Author David Taylor Black

Here’s a recent picture of William with my partner’s mothers dog, a chihuahua.

This photo is of William looking young and svelte from a few years ago. He’s a bit grayer around the snout now (the gray is just starting in this photo).

My dog, William, is hard to miss these days—he weighs about 150 lbs. He’s a Great Dane/Neapolitan Mastiff mix. This is a picture of him when he was smaller, at 9 weeks old.