Zeke crossed the Rainbow Bridge on December 23, 2006. He was half Border Collie and half Greyhound and came from the San Francisco SPCA. He was born October 14, 1997. He had a great life -- he was playful as a puppy and devoted to his family. In his later years, he was the guardian of the house stationing himself on the stairwell so he could see both the front and the back entries to the house. He barked like an alarm going off when a stranger approached. Zeke and Mom also learned to do agility when Zeke was 6 or 7 years old.
Once, he kept Mom from being attacked in the city of San Francisco when a person of bad intent was approaching her car with a crow bar by jumping up out of the back seat and barking furiously. The man backed off - Mom was scared, but VERY proud of her boy.
Zeke developed hypo-thyroid condition in his last few months of life. I am not sure what that means, but Mom gave him pills to make him eat. He did great for four months. He was even checked by the vet and given a clean bill of health 7 days before he passed away. Then right before that big holiday with all the lights and packages, Zekie quietly went upstairs, laid down, went to sleep and didn't wake up. Mom and Steve were really sad. Pearl - our little white dog friend -- was sad too. They had grown up together. We know that Zekie and Max are in heaven now together. One more angel to look over us all.
