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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Happy Birthday, Blitz
Read more: Happy Birthday, BlitzOn a December night in Baltimore, I was photographing the holiday fireworks at the Inner Harbor when I heard a call from down the pier. “Is that Blitz?” Two women I didn’t recognize walked toward me, with cameras in hand. They turned out to be…
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Roxy: The Golden Years
Read more: Roxy: The Golden YearsRoxy wasn’t supposed to be my dog. She was for my wife and kids. In fact, I was told to keep my distance. Roxy joined the family while I was on a business trip to Orlando in 2006. She was a bundle of Golden Retriever…
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Happy Birthday, Robert
Read more: Happy Birthday, RobertAlmost 40 years ago, during an exhausting day, I was taking a break when a man I’d never met came over, put a bottle down in front of me and said, “You look like you could use a beer.” Before the bottle was empty, Robert…
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Hard Choices
Read more: Hard ChoicesHaving dogs in your family is a joy—the companionship, the love, the adventures, the comic relief. There are a lot of responsibilities and chores as well. And some annoyances. That’s just part of the deal. Then there are the hard choices. Buster was the first…
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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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