We were introduced to Puzzle in the summer of '09 and immediately fell in love with him, taking every opportunity to look after him every time Wendy was out of town, even taking him out to park outings when Wendy wasn't out of town. He was special in many ways....too many to include in a short paragraph, but here's one story that stands out:

Wendy had to work late one night and she asked us to look after Mr. P until she got home. We wanted to be with him every second of that day, so we decided to take a day off from work. Puzzle was asleep when Wendy arrived home (he was deaf and didn't hear her come in) she realized that she forgot something in her car and went back to get it. Puzzle woke up and immediately started to sniff the air and realized that she was home! He jumped off the couch and ran into the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. He knew she was home but couldn't find her! Wendy walked in and he shook his little tail with such vigor, happy to see his Mommy. We don't know if dogs do this all the time but it was the first time we had seen it.

Puzzle left us on April 11, 2010. He was 14. He left us to join his brother, Monkey. They are both running around, swimming in Rainbow Bridge. We knew him for less than a year, but he left his pawprint in our hearts forever.