This is Carlin in the spring of 2011. You can see how grey he had turned over the years. He had lost his hearing (almost completely, if not stone deaf), his vision was limited, and his teeth were mostly pulled out. None of that mattered. He ate like a horse, barked, ran, played and stuck to my side like glue.

My best and oldest friend, the reason I am who I am, I will love him forever.