We Will Miss You Big Boy!

Barb and I lost one of our best friends today. Not the two legged, but the four legged variety. Apollo was a loyal, devoted protector of our family for almost eleven years. Back in the early 90’s Barb and I breed Cane’ Corso Mastiffs. You don’t hear much about the breed because they are not recognized by the AKC or the CCC, but are a rare breed from Italy. Apollo was our personal family dog. He was especially close to Barb. If anyone visited us and Apollo was out of his pen, he would always position himself between our visitors and Barb. He was not aggressive, but very cautious until he was sure the person could be trusted. Apollo’s last days were difficult. His hips were gone and he could hardly get up and down. I knew in my heart of hearts that the best thing for him would be to put him down, but I just could not bring myself to do it. So I am thankful that he passed without a lot of struggle this morning. So we are left with a lot of great memories of his unconditional love and devotion. We will miss you big boy! We will miss you allot.