BrunoBouncing straight up in the air when the leash came out, like a kangaroo.
RosieShe was afraid of the vacuum until the last week of her life, when she finally lay down next to it.
HankFollowing one smell for an hour and forgetting the way home.
MochiThe side-eye when I said the word bath.
FinnWet, muddy, and prouder than any dog has ever been.
BellaThe little grunt when she settled into her bed.
RockyHe walked my daughter to the school bus and waited until it pulled away.
PennyShe would sit on my feet while I cooked, every night, without fail.
OllieHis whole body wagged. Not just the tail.
NalaShe slept with her back against the bedroom door. Nobody got in without her say.
GusFalling asleep mid-walk, in the grass, in the sun.
WillowThe way she folded herself onto the smallest cushion in the house.
TankNinety pounds and he thought he was a lap dog. He was right.
DaisyHer ears floating in her water bowl every single time.
MiloHe dug the same hole in the garden for thirteen years.
SadieShe knew the sound of my car from three streets away.
CooperTwo tennis balls in his mouth at once. Always trying for three.
PicklesThe burrowing under every blanket in the house until only her nose showed.
BearHe carried his own leash to the door every morning.
LunaHer paw on my knee during thunderstorms, like she was the one keeping me calm.
ZiggySnoring on the couch with one ear inside out.
MapleThe howl she did when the ice cream truck came down the street.
RufusHe would herd the kids into the yard and then lie down in the middle of them, satisfied.
BiscuitShe met every person at the door like they were the one she had been waiting for all day.