Sherpa

Sherpa was one of our original "New York" dogs, one of the 5 dogs we drove across the country with when we moved to Alaska.

The Manhattan shelter described him as a Samoyed, but he was most likely a Pyrenees/German Shepherd mix. He came in as a stray from the Bronx and had apparently been outdoors for a long time; his weight was very good, but his coat was filthy and full of dead hair.

Sherpa had a odd personality. He wasn't our alpha dog, but he was definitely The King. He died of prostate cancer (even though he was neutered) in 2005 at the age of 9.