VGSR extends condolences to Jenn Beeman and her family on the loss of Bear. Jenn writes, "We wanted to let you know about the loss of our dog Bear #3 on May 30, 2009. He began to have trouble with his left knee a few months ago. After taking medication for a few days he was pretty much back to normal. Then he started limping again and got better again. A couple of weeks ago he couldn’t put any weight on his leg and was in pain despite the medication. The vet suspected that he had a bone tumor. We made the difficult decision to let him go and free him from his pain. We adopted Bear in June of 2003. He came to live with us and our female GSD, Mickey. Bear Boy happily accompanied us on our many adventures - our move to New Orleans, our evacuation for Hurricane Katrina to Colorado where our first daughter was born, our return to New Orleans, the birth of our second daughter and finally our move to Missouri. He loved food and to cuddle, in fact he was addicted to them both. He also loved going on walks and barking. He was a great family protector and companion we all miss him very much. Thank you for this wonderful dog that you brought into our lives, there will never be another like him."

Jenn, Doc, Alex, Annabel and Mickey