Fancy
We adopted “Fancy” August 16, 2009. How fortunate we have been to have “Fancy” in our lives. We don’t know what her life was before she came to us, other than abusive; however, with love, understanding and patience she blossomed. Loved our mountain place and the creek that flows on the property. Silly dog would put her entire head under the water and find rocks, carry found rocks to a certain spot to build her own damn. Never mind that we and the grandchildren were building a damn – “Fancy” was determined to build her own. How very proud she was of her rock pile!! Speaking of younger grandchildren and children in general she was gentle and patient with them. With the grandchildren in the house we explained to them her chosen safe and secure spots and that when she was in those places the children must respect her and leave her alone – they did and all was right with the world. “Fancy” even decided that “Buttons” our Havenese wasn’t so bad, as well as, she became VERY TOLERANT with our two cats. She would even curl up with one of them. We had “Fancy” put to rest January 12, 2015 as her back legs had developed a nerve disorder that got progressively worse. Unable to climb stairs or stand, We would carry her up and down the stairs to go out or to sleep with us at night. The Vet who had been caring for her helped in this very difficult decision. Her yelps of joy upon our coming through the front door we can sill hear!! She was a companion, a faithful friend and will be missed. Your loving Forever Family

Snausage
We miss you so much a moment with you is worth a thousand without God Speed until we meet again.

Brody
It is with great sadness that I tell the GSRA family that we lost Duke (fka, Brody, of the 2012 class) on Thursday (1/22/15). He stretched out to sleep and awoke on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. We learned after his passing that he had a tumor on the left side of his heart. We understand that something roughly equivalent to a heart attack took him in his sleep. Unfortunately this was a condition that could not have been identified or prevented. His humans miss him terribly. He was a very happy and incredibly laid back big fellow, who firmly believed that all humans who approached him were an opportunity to be be petted and told how handsome he was. We will treasure our memories of our Duke and are sure that his spirit still roams the house keeping watch over his people.

Lexi Lou
Lexi came to her forever home in the early spring of 2007. Like most rescued animals, poor Lexi had some baggage but with a lot of hard work and patience, she became a very well rounded dog and a beloved member of the family. She saw the family grow from, a cat and myself, to include my wife and later on, my two sons, with whom she loved to give kisses to. Two years ago, we moved to a bigger house with a large backyard. Lexi loved chasing the squirrels and bounding around the wide open space. Her other favorite pass-time was wrestling and playing with her best friend Andy, the family cat. She loved cats and during her time with our family, she grew close to three of them. Always high energy, she was ready to play or go for a walk at a moments notice. A quick whistle and her big German Shepherd ears would shoot up and she would be by my side ready for love and kisses. In late October, Lexi's appetite went away suddenly. After a trip to the vet, she was diagnosed with lymphoma. A round of medicine perked her back up, almost to her old self again. We were hopeful that she might give us a few more months of joy and happiness. Unfortunately, after two weeks, her energy left, along with her appetite again. She was eight years old.

Hannah
We adopted Hannah in 2007 after we lost our first rescue Ainsley. She was such a sweet girl and very gentle. She loved to snuggle on the couch with us and play with her squeaky toys