Being the Borquez's: Farewell Gentle Giant..We love you Tuggs and you will forever live in our hearts!

Our family lost a beloved pet this past Friday. Our beautiful Newfoundland Tuggs finally succumbed to old age/hip deterioration after a decade of bringing immeasurable love and happiness to our lives. His loss will leave a void in us that no other animal will ever fulfill but his beautiful spirit will always be with us. Memories and unique reminders of him are all around us and while at present may be a little painful, will certainly be cherished for a lifetime. He's unique large size always drew attention and intrigue from young and old. If only they knew how big his heart was. He was small in stature compared to what a huge heart our gentle giant had. I feel honored to have been given the opportunity to love this golden animal.
I can recall vividly the day that my parents and I made the trip to pick Tuggs up at the Birmingham airport. My mother had researched several breeds after losing a previous fur baby and realized that she loved everything about the breed and it would be a wonderful fit for our family. He came from a wonderful bloodline of beautiful show newfies with unbeatable temperaments. My mom got put on a waiting list and a few months later we got the call. He was the only pup in his litter. When he saw pictures of him on the internet we fell in love. He was a bit of a investment so expectations were set high for this new "little" pup. I must say that he more than exceeded them. Ten years later I truly believe that there could not of been a better choice made and I will always love and think highly of this breed. Tuggs and Mom have shared an incredible bond ever since the day he was brought into our lives. They have been totally inseparable. My mother had two children..one had fur :) I know his loss was tremendously hard for her. Everyone that met Tuggs couldn't help but fall in love with him. Chris and I have been together 6 of the 10 years of Tuggs life and they developed a very special bond as well. He even gave Chris one last goodbye kiss before he finally rested. We all had a very hard time saying goodbye. The one thing that gives us solace is knowing this beautiful life is not suffering any longer and that he is at peace. This simple truth allows us to continue to love him freely, at a distance, with precious memories to serve us ...so that he may always live in our hearts. Goodbye, sweet gentle giant....words could never express what you truly meant to us! You are now our Angel Bear...

WatchBear's Tugg Boat Willie - April 2001- Jan 21st 2011