Remembering Mosby
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©1997 Bill Hollinger

Mosby and Shadowfax

Mosby was the personification of poetry in motion, of power and grace that was so beautiful and captivating to watch. He also had a capacity to love beyond that of any living being I've ever known. He possessed a great physical beauty, and presence, which drew strangers to him. He didn't care much for this though. I'd forgotten how much socialization we had to do with him when he was younger. However, for his special people, no one could have offered more of themselves than Mosby.

He had a very special relationship with Irina, the little girl next door who appears with him so often on calendar pictures. Irina came from Germany, and Mosby met her when he was still a puppy. Whenever she would go with us in the car, he insisted on sitting in her lap the entire time. Here was this great silver furry beast, 90 plus pounds, with his small buddy not much more than half his weight peering around him to visit with us. On those occasions when she returned to Germany to visit relatives and friends, he checked for her at her house each day. And he was always the first to hear her outside when she returned. Great howls and woebegone wails ensued until we let him out to find her. Mosby had the fastest little stubby tail and tongue any of us had ever seen, and if possible, they were even quicker for Irina. He kissed and kissed and kissed her. Then he would stand back and scold her for going away from him. He did the same thing when she dived off the diving board into the pool. He was convinced she should not be under water, and he would push her to the side of the pool and give her a real scolding. I once heard her mumble, "Mosby, you're worse than my mother". Mosby and Irina were so alike in many ways. Each was, is, a unique and special individual, and I know my life is immensely richer for having been so close to both of them. Irina will be going back to Germany very soon now. Everyone used to worry so for poor Mosby because we knew the time for her return was drawing near.

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