My dog of 14 years died tonight.  He was living with my parents in MN and his health was declining over the past week.  Irish Hoosier Ganser, his official name, was born on October 22, 1994.  He was half labrador and half golden retriever.  I remember the first day we went to pick him out.  Irish’s dad was my Uncle’s dog, so my uncle let me have his choice of the litter.  There were about 10 puppies and I called the name Irish and Irish came running over.  On the way back home we hit a huge snow storm so when we got home we had to stop at the end of the driveway and I had to carry Irish up to the house.  The first night he woke up about 2am and all he wanted to do was play.  He was always a hyper dog, but was a great dog.  When I went off to college he stayed with my parents and continued to be an awesome watch dog.  If a dog or a person was on the edge of my parents property, Irish would bark.   He was always good with children and loved jumping into my parents vegetable garden and eating peas.  I’m really going to miss him.  The last time I saw him was last Christmas, which is hard. Below are some pictures of Irish along with a video.  I’ll miss you buddy.