Butch was born sometime in the spring of 1994, and passed away on
November 17, 2008 at roughly 9:15 a.m. He was fourteen and one half.

We got him from the Animal Humane Association Clinic on Virginia Street, S.E., in Albuquerque, NM. That was in August, 1998.
He was part Chow, and the other part, no one knew. He sure had a nice disposition though.
We found out right away that Butch was real nice around young children and very tolerant of just
about everything.

He loved to go for long walks in the near-by park, and had to mark his new territory daily. At least until another dog came along.
He never paid much attention to dogs he passed on the way, sort of acting aloof, like most Chow dogs do.
He also had a real good appetite, and loved his dog food with a hot dog chopped up in it. He also loved to test our food for us, and made sure he was in on licking out our dishes!
All the time we had him, he never had any accidents in the house. He was very clean.
He loved to ride in cars and wanted to be with us all the time.
His final year plagued him with a hip dysplasia. He didn't seem to be in any pain, and he loved his daily massages.

He died peacefully at his favorite spot in the house, in his sleeping position, placing his head down
between his two front paws. I was there and kept petting him, not
really knowing the actual time he went, since it was so peaceful. Even
in death, he looked as though he was simply sleeping.

He loved to go on trips with us, but this one was for him only. I feel he left me behind, but he couldn’t help it. I feel lost and lonely without him. I miss taking care of him and doing all the daily stuff to make him comfortable.

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