Just a few images of Lenny doing some of the things he liked.

On Holiday


Relaxing at Christmas


Looking at his months supply of home cooked food

Hahahaa...is that a SMILE?!!

LQQKS like a smile to me Jon.

Thanks Lenny's Dad for sharing your pictures in remembrance of Lenny. He looks quite cozy by the Christmas tree. I can see just how content he is. What a life. The environment outside of your home appears quite peaceful.......a very beautiful view for you and Lenny.

LOL I do have to ask a question though. Is that really just a month's supply of food for Lenny? I burst out laughing when I looked at his pic standing next to all those containers of food. Hahahahaha!

Sharing memories has helped me so much in mending my broken heart..............and it will help you too.

Two cute!!!
And yes, I think that is a smile in the last one

Lenny's Dad: those pictures are priceless...especially the one with the food. I know you said a month's supply but seeing Lenny's smile and the food..a caption came to my mind of:

"Okay but what do I eat TOMORROW?"

Thanks for posting these special pictures. We look forward to more and any stories of Lenny that make you smile to relate them.

Goliath, yes that WAS a months food. Excluding diced chicken breast fillets which were usually done and frozen the day before. Oh, and 2 weetbix for breakfast (with a cup of cornflakes and dog treats), a weetbix at 3pm, and a ten-o-clocker at - yep you guessed it - 10pm of another weetbix. Sure liked his weetbix.

He had a food allergy to lamb and some of the additives in the premixed foods, so we went onto the home prepared diet of rice, vegies etc. He loved it, and knew it was his food being prepared.

Alas, no not my back garden. It's a holiday place in Deans Marsh (Near Geelong, Vic, Australia) where he had his last ultra-short holiday. Just a weekend. BUT he loved it to bits. We opened the car door and he was in before we could say sit! Totally hyped up. When we arrived he got straight out and up the ramp leading to the back door. It was like he'd been there before. The balcony at the back of the property was fenced so we could let him wander out and in as he liked. He liked. He sat there looking at the trees and birds, and had a great time - we all did.

And, yes, Jon, Beaglegirl, goliath that IS a smile. He's saying 'I know who that lot is for!'.

LoveThem, I created a t-shirt for my wife last year - you might like to check it out :

Lennys T-Shirt

WOW! No doubt you had complete and total love embraced with commitment to prepare Lenny's food so carefully. But it doesn't surprise because you love him so much.

When you speak of Lenny's kisses I can't help but think of Goliath's gentle kisses. Especially at night, I miss them. My Gidget gives kisses once in a while when I am sleeping. When she does that I feel Goliath and don't even realize it was her until I am fully awake. The same warm feeling flows through me just as if Goliath had kissed me himself.

I looked at Lenny's T-shirt. How funny and what a perfect caption. These are the memories that stay with us for a lifetime. That special connection you and Lenny had together here on earth will keep your hearts together from here to eternity. Bonds of love so strong are everlasting and cannot be broken. You are so special to ever have known that kind of relationship made of love with Lenny.

Thanks for sharing your stories and Lenny's weetbix.

That food picture made me laugh so much! At first, I couldn't tell whether it was food and as I read on, I nearly collapsed. I love his smile. That Christmas picture just sets off a content and happy feeling. Thank you for sharing such wonderful memories. Lenny is absolutely gorgeous.

Lenny's Dad: I took your suggestion and saw the T-Shirt. It made me laugh..it was priceless.

I really think what you wrote would make a perfect caption for the food picture with Lenny.

A T-shirt is such a wonderful idea. I was toying one time about a Calendar with pictures of my special ones for each month of the year. There are many places that will take pictures and print up a current big calendar.

Now I think a calendar and T-Shirt would both be just right to do.

How about a Lenny Calendar?

I've been thinking about a Lenny calendar, actually - before he left us. We always try to buy the 'Keeshond' calendars, but they are not always easy to find and what could be better (for us) than one just full of Lennys? So I think I'll do that in a couple of months.

He has his own book - a sort of This is my Life. I did it via a company called LULU. I updated it just before we lost him and have sent off for some copies. I was going to make a download version available but with the type of book it is, that doesnt work. never mind. I'll keep posting here, and throw up a few more images. When the books arrive I'll post opinon here too because they seem to be not bad for the price and a lovely dedication to a priceless love.

Had a bad day for missing him yesterday ..... today is the two week anniversary. Will see how I go .....

What a great idea Lenny's Dad! There are so many different things we can do with our loved ones memories.

I just returned from Walmart to have a disc made and noticed that they do calendars and other mementos very reasonably. Costco took Goliath's picture and wove it into a throw blanket for me too. So I can cover myself with him anytime I want to. (which is all the time) Right now I am in the process of having the letter I wrote to Goliath superimposed on an outdoor picture I took, and will add his pic along with a halo and angel wings.

Doing all these things has helped me heal more than I can even say. Just keep doing what you're doing and please keep coming back. We all share and care about each other, here in this forum, where we find comfort and a way back to feeling happy and healthy again.

Your Christmas picture was darker on my other monitor so I wasn't able to see Lenny as clearly as I do now in my other computer monitor and I have to comment on it.

It is so obvious that sweet baby boy was waiting for Santa Claus. I don't see the cookies and milk but I know Santa must have left a special present that day for one who is waiting so patiently for him.

About your last post....2 weeks is a blink of an eye in our grieving process. But from what I see when you come here...you are relaxing more and hopefully, feeling helped by corresponding and posting pictures....it is a way to help fill the emptiness we feel when we lose someone special and anything that helps is always welcome.

When I lost my Little Guy in September it was upsetting to come home to an empty house and I felt I needed to feel there was life again here. I fought that, thinking I should take time to think about it but I only felt worse and the emptiness made me think about my grief and sadness more and more...to fill the time. So I did wind up getting a shelter kitty that resembles my Little Guy and has the same kind of eyes that when I look into them...I feel a connection. With animals I always saw the love in their eyes and I do believe the eyes are the mirror of the soul. When I started looking I just waited until the feeling came that told me who was the one. I did visit no-kill shelters and pet food stores looking to adopt and left without getting that feeling and then one day I went to the shelter and saw a cat sleeping that physically reminded me of Little Guy so I walked up and as I approached ..he opened his eyes and that was the moment I was looking for. Now while he doesn't make me miss my boy any less....he is a distraction and helps to fill an empty home with life again. Maybe someday you will see a Lenny, Junior and even though he would never replace your special boy....you can spend time telling him all about Lenny...and as you know (and I remember) dogs are very attentive when we talk to them cause they are trying so hard to understand what we are trying to say. They all have that unconditional love to give us and each day we have it, we are blessed. Sometimes it seems losing one opens our hearts and home to another who needs a home and love.
If my babies had never been taken from me when their time came....I would never have known the next one, and the next one, and if I can't have my special one stay with me....I don't regret the ones who came afterward to be a part of my home. I guess once you experience that unconditional love only these babies can give us....it is very difficult to part with that wonderful gift they so freely give to us.

I wish you peace each day. The sadness and missing them will never go away but over time, if we are lucky, the hurt will fade and will not be so overwhelming at times. Our special ones are at peace now and we have to try to be the same....they would want that for us......that's a part of the unconditional love they always gave us. Take Care...

The books arrived and they are pretty good - at least for the price. He's worth a thousand dollar book, but they only cost about US$30 and are pretty good.

I gave a copy to the vet who came out to see him, and reduced her to tears again. Everytime I look at the book I cry. I created it from Lennys point of view - from pup to old aged pensioner, trying to stay 'in character'. I'll see if I can get some pages posted in which case I'll include a link here.

Your books do sound wonderful...what a beautiful tribute to your beautiful boy. You shared a special deep love that created a forever bond. Lenny is in your heart permanently. I like to think of these special ones as little angels sitting on a rainbow looking down on us and watching over us. We may not always see the rainbow but I think this particular one is eternal and sometimes we do see it in the sky and I think it is so beautiful it makes us smile but now that I think of it, I think we smile because it can represent a beautiful part of our lives that we will always remember and cherish.

If you do scan some pages or are able to get some links...I would love to "visit" your Lenny in his special books.