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Atlas
A black lab who guarded one door for twelve years.
Portland, Oregon
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
🐾🦴🏡01.05.2013 – 01.11.2025
01.05.2013Came home in a coat pocket, eight weeks old, already certain he owned the place.
01.05.2013
01.08.2014Claimed the spot by the front door as his post and kept it for the rest of his life.
01.08.2014
01.02.2019Slowed down. Took the stairs one at a time. Still beat us to the door every single time.
01.02.2019
01.11.2025Left quietly on a Tuesday morning, in his spot, in the sun.
01.11.2025
"He did not need the whole world after all. Just the patch of floor where he could see everyone he loved come home.
"his family
MOMENT
November 2025
The front door, where he waited