Remembering Rory

"Rory was the best boy! From the time he was a puppy, we always described him as our little old man dog. He might have appeared grumpy at first, but on the inside, he was a big old softy with a heart of gold. I got him when I was a teenager, and from the beginning, he was always fiercely protective of me and the rest of his people. As I grew up and became an adult and eventually got married and had children of my own, Rory continued to be protective, especially of my two daughters. He would sleep outside of their bedrooms instead of in his usual spot to make sure they were always okay. As he got older, he would let them lay on him and play with him (even though I could tell he would much rather have been left alone to sleep .) Rory was the type of dog that whenever anyone would meet him they would immediately ask if they could take him home because he was just that cool! He loved bossing around other animals and took his job as top dog very seriously. He loved to play with his stuffed hedgehog toys, so much so that sometimes we would have to hide them from him because he would spend so long chasing them that we were worried he was going to have a doggy heart attack lol. There will never be another dog like Rory. He was truly one of a kind. I miss him every day, and our family truly does not feel the same without him. It brings me comfort to know that he lived a very long life and that he knew how much we loved him. Rory was my first ever baby and I am so thankful and feel so lucky that I got to be his person! " - Paige Walker