Gus was my world. We had such a deep bond that I've never had with any other animal. No matter how upset, frustrated, or worried I was he always made me smile. We shared so many special times it's hard to say them all. He slept in my bed right next to my left leg. After he left I couldn't sleep because I couldn't feel him next to me. We hunted, played, swam, and went for long walks together. He was the gentle patient giant and so great with our kids. He waited everyday for me to come home by the window. He would do this every day no matter what.
The night he got sick and had surgery due to hemangiosarcoma I slept in the hospital lobby at BluePearl because I refused to leave his side as he would never have left my side. It's been nearly 3 years since we lost him. I cry all the time and it doesn't seem to get any easier. In fact I would give all I had to have him back.
My family prays every night for him and I tell him how much I miss him. I made him a promise before he left that I would never forget him, I would continue to honor him, and I will see him again. I plan to keep good on my promise. I watched a movie recently and the end sums up the way I feel about my boy Gus. It goes....when your along dogs long enough they tend to get under your skin, and if you lucky enough to known a great one they never really leave. They stay with you as long as you live. Harnessed to your heart giving their all......Always.
Gus is Harnassed to my heart, always has been and always will be.
– Kevin Renley
