Hawkeye

Dogs are often called man's best friend. Having owned dogs for most of my adult life, and after loving them all my life, I can say this is absolutely true. We live on a farm so all our dogs live outside, but that doesn't diminish our relationship.

Since hubby and I have been married, we've had 6 dogs...
Margo was found one Sunday afternoon in the country, she was with us 2 years but sadly was hit by a bus....

Dufus thought she could help with every aspect of farming...even to hanging tobacco in the barn (but that's a story for another time)...

Cissy, was a "bird dog" in every sense of the word. She was the best I've ever seen and hunted with us faithfully for 5 years before succumbing to breast cancer:

Champ, was Cissy's beautiful, carefree replacement in the hunting department. Boy could cover some ground but not with the elegance and accuracy of Cissy:

We had Bubba, farm dog extraordinaire, for 15+ years and we still miss him 7 years after his death...

And now we have Suzie. She's been with us 4 years now and what can I say? She is everything wonderful that is a Labrador Retriever:

It seems that Hawkeye loved his master as much as any of our dogs have loved us...why am I not surprised? Jon Tumilson was a Navy Seal killed in last month's helicopter attack. Thank you sir, for your service. Our hearts go out to his family and friends...and to Hawkeye.