My Dogs

I started thinking about my dogs and how much they mean to me. My Pyrenees are going to be eight years old next month. Mo is starting to have trouble getting up from laying down. Mary always wants to stay outside. I make her come in because I want her to be with us. Gable the beagle will be 11 years old in December. He's diabetic and the insulin is robbing him of his eyesight. Garcia was born on a farm in Kentucky. His mom was hit by a car and killed when he and his siblings were only 3 weeks old. So he was hand raised by the farm family. They said he was a beagle and as a pup he looked close enough. When grown up, he looked nothing like a beagle. More like a coonhound mix. Garcia is 10 years old next month.

Rocky the pitbull is about 7 years old. I love that dog. He is always so happy. He loves to lay in the hot sun on the deck and sunbath. He loves to heel, front and finish, spin, sit, down, stay and leave it. He is really good at them. He just hates the neighbors.

Sage is the youngest. He will be 3 years old in July. Rumored to be part wolf, he is about 90 lbs now. His picture is at the top of my blog. He is very handsome and getting to be grown up. He goes to classes with me sometimes. He's good but he guards the treat bag. Frankie is the newest but not youngest. A black and tan doberman.We think she is 4 years old. We just adopted her in November around the time we lost Oreo. She is also diabetic and starting to lose her eyesight. I also take her to classes and she does very well. She is black and tan. Flame is the red doberman. We have no idea how old she is as she came from the SPCA. I have had her for 7 years and when we adopted her she had just had pups. And they thought then that she was older. So she could be 8-10 years old also. Sometimes I think I'm running a Resthome for old dogs. And I wouldn't have it any other way. I know we will lose some of them in the next year or two. I will probably never have this many dogs again. It is a lot of work and I'm getting older. But when I'm down to 1 or 2 dogs, I will get a german shepherd puppy from a reputable breeder. I have wanted one for a while. A female for Sage to play with and keep company. She will be my training dog.