I cannot express the love I have for sweetie pie. Our story is unique and rare. She was born in Wasilla Alaska. We had a German Shepard at the time, after 2.5 years she had gotten impregnated by the neighbours Karelian bear dog. When the litter was born me and my gf at the time found each one of them good homes to love and take care of them. Sweetie pie was the one that wouldn’t go away. She would be sent away and reunited back to me twice. Over the span of 4 weeks she officially became my dog. Several occasions I saved her life in Alaska as much as she saved my own. Being a OEF combat infantryman she was there for me when no one else was. She was my child but more important she was my dog. The emptiness of her departure is nothing I could prepare myself for, but Dr Toby provided a great compassionate and soothing transition for me and was well as for sweetie pie. In the end she deserved to go surround by my love and unwavering commitment to her as she gave to me for 13 years 8 months and 16 days. She was my angel. The story of our becoming and our journey in life together can never happen again. You only have one chance in life to experience something that magical and sweetie pie was the angel I never asked for and yes was blessed to receive. The hole in my heart will take time to heal. You can’t simply replace a love like that. A story can’t be rewritten the ways our unfolded together. Living in our cabin in the woods Together in Wasilla Alaska she was about 3. years old-leaving for in the morning and driving to attend class at UAA and when I came home’s she hear my car coming up the road and I’d see this black wolf looking dog running back and forth on her chain excited as all hell to see me, snugging with her in the cabin as she slept right next me in our bed, and letting her “loose” in the morning when the moose would turn up and she loved to play Shepard and “coral and play” with them and I just laughed. She was amazing. Her intelligence, her love and attachment to me and yet her independent nature was awe inspiring to watch and to know she was “my dog”, she was worth it all. I love you sweetie pie. You happy face up at Mt Charleston walking around knowing your dad loved you and would take you up there as much as I could to “feel” home. If love would have saved you; you would have lived forever. Odin watch her until I return to Valhalla where she waits for me.

12/20/2010 – 09/06/2024

Michael Willis
Las Vegas NV