Stories from the Pack
Stories from the Pack shares the moments, memories and meaning behind The Great Dog Pack, the dogs who inspired it, and the mission of the Alex Lebovic Foundation.
Latest Stories
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Buster: The First Leader of The Great Dog Pack
Read more: Buster: The First Leader of The Great Dog PackBuster came into our lives in the late ’90s—thanks to a routine trip to the food court at White Marsh Mall. After eating, I’d walk to the pet store on the upper level to play with the puppies. That afternoon, I met a German Shepherd…
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Boomer
Read more: BoomerI bought my first house in 1990—a three bedroom townhouse in suburban Baltimore. I didn’t think I needed a house. It was something people told me I should do—prepare for the future. But I was excited about one thing. I could finally get a dog.…
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The Man with the Dog
Read more: The Man with the DogIn 2016, I moved to a small townhouse in Aberdeen to start my post-child-raising life. Roxy and Blitz came with me. We kept to ourselves and really didn’t get to know the neighbors. A couple years after I moved in, I walked out of my…
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The Wild Child Returns
Read more: The Wild Child ReturnsDakota and I walked along the shore of Lake Michigan on a summer afternoon in Door County. Dakota loves the water, so I let her wade in. My father texted. “It’s time to come back for dinner.” I called Dakota to come, but she wasn’t…
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Why Start a Blog in 2026?
Read more: Why Start a Blog in 2026?Starting a blog seems like a very 2005 thing to do. So why am I doing this here and now? Last fall I used my Facebook account to send a message to my wife and her son. Nothing special—just a product I saw that might…
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Stories from the Pack shares the moments, memories, and meaning behind The Great Dog Pack—and the experiences that shaped what it carries forward.
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