All of us at Schwartz-Stanton Group recently said goodbye to two very special “members” of our team:  Chocolate Lab Morgan and Border Collie/Australian Shepherd Mix Einstein.  The loss has been great since both passed on within weeks of each other.

Einstein was the first to join the group and his name doesn’t do him justice.  Brilliant he was (we all think our pets are brilliant don’t we) but Einstein really was.  He selected Dan and Renee Schwartz to be his masters.  I used to say I want to come back in my next life as Dan and Renee’s pet.  Einstein got to swim all summer long in Lake Tahoe, go on hikes with his Dad on the Tahoe Rim Trail, play with the horses, visit his beloved Morgan, chase after rabbits and the like and spend his final years on the ranch in Minden.  He even allowed Dan and Renee to take in a border collie mix:  Jesse.   Now Einstein was really protective of his masters and his home but a little cajoling and Jesse taking notice that Einstein is Top Dog was all it took.  One can’t talk about Einstein without mentioning his favorite “bougies”.  What are bougies you ask?  Well, they are giant, almost life-sized stuff animals.  Einstein could spend hours and hours having you throw the bougies down the stairs so he could run after them and bring it back to you for more.  Sometimes he even took a head start in hopes of catching it before it landed.  He did the same with balls and pine cones but it was the bougies that really caught his eye.   Dan would tell the story that he and Renee would stand across the room in the morning and ask Einstein if he wanted to go to the office or go the ranch.  More times that not he picked the office because he was the VID (very important dog) and everyone showered him with attention.   Einstein, you are dearly missed but in all of our hearts forever.

Morgan was Tawny Stanton’s little princess but with a twist. . .she had a thing for eating. They say this is true for chocolate labs (anyone remember the aluminum foil commercial where they say it is Chocolate Lab proof) but Morgan took it a step further  As a puppy she got into everything from Christmas tree ornaments, string, ribbon, candies and rocks (I saw the rock eating first hand) to Dan’s power bars hidden in his coat pocket, Dan and Renee’s compost piles at the ranch to briefcases and invidually wrapped vitamins.  Of course as a girl, she made sure to unwrapped before eating (the plastic wrap just isn’t good for the digestion).  Morgan’s heart was huge and she loved everyone, every dog and everthing.  She spent a lot of time hiking, chasing after balls in the lake and traveling with Tawny.  Also, Morgan could clear a room out in seconds with her special “fluffs”.   If you loved Morgan (and we all did) you had to put up with her “fluffs”.   A good traveler and house guest she could be (even with the eating thing) and mindful she was. That doesn’t mean she didn’t have a bit of a stubborn streak but, what girl doesn’t.  She was a love and love she did especially to her Tawny.  They went everywhere together because Morgan just wanted to be with Tawny.  We say goodbye to Morgan and she too will be in our hearts forever.

I found this poem on the internet and thought it fit how we all feel:

No More Tears

_{^{The time has come for the tears to end
for you to be happy and cheerful again.
I am safe in God’s home above
cradled in His arms; covered with His love.}}

_{^{We run and play by the Bridge all day
waiting for the day when you’ll be here to stay.
You’ve been crying so much I feel bad
I want you to be happy and not so sad.}}

_{^{Remember the time when I was so small
I couldn’t even pickup the rubber ball.
I fought that ball from morning to night
it made you laugh, I was quite a sight.}}

_{^{Remember teaching me sit and stay
we had such fun since I didn’t really obey.
but you kept at it with test after test
so when I entered my first show I was the best.}}

_{^{Remember the great times we had in the past
like when we walked to the park we had a blast.
We’d run and play all through the park
until the sun went down and it got dark.}}

_{^{Remember the times we went for a ride
I was so excited I’d jump right inside.
Away we went to who knows where
but you and I we didn’t really care.}}

_{^{I’ll always love you, you’re my best friend
I’ll be right with you even to the end.
Always remember the great times we had
and there will be no reason to ever be sad.}}

_{^{Written by John Quealy}}

 

 

 

 

 

 

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