Zack 

Zack was a friend and a protector but not with the normal guard dog style; he would protect us, and any strangers who happened to wander by, from an extremely aggressive dog who lived across the road. Zack would lay out in the front yard and whenever he would notice someone walking or jogging on our road, he would go and stand at the end of the driveway across the road and keep the vicious dog penned in; as soon as the pedestrian was out of the danger zone, he would come back to lay in the front yard.

When neighbours moved in next door, he relocated his position so that he could watch over their yard as well and be ready to chase the nasty dog back home if he strayed too close. The odd thing about him was that if there were no people outside, that nasty dog would come into our yard and attack Zack, who would turn tail and run. He would only ever stand up to that dog if there was anyone in need of protection. One of our cats used to chase him and he would only hold his ground if he was near his bed and food dish. He wouldn't even come onto our deck when we called him because the cat would chase him off; he was a lover, not a fighter.

He loved to play with us and just be near us. Whenever we were working in the yard he was never far away, content to lie down and just be. He rarely ever barked and he never wagged his tail. He was well known in the area as that big white dog that comes to our rescue; people offered to take him if we ever needed to find a new home for him.

He was a good friend and a big part of our family and when he was very old and frail, we nursed him through until the spring so he could feel the soft green grass beneath him and the sun warming him for one last time. He last moments were spent laying on his blanket in our family room. We will forever miss him.

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