Derek

Derek (AKA Mr. Dogg) was just an exceptional bright light. He was an AKC German Shepherd Dog, born in St Thomas, Virgin Islands. His Poppa was a Slovakian police dog, and Momma was a beautiful Shepherd from Seattle. We picked him up at 7 weeks near Christmas 2004 in St Thomas. He loved the Island, forever fascinated by the birds and planes flying all over the place near our house. We moved away in 2006 from the Virgin Islands, but he was stuck there as it was too hot to get on a plane for him. He was airlifted out on a small single engine aircraft, then jetted to Hollywood CA. He loved living in Hollywood CA with us, in a big compound once owned by actor Christopher Lloyd. We then moved on to Wilton Manors FL, where life was joyous. The week of June 15th was a tragic one for Mr. Dogg. He was travelling with us in our new RV that we got so he could come along, and developed a gut twist while on a particularly beautiful jog with me. He saw a herd of horses on that run, and I think the vision of those equines sent him to the moon. It was a joyous run, and one etched in my memory forever. We lost him at 8:45 am on 6-17-09--one of the saddest events of my 54 years on Earth. We will miss his big heart, big energy, and his love of his well travelled big blue ball.

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