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Atlas
Portland, Oregon
A black lab who guarded one door for twelve years.
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:NOTE
He was named Atlas because as a puppy he tried to carry the whole world in his mouth, one shoe at a time.


:MOMENT
Summer 2016
Cannon Beach, Oregon

:TIMELINE
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2013-05-01 | Came home in a coat pocket, eight weeks old, already certain he owned the place.
2014-08-01 | Claimed the spot by the front door as his post and kept it for the rest of his life.
2019-02-01 | Slowed down. Took the stairs one at a time. Still beat us to the door every single time.
2025-11-01 | Left quietly on a Tuesday morning, in his spot, in the sun.

:QUOTE [quotetype:plain, subtitle:his family]
He did not need the whole world after all. Just the patch of floor where he could see everyone he loved come home.


:MOMENT
November 2025
The front door, where he waited