Today is a sad day

My sister's Great Dane, Sugar, died today. she was about 10 years old. my sis says that is pretty old for a Great Dane. we used to talk about what would we do if Sugar died at home. my sis buries her animals in her yard. i don't think we could have dug a hole large enough for Sugar...she was about 140 pounds of dog.

If you didn't know she was sweet....she looked ferocious...and sounded ferocious, too. she loved to bark at things....real and imaginary. LOL    she could bark for hours.

She loved to get a drink and then come wipe her face on your shirt and give you some dog slobber love.  yuck!....she got me all the time.

She was pretty smart and played tug of war and could sit and shake. she would shake all day long for treats.

She was having some arthritis pains in her hips and took some medication.....but when the meds kicked in....she could still run with the baby, Pearl (the second Great Dane).  she was a good momma to Pearl when she was just a baby.

When she was younger she used to jump on me ..... EVERY TIME i came to visit her. you didn't turn your back on her cause she would jump on you. i have had several scratches from her 'playing'.

Sugar was always the wild and crazy dog.......until Pearl came into the picture. after Pearl....Sugar was the 'good' dog.  it's all in the perspective. LOL

Sugar is now in doggie heaven....playing with my dog, Shimmy.  i'll bet they are having a good time.....chasing squirrels and napping. i hope they are getting treats.