About 1 year ago, we finally got up the courage to get another St Bernard. We let him pick us. And pick us, he did. We named him Conan. Conan has always been a very spirited dog from the first moment we saw him. He is now 1 year old and he is still very spirited, energetic, and very spoiled!! He is a big part of our family. We still love Hercules very much, but Conan has helped us heal a lot from when we lost Hercules. Conan is going to share this page with Hercules because they both are a very big part of our families lives!!!!

Heaven's Doggy-Door

My best friend closed his eyes last night,
As his head was in my hand.
The Doctors said he was in pain,
And it was hard for him to stand.

The thoughts that scurried through my head,
As I cradled him in my arms.
Were of his younger, puppy years,
And OH...his many charms.

Today, there was no gentle nudge
With an intense "I love you gaze",
Only a heart thats filled with tears
Remembering our joy filled days.

But an Angel just appeared to me,
And he said, "You should cry no more,
GOD also loves our canine friends,
HE's installed a 'doggy-door"!

We love you and miss you Hercules.

This is Hercules when he was just a baby, this is when we first got him in February of this year.

Here is Hercules with Cristin.

Once again with Christopher this time.

Here's Hercules sitting on "his" chair with Chelsea. He was 4 months old in this picture, boy does he grow fast.

Hercules at 6 months old, and he still has a lot of growing to go, he is still only a puppy.

Hercules acting goofy with his family.

Our hike at one of the trails on the Guadalupe Mountain here in New Mexico.

Another picture of our hike on the Mountain.

Hercules in his favorite chair doing what he likes to do best, "Wrestle with daddy".

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  A Little Dog Angel

  

  High up in the courts of heaven today
  a little dog angel waits;
  with the other angels he will not play,
  but he sits alone at the gates.
  "For I know my master will come" says he,
  "and when he comes he will call for me."
  

  The other angels pass him by,
  As they hurry toward the throne,
  And he watches them with a wistful eye
  as he sits at the gates alone.
  "But I know if I just wait patiently
  that someday my master will call for me."
  

  And his master, down on earth below,
  as he sits in his easy chair,
  forgets sometimes, and whispers low,
  to the dog who is not there.
  And the little dog angel cocks his ears,
  and dreams that his master's voice he hears.
  

  And when at last his master waits,
  outside in the dark and cold,
  for the hand of death to open the door,
  that leads to those courts of gold,
  he will hear a sound through the gathering dark,
  a little dog angel's bark.
  

  We love you and miss you Hercules.

  

  Here is our family with Conan in the picture being his big goofy self!.

  
  
  

  Conan with the kids on December 25, 2003.

  
  

  

  Conan with the kids again.

  
  

  

  Conan with his favorite person, his daddy!!