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Apollo was my first dog as an adult, and he was my baby. I got him in August 2017, from a couple two (2) hours away. The first moment I saw him, I was in love. I treated him like a baby, and I still do. He was full of energy, a true German German Shephard, a working dog. I knew he needed a playmate. What’s one more?! So, I started looking. The couple that had Apollo, was no longer breeding, so I’m at square one. My husband found a lady about an hour away from us. 

Zeus was born 04/17/2018, it was the second and last litter his mama ever had. He was healthy and a little fatty in my opinion. Honestly when I first saw him, I was not impressed, but he came up to me and so he picked me.   He came home with me in July 2018.

Apollo was in love with him, he taught Zeus what to do and not to do. He was a big brother to the little guy. I favored Apollo, but the ugly duckling grew on me and became a beautiful teenager. Soon, we found out that Zeus was very easy going, gentle, protective and a giant. Zeus was a King Shephard, I called him either my shadow, cause he never left my side, or my gentle giant. Zeus weighed 150 pounds and towered over his bog brother Apollo (who weighed 80 pounds).  In early 2022, Zeus had a seizure, it scared the daylights out of my husband. I was at work when it happened, and I worked in Neurology years prior, so I had some idea. 

We quickly found out that his flea/tick and heart worm combination medication was mostly the cause of the seizures. Zeus was placed on medication, costing $100 a month. For some people that might not be too much, however for me, it was, and I paid it. 

He became seizure free for several months, however, on October 15, 2022, he had four (4) seizures within five (5) hours, his mental state was changing – still sweet but I could tell. I called the vet’s office and unfortunately, I was told “just increase the seizure medication, he’ll be fine”. But he was not! After two (2) more, I took him to a 24-hour Vet, on the drive there, 30 minutes away, he had more seizures. Once at the office, it seemed as if he couldn’t stop, we had no choice by to euthanize him. He was 4 years old.  We cried like babies and still do.   Apollo waited by the front door for two (2) weeks before he realized his best friend was not coming back.  They were inseparable.  

I requested Zeus be cremated and the Vet sent the body to Faithful Companion Pet Cremation in Sharonville, OH. Within days I was able to pick up the remains. I was so very impressed. I had no idea what to expect, as a child, we never really did a cremation of pets, we buried them in the backyard. They took wonderful care of Zeus and me. There was a plastered paw print (wish I had two (2) of them), a beautiful box with his name on it and grieving documents.