Our sweet gardener. The King of our Castle. A diamond in the rough.

You were so incredibly charming. So much that the vet let you roam around freely through the entire veterinary clinic. But regardless of your enormous size, you did not need much space. You would lay down on her feet wherever she went - the exact same thing you've always done at home with us. You stole away the hearts of many, with just a single glance. Never complaining or in a bad mood, your eyes glowed with kindness and jollity.

The first two years of your life, you lived together with Prince, a Saluki male. He was your "big" brother, even though you quickly grew out to be so much bigger. The last two years of your life, you lived with us and found instant chemistry with your sister Kyoto, with whom you were inseperable since your first day together. She misses you and your amazing wrestling matches so much.

Only two weeks after your 4th birthday, you lost your fight against recurring paralytic ileus, which had been going on for about 6 months. GDV surgery and permanent medication initially seemed to help you, but we knew it was no true solution. Your eventual suffering was soul crushing and we were unable to save you. You leave us behind feeling absolutely devastated. People across the world cried along with us, that's how special you were and you lacked the arrogance to realise that.

You were father to 13 pups, of which 5 pups are born in our kennel. Through them, your legacy - though far too short - will live on.