Every dog is my favorite. How could they not? Each has something so special about them. I remember when we got baby Lanfear from Lynda McFadden, I think it was all of 3 days when we told her we needed another newf – we got hooked just that fast. A year later Lynda had told us Angie Debruyn had a show puppy where the home fell through, and Angie offered her to us – and that’s how we got miss Silly Bean. She was crazy (in comparison to Lanfear), she was silly, she just was a happy girl. Lanfear was so excited to have her, too, and within 15 hours of having her they were already BFFs. For Sylphrena, it was her constant happy go-lucky attitude and exuberant love of people that always stood out. When I showed her she managed to lick most if not all the judges in the ring – she couldn’t help but wiggle her butt and get excited about making another human friend, and aptly deserved her nickname: the Licky Monster. When we used to go to the dog park, her favorite thing at the park was greeting all the humans – she easily forgot about other dogs if a two-legger was there. She was such a good dog, so well behaved, never caused trouble, and anytime you had tears on your face she would come lick them away. I tried breeding her several times and unfortunately none of them ever took, and then she got pyometra so we spayed her – the most important thing was that she was okay. She excelled at elbow cleanings after a hard days work on the farm and she loved to sit beside you on the couch and give you a good hair washing with that tongue of hers. She was always delighted when we had company over, and I think her favorite was ‘grandpa Wil’. She always somehow knew who the bad guy was in TV shows and movies; she’d always bark at them (that and horses). She loved to wade in water but absolutely hated swimming. She donated blood 14 or 15 times as an "on call" hero before retiring, and helped me raise dozens of foster kittens and foster puppies too. She was a playful, bouncing girl, right to the very end. I’ll miss your shining presence and it’s going to be tough having just a little more space on the bed at night. Rest in peace our beautiful girl. We are going to miss you so much.