unbelievable devotion. We made her very comfortable and transported her to Lynchburg, VA where my ex-husband has a horse farm. All of our animal friends are buried on the farm. She rests next to her sister Maggie. (I lost my other shepherd in January 2006.) She overlooks the pasture and has a beautiful cross with fresh pink tulips. I believe she would approve. That being said, I want to thank you for trusting me to adopt Kaya so very long ago...She was, is, and will forever be, my best girl, my best confidant, my best friend... I miss her so much. Nothing will ease the pain except knowing that she is RUNNING over the Rainbow Bridge full force...100% - she never settled for anything less. Please post this to the Memorials page...I will be happy to make a donation of any sum...it is a meager attempt of expressing my gratitude for allowing me to share the last 13 years with the best GSD ever...

Keller
Keller was a wonderful German Shepard and my Velcro dog. The first three years we had him we walked many miles together. The last year was kind of hard on him due to lumbar sacral arthritis. We tried several different times with acupuncture and it helped at first, but then it wasn't helping anymore. We tried steroid shots and that didn't help at all. Pain medicine gave him diarrhea. I loved him with all my heart and I stayed with him while he passed. He was my great protector and he will be sorely missed.