This gallery is a tribute to our buddy, Mack. The images here were originally in a slide show set to James Taylor's song, "You've got a friend."

He was the sweetest dog I could imagine. It was like he came along at just the right time for the right situation. He played hard and loved to please his people. I told him to protect my wife the first day he was there and he took his job very seriously. No men could enter the house or get near her without her giving him the ok first. He was around while I was researching and writing my PhD dissertation, which was a very frustrating process. Every time I got down, he knew it. He'd come in, put his head between my legs (his way of hugging), and offer me a toy to go play with. We'd play for an hour or so and then everything was fine again.

He passed away on June 8, 2003 from cancer. We miss him very much.