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Goodnight, princess

Published on September 15, 2011 By Todd Lyons

Last June I wrote about Brandy. She’s special in more ways than I could tell you… She’s the first American I ever loved. She’s been my friend and constant companion for nearly 11 years. She was my first pet as an adult. She was my baby before my own children were born. And I have [...]

I Still Miss You, Murph

Published on March 4, 2011 By Todd Lyons

It was two years ago today that my  beloved Golden Retriever passed away from cancer. I still think of her frequently.  While she was only a part of my life for a short 6 years (we adopted her as an adult), those years were extremely special to me and losing her left a permanent mark [...]

Too Stubborn to Die

Published on June 8, 2010 By Todd Lyons

I first saw Brandywyn in November 2000, I think.  She was on a poster in the stairwell of a building on campus, where my wife was studying.  It read “Beautiful Yellow Labrador Found Wandering Fall Creek Park”, or something to that effect, and I knew that I wanted this dog. She was three years old at the time [...]

We Miss You, Murph

Published on March 4, 2010 By Todd Lyons

It was one year ago today that our beloved Golden Retriever passed away from cancer.  We still think of her often…  Several times a week —  sometimes even daily — her antics and indelible personality are an element of  our conversation.  While her presence is still greatly missed, thankfully we are now able to focus [...]

We Love You Murphy (1999-2009)

Published on March 4, 2009 By Rubina

Murphy was born on Thursday Sept 23, 1999 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, and on died Wednesday March 4, 2009, (9 AM EST) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In her early life, Murphy was a therapy dog, providing company to the ill and elderly. However, due to an unfortunate tendency to chew on medical tubes, she was [...]