In honor of Father’s Day I thought I’d tell you about our dog dads. Now I’ve never had the pleasure of meeting my father, Daddy Eclipse, face to face. However, I’m lucky that I can keep in touch with him through Facebook. My Daddy Eclipse is still going strong at 14 1/2 years old, and enjoying his Golden years surrounded by his loving family. Leave it to Asa to accomplish something that Lemmy and I never did. Asa met his biological father, Daddy Spenser, while enjoying the New England Golden Jubilee a few years ago. Lemmy, on the other paw, wasn’t so lucky. He spent his whole life searching for Daddy Shamis.
Lemmy wasn’t the most tech savvy dog. Would you believe he didn’t have any social media accounts until I came along? Although Lemmy didn’t have so much as a MySpace page, he did know how to Google. So for hours on end he would search the internet for Daddy Shamis. With each click of the mouse, Lemmy’s imagination made his father bigger and better, and his adventures took him to the far corners of the planet. This is how Lemmy justified why his Daddy Shamis never had time to visit. In fact, by the time I joined the family, Lemmy was convinced that his father was the “Most Interesting Dog in the Universe.” Luckily for all of us, Lemmy’s Momma Butter and Grandpa Thor kept him grounded. I’m sure Daddy Shamis was waiting to greet Lemmy when he crossed Rainbow Bridge, and together they go on many grand adventures.
As for Asa, Lemmy would no doubt have been crestfallen by how anticlimactic his meeting was with his biological father. Daddy Spenser came bounding through the crowd at the 2017 New England Golden Jubilee to say hello. However, Asa was more interested in the tennis ball his Daddy was playing with than to listen to his fatherly advice. At least now we know where Asa got his tennis ball obsession! Also on the bright side, Asa behaved himself and didn’t steal the ball from Daddy Spenser while he was talking to him. Better yet, he remained quiet and didn’t embarrass himself by telling his father any of his goofy jokes.
Dogs, if you’re lucky enough to know who your Dog Dad is, please check-in with him this Father’s Day. This holiday isn’t just for fathers with two legs. Besides, it would be a nice way to honor the memory of my dear brother, Lemmy and his Daddy Shamis, the Most Interesting Dog Dad in the Universe. Speaking of which…
Happy Father’s Day Daddy Eclipse and Daddy Spenser! We love you!
