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.

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  • Dakota

    Dakota

    The day we got Alex’s diagnosis was one of the worst in our lives. We sat with her, trying to say the right things, trying to make it feel manageable. We told her we would be with her every step of the way—that this was…

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  • Alex

    Alex Learning to Walk

    At 6 a.m., nurses rushed into the hospital room. “We have to go now,” one said as she unlocked the bed and started pushing it toward the door. The other nurse handed me a set of scrubs. “Put these on and meet us in the…

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  • Why The Alex Lebovic Foundation Exists

    Alex and Boomer

    One of the hardest things about grief is that time marches on. You want the world to stop because yours just did. But it doesn’t. And it’s both heartbreaking and a little cruel to watch everything continue as if nothing changed—as if it never mattered…

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  • Why I Wrote The Great Dog Pack

    Dakota, Blitz, Roxy, Mitch

    In February of 2025, I became a grandfather for the first time. After losing Alex, I didn’t know if that was something I would ever get to experience. Watching my granddaughter grow this past year has been one of the great joys of my life.…

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