Gunner

I don't know when I'll be able to say Gunner's name on air without crying so I thought this was the next best option to thank you for what you did for me and for him. I hope you take a minute and read this.

In my career, I personally have never had to deal with the passing of a member of a morning show that I have worked on.  That changed yesterday.  The day we were dreading finally happened when we lost a member of our show.  Kate's dog Gunner, whose stories many of you have followed over the years, passed away.

Gunner has spent a lot of time in the last four months at the vet and in the cone of shame. But his "vet face" is nothing compared to all these other pets!

My dog, Gunner, had a rough Thanksgiving weekend and ended up at West Vet for emergency surgery on his throat. We got his 10 day check up yesterday and it sounds like we'll have a great Christmas!

Saturday was the 7th annual Nampa Pooch Party Stroll & Splash! I took Gunner out there and as usual his favorite part was the pool. Look at all the fun the dogs had!

Last week my dog Gunner rejected my efforts to cool him off in his kiddie pool. This week, I brought out the big guns and carted him off to the Payette River. He couldn't refuse me this time!

If you love dogs like I do and especially if you have a black lab who is getting older, just know this will make you cry. BUT it is so heart warming that you have to read it.

My chubby puppy, Gunner, is 12 years old today! I fully admit that I love him more than the average pet owner, but doing this for his birthday would be ridiculous! I am not that dog owner.

Who knew that all I had to do was put a pair of reindeer antlers on my 100 pound black lab and that would be the key to unlocking my holiday spirit! Who knew?!