Lalania, that was beautiful. Blackie was striking!!!!

Since I have severe asthma with allergies, my childhood family was not able to be owned by a dog.
After I was married a few years, we thought we would try and see if my asthma could be worked out. My first dog was a gorgeous GSD (German line) named Wolfgang. I went through heck with my asthma, but would not give him up (hospital, daily wheezing, etc). I was given shots and meds and finally, I was able to control my asthma enough to actually feel really good as long as I take my meds. We had him before my kids came along. People said to be careful because he might be jealous and hurt the babies. HAH!! He LOVED my kids, especially my son. He was their guardian, their protector, their champion!! My love for GSDs originated with Wolf. He was my heartdog. He was perfect even though he had hip dysplasia (surgically repaired). He lived for ten years and died in his sleep (after being told 6 months earlier to put him down because he was sick, but he snapped out of it.) I will never, ever forget him.