After I graduated college, I knew I wanted a dog after growing up with cats most of my life. When my parents came to visit one weekend they lent me some money for groceries and other necessities but instead I held on to it and put it towards getting a dog. (I told them months later)I got Frank from a rescue organization who saved him from a high kill shelter in West Virginia. He came to stay with me in DC on a two week trial basis to see if he was a good fit.  We had a little rocky start… he didn’t like to go through doorways, he didn’t like the stairs, (I lived on the third floor at the time) he peed every time I tried to put the leash on him and then he would also wiggle out of his leash and run away across a 4lane intersection!  After the two weeks I was about to give up, but I thought- if e been difficult and scared before and I don’t want to be given up on so I stuck by him and committed to him. We had our moments  and it took some time before we got into the groove with each other.  He came to rugby functions, he got me out of the house, and gave me another purpose. He’s seen me through hard times and low points and has kept me going through all of them. Through out the many changes in our lives, he would always greet me with a smiling face and a wagging  tail. He was so smart and most people who knew him could tell he was ‘my’ dog. He was attached to me and I was attached to him. 



He was a social dog (more than me I would say) We’ve been to some corgi meet ups and he also lived with so many doggy friends. He always got along with all furry friends even ones their owners said they weren’t good with other dogs.  He was so chill and sweet and adored by many. He always got great report cards when he had to be boarded and the vet staff loved him and knew him by name.  He brought me out of my shell and acted like an ice breaker for me allowed me to show other people the loving side I showed him. 



He made my heart whole and taught be so many valuable lessons, one being how to love unconditionally. He was my partner in crime and my boy. He will forever be missed.