Maribel and Patti,
My best bud Schooner (AFH original name Donnie) who I adopted from your organization on March 16 2007, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday March 14. I am beyond heartbroken. He was my best friend and my co-pilot for the past 14 years. He always had the most amazing smile and truly had a zest for life. He was such a people person, everybody that met Schooner ended up having a new friend. Over the years we shared so many adventures together. Our favorite thing to do was run agility courses. We started doing dog agility when Schooner was two years old and we were running courses as a team for almost 12 years. Schooner loved doing anything at the beach! Always a week at Dewey Beach, DE every year. He totally enjoyed being in the sun, running on the beach with other dogs, and digging in the sand. Loved, going for car rides especially to his favorite store, Dog Gone Natural for a treat and to Starbucks for his puppuccino. Most of all he was my loyal companion and confidant, always at my side through thick and thin. I could talk to Schooner about anything, and he would sit there and listen attentively and nonjudgmentally. Schooner was my amazing guy with a heart of gold. I will miss him terribly, but he will live on in my heart forever. Thank you so much for bringing Schooner into my life. I knew immediately when he came up to me and looked up with that little head tilt, that he and I would be best friends forever….Thank you so much. Sincerely, Mary Ann