Amos – Part 3: The Hardest Goodbye

Part 3 of 3 in the series: The Dogs Who Owned Our House: Dana and Amos Winter hit us pretty hard this year. At the end of January 2026, we got a big snowstorm that dumped about six to eight inches of snow in the yard. Not long after that, a polar vortex rolled through. The snow partially melted during the day and froze again every night. Soon our yard had about four inches of solid ice covering it. Amos tried his best to navigate it with his brace, but he slipped and fell a l

Amos – Part 2: Walks, Sunbeams, and a Big Personality

Part 2 of 3 in the series: The Dogs Who Owned Our House: Dana and Amos We spent a lot of time at the Jersey Shore, and since we didn’t have a yard down there, Amos had to be walked on a leash three to four times a day. He loved those walks. They ended up being a great bonding experience for both of us. Amos was still reactive to other dogs, which meant I had to keep my head on a swivel the entire time. I learned to spot potential trouble before he did. If I saw another dog ap

Amos – Part 1: The Weekend Foster That Never Left

Part 1 of 3 in the series: The Dogs Who Owned Our House: Dana and Amos If you’ve read any of my blog posts over the years, you might remember a three-part series dedicated to our German Shepherd, Dana. At the end of that post, I noted that we were done with dogs. But five months after she crossed the rainbow bridge, we adopted a little pitbull named Amos. That was September of 2015 . My wife met Amos when his rescue group showcased some of their dogs at a local pet store. She