Barkley Boykin
Golden Retrievers will teach you that sometimes it’s more important to roll in the snow than shovel it. When you’re traveling, sometimes it’s more important to stop and sniff things than hurry to your destination. When you start to get frustrated, or lose your temper, sometimes everything comes into focus when you get a wet nose pushed into your palm. When somebody yells at you, most times you need to just go pout for awhile, then come back and be friends again. And always, always, always, it’s better to wag more, and bark less.
Barkley (GRREAT #00-080) went to the bridge in November of 2012. She was the greatest airport dog ever. For her, hanging out at the airport meant making new friends, and getting in the airplane meant new adventures at the other end. If you could pin wings on a dog, she’d be wearing ’em right now.
