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Printz, our "Buddy": 1991-2007

Carolyn and I said goodbye to our GSP "Buddy" Printz shortly before 6pm on Friday, May 25, 2007. We adopted him from the GSP Rescue organization (thank you Karen Pratzner) over Memorial Day weekend back in 1995, so there is some symmetry in our losing him the same holiday weekend. Printz was a great dog, and we could not have asked for more. In the words of Karen Pratzner, "he was ready to go, but we never are".

We will miss Printz terribly, of course, but we knew it was time - he'd turned 16 on April 8, and had stopped eating and declined significantly during the week leading up to the 25th. We're choosing to think that Printz is now off swimming after the ducks or chasing, and perhaps catching, a sandpiper.

-Jeff, Carolyn, Kira and Drew
Sept 2002
Sept 2002		 OBX 2002
OBX 2002		 OBX 2002
OBX 2002		 Printz on point - OBX 2002
Printz on point - OBX 2002
Catch me if you can - OBX 2002
Catch me if you can - OBX 2002		 Printz in the waves - OBX 2002
Printz in the waves - OBX 2002		 OBX 2003
OBX 2003		 GSP Reunion 2004
GSP Reunion 2004
GSP Reunion 2004
GSP Reunion 2004		 GSP Reunion 2004
GSP Reunion 2004		 OBX 2004
OBX 2004		 OBX 2004
OBX 2004
OBX 2004
OBX 2004		 Camping 2004
Camping 2004		 Christmas 2004
Christmas 2004		 Christmas 2004
Christmas 2004
Printz Galloping - GSP 2005
Printz Galloping - GSP 2005		 Our Buddy.. Printz - GSP 2005
Our Buddy.. Printz - GSP 2005		 OBX 2005
OBX 2005		 OBX 2005
OBX 2005
Flying Ears - 2005
Flying Ears - 2005		 Feb 2006
Feb 2006		 December 2006
December 2006		 Fresh Snow - 2005
Fresh Snow - 2005
Printz soaking up sun - 2005
Printz soaking up sun - 2005		 April 2007
April 2007		 April 2007
April 2007		 April 2007
April 2007
Karen and Printz - 5/19/07 GSP Reunion
Karen and Printz - 5/19/07 GSP Reunion		 Karen and Printz - 5/19/07 GSP Reunion
Karen and Printz - 5/19/07 GSP Reunion		 Karen and Printz - 5/19/07 GSP Reunion
Karen and Printz - 5/19/07 GSP Reunion		 Carolyn and Printz - 5/19/07 GSP Reunion
Carolyn and Printz - 5/19/07 GSP Reunion
Carolyn and Printz - 5/19/07 GSP Reunion
Carolyn and Printz - 5/19/07 GSP Reunion		 Carolyn and Printz - 5/19/07 GSP Reunion
Carolyn and Printz - 5/19/07 GSP Reunion		 Printz - 5/19/07 - GSP Reunion
Printz - 5/19/07 - GSP Reunion		 Printz - 5/19/07 - GSP Reunion
Printz - 5/19/07 - GSP Reunion
Printz - 5/19/07 - GSP Reunion
Printz - 5/19/07 - GSP Reunion		 Chasing Sandpipers
Chasing Sandpipers

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Guest 29-May-2008 14:12
I still think of Printz often and love looking at his photo on the cover of the 2008 calendar. What a wonderful gentleman he was. I know Sophie Marie thought so! These are beautiful pics and I had not seen any of them before except the reunion shots. I particularly like "soaking up the sun" from 2005 and "on point" at the beach from 2002. You all were much missed at the Spring Reunion!
Jean 30-May-2007 01:17
Printz was a great dog who lived the best years of his life with a wonderful, loving family. Jeff, you took fabulous pictures and will always have memories. As Karen said, "He was ready to go, but we never are." Jean Holz
Myrna Patteson 29-May-2007 22:42
I checked out the reunion pics and saw your comment about losing your GSP. We have had 9 over the years (two lived to be 15) and we currently have 3 (one of them a "great rescue" from Mid-Atlantic). Our sympathies are with you and your family and may you know that others have felt the same love and the same grief for these wonderful dogs that you had for Printz.
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