Rescue Dogs

I loved the story of this shelter dog. It's truly inspiring when you look at how long it took her to train the dog, it definitely wasn't overnight.

Daisy is the only dog we have now that wasn't rescued and that was only because we wanted a tiny dog my dog-loving 3 year old, at the time, could handle. Many places won't allow you to adopt small dogs with small children but it was a good match for her.

Tanner was turned in to a humane shelter when he was eight weeks old because he was crying at night, which is perfectly normal for a puppy taken from it's litter. Tanner is now 8 years old and about 85 pounds. He has come a long way from the puppy I carried home in one hand.

Kota was a stray we found at the drive-in movies one night. He had a large hole under his ear that was infected. He was weak and malnourished. His coat was a dull cream color. After months of good nutrition his coat started to show his true colors of a red blue heeler.

Our dog Roscoe, who passed away shortly before we brought Kota home, was a sharpei mix we got from a humane shelter. He was the scared little puppy in the back. We brought him home and his eyes lit up when he saw Tanner. They were best buddies from the beginning. Kota and Tanner get along but they don't have the same relationship.

Wordless Wednesday

I like the idea of having a picture on Wednesday. I guess I have already written too much to make it wordless. We are still working on speak. I tried to get Tanner barking on command to trigger the other two. Totally ineffective. I will try another approach tomorrow. The picture for today is Daisy as a pup. It's hard to believe that was 3 years ago.

Down on the Farm

Enjoy my first attempt at making a video. It just gives you taste of the things my dogs enjoy while at the farm. It's some of the best exercise for them and they love the opportunity to run free.

Daisy only steps in the water when it's warm. Can you blame her? Being only 3 1/2 lbs she doesn't take much to chill the chihuahua.

Kota, fulfilling his cattle dog heritage, seeks every opportunity to chase a cow. Otherwise, he is usually pretty quiet and content to walk with me.

At the end of the video you will see Tanner swimming. Tanner, being a Labrador mix, loves a good swim no matter how murky the water is. As a puppy, he broke his collar and tried running across a frozen river. He made it safely, but at that point I knew he had no fear of water.