Lady Liberty

We made another new friend this morning at the Fort-- seven-month-old Boxer Liberty. She was the perfect social butterfly, and was fast friends with many of our buddies. Louis captured her heart immediately, and the two took to each other very well. Not long afterward, Odin and Samwise joined the pack and she was just as excited to meet these two new gentlemen!

She definitely fits right in with our rambunctious pack, and we're excited to know that we'll be hanging out again soon.

-Hope

Baby Blue!

This little stunner is Blue, a nine week old, Old English Bulldog (like our longtime buddy Louis!). Tipping the scales at a scant eight pounds, the sweet and spunky gal started out upstairs with the other little guys, but it became pretty apparent that the personality of this wild child would be better suited to the medium roll. She's all about playtime, and did her best to keep up the pace!

We caught this great clip of her and Cortez in the early morning, having a blast!

We'll be seeing her back again soon,

Hope

4 clips

We have four really good clips for y'all today.

First up, from the Medium Roll, we have Jackson, showing young pups, Yuki and Pancake, how to play nice. My how you have matured Mr. Jackson lol, way to go! You sure have been helpful in keeping some of these wild youngbucks in line.

 

In the Big Roll... It was a bit of a "cuddle fest" haha. Brutus, Marco Polo, and Grady settled down into "neck fighting" (a type of play) after ripping around crazy for awhile. It's just like these three, tired, and still going for it!

Upstairs, in the Little Roll, Henry was the dog-man of the day. He, among others, was playing hard and having a blast. In this clip, you can also spot Tula, Marlee, Jaeger, Dolly, and Dwayne. Good times!

Take care,

-Grant

News Day

 

Some dog-news headlines, most from today.

Soldier trades cigarettes for maimed, hungry dog
(Thanks for the link Michelle!)

Dog orphaned in L.A. fire gets new home in Santa Barbara

Dog buries dead puppy in astounding act of morning (Video)

Dogs bond with owners similar to babies with parents
(Gulp! LOL!)

Crash leaves man and dog covered in paint
(I'm sorry you guys, but a part of that story is hilarious!)

Worlds Ugliest Dog 2013: Beagle-Boxer-Basset named Walle
(O come on, Walle isn't that ugly! Right? He's got nothing on previous years Sam!)

Cheers,

-Grant

- Vintage Family Photos -

About a year ago, I was lucky enough to inherit some outstanding vintage family photos from my uncle (David's brother). Upon viewing them, I noticed several photos with dogs in them! Delighted, I thought they would make for a neat blog post. The following pictures are from my Grandmother's and Grandfather's (David's parents) sides of the family. Unfortunately the pics aren't dated, and we don't know a whole lot about them either, however, we believe they are from the late 40's and early 50's. Thanks for having a look, they sure are neat pieces of family history to have.

Two St. Bernard pups possibly?

A classic English Springer Spaniel for bird hunting!

Gotta have a classroom dog right lol? Possibly an Airedale Terrier?

I spot Jack Russell butt, they don't, hehe.

"A Boy and his Dog"

That Springer again, those two sure did well that day. Looks like Pheasant is for dinner. Yum!

Could this be a puppy version of the dog from photo five?

That's all folks!

Be well,

-Grant

Upstairs Clips

Here are two clips we got of Charlie, Louis, Oliver and Rusty this morning. These four little guys were a great match and had a great time playing fetch upstairs together.









Have a good one,
-Matt

Awesome Animals!

I always love it when summer comes around-- not only is the weather fantastic, there are also some cool county fairs and contests, including the World's Ugliest Dog competition! This lighthearted contest encourages us to laugh with the less classically beautiful among us. This year's winner is a Boxer/Beagle/Basset mix named Walle. Judges were quoted as saying "he looked like an experiment gone wrong!" Walle and his owner won a $1500 prize, as well as a professional photo shoot and catered dinner for the both of them!

This isn't exactly dog-related, but I came across it today and just had to share. Check out this sweet guinea pig armor (yes, you read that right, haha ).

 

I'm gonna keep spreading the blog love to other parts of the animal kingdom-- I spotted this story today about a gal with a pet Capybara (kind of like a 112-pound guinea pig). The world's largest rodent isn't exactly a pet many would choose, but for Melanie Typaldos it was the only choice. Her cool companion Gary is very smart and affectionate, and knows quite a few tricks!

 

This pup has a cool summer pastime-- kayaking with his owner! Check out the full story here.

 

 

Man's best friend comes to the rescue again-- this time in Tennessee. A man was trapped in a dry creek bed and unable to cry for help. Luckily his loyal pup Jinxie raised a ruckus for him and notified rescuers that were searching for the missing man.

 

Keep cool everybody!

 

-Hope