What I/we have dreaded for a long time now came to pass Thursday of last week...not even a week after Sarah got out of the hospital for Covid...our Otto no longer walks this earth...but he has left tracks all over our hearts.
From the time Lorelei could walk, she has snuggled with him, climbed on him,
and sat on him...
And a few times he has sat on her...
There are so many funny, happy memories associated with him. When Lorelei was young and they lived in Indy, when we would go over to visit the first thing he would do when we got there was to run and grab his blanket and come dragging it to us. I know he was telling us he would share if we would just stay the night.
I have told all the stories at one time or another...such as the time Sarah had him on the leash and walked across the street to get Lorelei off the bus. When he heard all the kids, he almost dragged her on the bus to get to them. Something similar happened when Sarah took him to show and tell for Lorelei a year or two later...as they were heading down the hall and he heard the kids he could not get there quick enough. And there was the time he got on the UPS truck because he was ready to go for a ride!
I have loved other dogs as much, but I don't think I have loved one any more. He was just the perfect dog with kids. He was just good with whatever was happening.
