We haven't shared pet pictures for awhile, I don't think ... so let's meet each other's pets!
I have a houseful of dogs, ten of them to be exact.
This is Patsy (left) and Molly (right), rescue yorkies. They used to be puppymill girls. Patsy is still very shy and very food protective, it's obvious she didn't get enough when she was young. Molly thinks she's the Queen now, she's about 8 lbs. and will climb into the tundra puppy's food dish, and up on top of their food, and yap! at them so they can't eat supper. After she eats two or three of the kibbles, she'll climb down the pile and then they can eat.
Punkin Pie was re-homed to us when she wouldn't potty train. She's good now except in the middle of the night, she's afraid of the dark. She's the one who hides cookies in funny places. Earlier today I found one in the toe of my tennis shoe, and then this evening I found one on the floor of the hallway linen closet.
Bugsy Malone, the gangster, was our first rescue. His other family used to shoot at him (with a GUN!) because he wouldn't come when he's called. Um, yeah! That'll make him come to you! He's still terrified of loud noises and hubby has built him five different hidey-holes where he runs to during thunderstorms and when neighbors are practicing shooting for hunting season. He helps hubby mow the lawn. Rick made him a side-cart for the riding mower, complete with seat belt. When he hears the mower start up, he comes running.
Scrappy Doodle is another re-home. Even tho he's blind in one eye, he's still works 5 days a week as the mailman. Goes with hubby out to the mailbox, and DH puts one envelope in his mouth and he carries it back to the house. If I'm home, DH tells him ... take the mail to mama ... and he comes to find me. He loves cheese. He can hear a slice of cheese being unwrapped from 1-3/4 acres away and come running. It takes him awhile to cover 1-3/4 acres on 2-inch legs.
Tobie is next ... he was snapped up by a rescue group we support, on his last day in an animal shelter (gulp). He'd been turned in twice, probably because he has a 'tough guy' attitude. Around here, nobody pays attention when he tries to boss them around, and he gets kinda frustrated by that. He's hubby's shadow, has little panic attacks when Rick goes somewhere without him.
Now for the tundras ... the big kids are American Tundra Shepherds.
Woofman Jack is our big boy, he was 163 lbs last time we weighed in, around his 10th birthday in November. Typical males run from 120 - 140 lbs, so he's above average. Mystical Princess, on the other hand, is a petite 80 lbs at 3 years old. She's fearless when it comes to those she loves and protects.
Here's another shot of just Woofman. He's my heart. There are not enough words to tell you how much he means to me.
This is Tallulah Belle (left) and JacksonBlu (right) last winter, when they were three months old. Do they look ornery or what????
And here they are a year later, after playing outside all day in the snow & ice. This time Tallulah is on the right and Blu is on the left. They're about 130 lbs. each now and are tall enough to rest their chins on the kitchen counter. Rick boils 10 lbs. of chicken each night to feed them, and splits it in half so it lasts two days. One time he'd left a bowl of 5 lbs of chicken on the counter to cool down before he put it in the fridge ... he went out to the garage for something, and when he came back the bowl was on the floor and Blu was laying there licking his lips. This was *after* eating his supper.
Whew! So those are my furkids ... I could post dozens and dozens of funny pics of each of them, finding serious poses was harder! (obviously with the puppies, we don't have any at this age, that's why the one I posted is of them sleeping)
So now, let us meet the furry ones who share your homes!
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