Goodbye great friend

It is with a very heavy heart that I report we have lost our wonderful Paladin at just over 15 years of age. I delivered him August 15, 1995.

Paladin was one of those lifetime dogs...you don't get many of those in your life. He was under a year old when I was diagnosed with PPS and saw my planned world slowly but surely fall apart. When I didn't know how to go on, Paladin showed me..with his gentle way of laying on my bed for hours, his ability to temper his play and his steps to mine...and in his way of bringing out the best in other dogs he met. He was a dog wise beyond his years right from the start and far wiser than any dog should be. He 'registered' the environment and took on a lot of monitoring and adjusting to it..just like his mother CJ but with a more giving side to him. He was biddable and gentle and a wonderful soul.

He was also a beautiful dog, and group winner and placer many times.

He will stand alone in my memory and in my heart, my dearest Paladin.