Porter Misses his brother

As anyone that has met Porter can attest to, he is a leaner.  Physically, he leans on any person he meets, even children too small to support his weight.  (Ask Brayden, our two year old neighbor.)

Mentally and emotionally, Porter leans on Hudson.  He needs Hudson to show him what to do and that everything is okay.  When Hudson is gone, Porter is absolutely lost.  Since we dropped Hudson off at the hospital yesterday, Porter has been spiraling into despair.  Every time we open a door to go outside, Porter dashes out, looking for Hudson. He lays next to Hudson's pillow and sniffs it, before resting only his head on it.  Porter is so full of energy that we can't get him to lay down for more than 15 minutes on a normal night.  He spent the majority of last night laying quietly on the couch.

We originally adopted Porter from Rocky Mountain Great Dane Rescue, as we did Hudson.  Porter was found wandering as a stray and not much is know about his history.  He was found by a family that lived in the hills surrounding Grand Junction.  They were out soaking in their hot tub and suddenly a big Great Dane showed up on their patio and started eating their dog's food.  Porter has always been very food motivated.  He wolfs down his food the instant you feed him, barely even chewing.  We've bought special dog food bowls that are supposed to force your dog to slow down.  He'll dump it out so that he can get his food eaten faster.  He will eat anything and never leaves a crumb behind.  This is indicative that at some point (most certainly while he was a stray) he didn't have access to food on a regular basis.  While Hudson has been gone, Porter will not eat.  That is by far the most glaring sign that he misses his brother.