Saying Goodbye

Derek and Maynard on the day we got him.

Last week we had to say goodbye to a wonderful family member.  Maynard has been a part of our family for 8 years.  Derek and I have had him our entire married life. He was our first baby and the greatest dog in the world.  We were nervous at first to take in a dog this big, but it was obvious very quickly that he was very sweet.  He was truly a big baby.  He captured our hearts in no time at all.  Maynard was the most well behaved dog and smart too.  We have so many wonderful memories of him.  He will be truly missed.

This is one of our favorite pictures of Maynard.

He loved to "go for a ride" especially in Derek's truck.  We never said those words unless we meant it because he would dance and whine until he was loaded up and ready to go.

Maynard's first Halloween with us.
 I dressed him up like the Chick-fil-a cow
and entered him the the local mall pet costume contest.

He thought he was a lap dog.

Maynard was the biggest lap dog I have ever met.  He may have been 130 pounds, but he still wanted to sit in your lap.  This was a common sight at our house.

He loved to give us hugs when he was younger.

In his early days, Derek and I were always greeted with a hug and a small kiss from Maynard as soon as we got home.

Maynard on the front porch

Maynard loved to lay on the front porch of our first house.  He would lay in the sun for hours.  We never worried about him running away.  All we had to say was "stay on the porch" and there he would stay until he was ready to come back inside.

July 2009