Zeus

It was a sad day today. Jess's Zeus had to be put to sleep. Jess discovered a lump next to Zeus' spine about a month ago and the biopsy showed that it was cancer. An ultrasound showed that it had already spread to his other organs including his lungs. Zeus showed almost no signs of being sick though until this past week when he started having some trouble getting up. Last night and today he couldn't use his hind legs and it was time. I gave Zeus the nickname Sharky when I first met him for his big jaws (look at his size compared to Abby!). Zeus was a very special dog and scary smart. Jess could train him to do something new in one or two repetitions. I think that massive head of his held a pretty big brain! He was the only dog that Abby respected 100%...although it took a few incidents back in the early days to get it through Abby's head that she'd better respect a dog more than three times her size.
We will all miss big Zeusy but I think Tycho will miss him the most - I don't think Tycho has ever been at home without Sharky.

Goodbye, Zeusy boy. I hope you're eating plenty of french fries and hamburgers wherever you are.