TO MY LOYAL COMPANION

"Some dogs come into our lives and quietly go.

Others Stay awhile and leave paw prints on

our hearts and we are never the same."

BUCKCREEKS GUSTAUF VON COVY

MEMBER GREENE COUNTY SEARCH & RESCUE K9 UNIT

Passed away July 24, 2002

"He is gone but will never be forgotten".

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We are so very sad at the death of Gus.  He was my greatest loving loyal  companion.  Gus and I spent a lot time together in the woods tracking and just having fun.  He loved to track he would get so excited when he knew he was going to work.  He loved it.  'Gus was always so excited when he found the person he was looking for.  He was a very  excellent tracking dog.  Very confident.  Gus was a very loving dog.  Protection trained to be protective if he had to be.  Yet very gentle.   To me Gus was the perfect German Shepherd.  Cautious yet friendly.  Very steady nerves.  Confident.  He was a gorgeous black/red with fantastic conformation.  Very happy dog to be around.  He was a combination of working and Show lines.  He was a dog that is once in a life time dog.  Gus will never be replaced.   My heart is aching for the lose of him.  But he fought a good fight.  He just got so weak he could not fight any longer.  Gus had lung cancer.     He tried to fight it as long as he could but it just finally was getting to much for him.  I could not let him suffer any longer.    Nothing more could be done for him.  So when he reached the point when he could not keep food down and was losing weight so fast.  Coughing all the time and could not walk but a little way and had to lay down and rest.  I decided the time had come that I had to let him go. I did not want him to suffer. It is the love I feel for Gus that I knew I had  to let him go.  Not that I wanted him to go  If any one has ever had to have a beloved friend and companion put down you understand the hurt in my heart.   He went peacefully in my arms a weak wagging of the tail looking at me as if saying it is ok, it is time. I will cry and be sad for a long time over the lose of Gus. But it was the thing to do for him. He had given so much to me over the years. This was the one last thing I could do for him.    He is now in a better place.  And finally no more pain.  Just lush green pastures to run in.  And I am sure he has his nose down tracking.  The thing he loved to do best.