It was his first day of first grade, and young Dylan Bliss was just about to head to class for the first time when he paused for a photograph kneeling next to his brand-new puppy, Ruger.
Eleven years later, it was Dylan’s graduation from Alvirne High School in Hudson, New Hampshire, and Ruger was back—albeit looking much older but happy. Another photo was snapped: Dylan in cap and gown kneeling with Ruger, in the same pose as before.
