For the last 6 years I loved a dog named Grizz. She was a true companion and a loyal friend. Not the fake kinda friend but the kind that would kill and die for you. She didn't ask for anything but the occasional back scratch and a good bone to chew on. I loved her with all my heart! She was a mother figure and a big baby. A crack of thunder would send her into the closet. I remember she would lay upside down and rub her back on the floor nipping at the air. She would always greet you at the door and lick your face. She would run between your legs and do a dance while you scratched her butt.
She would do what we called the dinner dance every night when she knew it was time to eat. Grizz was a wise creature, she watched the world with a jaded view but loved all the people in her life very much. She protected her family with an unflinching perseverance. She had a great life with no regrets.
When we would leave the house she would wait at the window everyday for you us return home like a widow morning her husband. Now we wait to see her knowing she is not coming back. There is an empty backyard where she sat watching over her little piece of the world. There is a water bowl that doesn't need filling anymore and a food bowl that is half eaten.
We have so little in this world but leave so much! I miss you Grizz, I wish I could rub your soft ears again. Goodbye my friend....
