A Tribute to Barney

The many faces of our beloved dog, Barney that passed away last evening. These are a few of the many digital images that I had on my computer of Barney. There are many more stored away in our photo albums that we will cherish for years to come.

This, above, was our 2005 Christmas card I designed that was inspired by Barney as Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.

Barney had his own path out in the front yard through the snow. Each new snow, Mark would go out in the front yard and snow blow Barney his own path.

He was always ready to pose for a picture.
He had his own Christmas gift to open along with the family on Christmas mornings.
He was loved by his "siblings".
Even Betty the cat would snuggle up to him for a nap.
He loved to travel in our Creek and meet all of our camping friends.

He was so pretty after his bath and he was brushed out. He KNEW that he was a beautiful dog!
What a smile....
He always kept a watch over each of us. Always ready to protect his loved ones.
He even posed for Christmas card photos!
Our beloved dog, Barney went to heaven this last evening. He was a wonderful dog for over 13 years that our family enjoyed. He WAS part of our family and was included in all that we did over the years. It was a sad day when he laid his head down for the last time. He was a fighter to the end, but alas he could not beat this last illness. He will be sadly missed, but he is finally at peace and enjoying his new life in heaven. He is there with my dad. Dad loved Barney so much and it makes my heart happy that he is there to keep my wonderful dad company again.