Farewell to Benny
It is with great sadness that we said goodbye to Benny today after a rapid health decline the past few weeks. He was 15 years old. Benny joined our family 3 years following the loss of Storm. Theresa and Anna had been watching rescue sites and convinced Joe that he was the dog. He was found as a stray in Baltimore and listed as "around 8 years old." It turns out he was probably 12 years old, but who is counting? He quickly assimilated into the family, bringing his calm, gentle nature. He quickly went to work training his new family. He got attention for what he wanted not by barking but by staring. He would stare at his targeted human, usually Joe, for long periods of time until he got what he wanted. Joe often had a battle of wills with him, but we all knew Benny would wear him down at the end of the day. Benny was a food enthusiast who quickly taught us that all bread needed to be secured on top of the refrigerato...