We have 2 Westies.... I could believe this.

We lost our rescue dog in November, after 14 years. We saved him from death row. He was 120 pounds, well above the knee. My wife sent in his DNA to an online company, and they verified what I knew all along. He was 1/4 timber wolf, and the rest was German Shepard and black lab. He loved my wife and our kids. We called him "The Enforcer". Nobody went near our family with him watching over the home. An aggressive homeless person found out the hard way, yet small children would pull his tail, and try to ride him like a pony. He just licked them and tolerated anything small children would do to him. We don't have the heart to get another dog yet. Maybe next year. RIP Rocky. God, we miss that dog.
Sorry for your loss. He sounds like a wonderful dog.