Sam, the yellow Labrador Retriever, became a member of the Perry family in 1997. He was a typical farm dog, but a lovable, well-behaved four-legged friend. The boys were mostly teenagers by the time Sam came along, so Sam never really was around little babies. Then, Lucas arrived... and Lucas loved Sam but the feeling wasn't mutual. When Lucas was very little, Sam would not come close to him... in fact, he'd walk the other way, or turn his head and ignore Lucas crawling/toddling toward him. As time went on, Sam warmed up to him.
Lucas has named every stuffed dog he owns "Sam." That includes Sam the yellow lab {the original}, Sam the old-school pound puppy, Big Sam the round-ball from Great Grandma and the most recent edition, Sam the pillow pet.
After some health issues and mostly just old age, Sam died last summer. We were all sad and certainly have missed him this winter when the "outside" dog got to come "inside" and enjoy the warm fireplace.
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