And "Who let the dogs out" . . . a wager not needed?

[DonGuido]

So Patty and I watched the final for the Westminster Dog Show last might and I picked the best in show out of the top breeds right off the bat. Not a biggy I guess since the Wire Fox Terrier has won it more than any other breed, so his odds were probably 2-1 or 3-1. A $100 wager would have been nice.

Now if I could only look at the horses and do the same thing I could retire in style. Maybe it was a lucky guess but I nailed it. Patty and I love horses but dogs are our most loved and most special. We tried to remember how many dogs we've had over our 52 years of marriage and settled on 8 and adding our dogs before we ever met add 4 more.

Mostly rescue dogs or cast offs from families that thought they wanted them. One pure bred only, a Lhasa Apso, but he was one of the cast offs. There's something very special about having a dog by you side, one that loves you no holds bard.

Anyway, we now have a blonde 12 pound toy poodle, that had major hip surgery (got ran over by kids bike) when we got him for "Dallas Pets Alive" (great organization). He's also deaf and partially blind but has become a integral part of our family after about a year of having him. He's Patty's dog but I picked him out for her. He gets extra attention and we've taught him to respond with hand gestures. We also have a portuguese water dog, who is my dog, maybe 60 pounds, black wavy coat with white marking on face and chest, white socks on her front legs and paws . . . smarter than a whip and will stop on a dime when we are walking with no leash on my command. Not sure why, but she does not like our pool, thus those big webbed feet are just used for extra width when walking and playing. She was rescued from living in a kennel for way too long at our previous vets after being given up by another family. Bro, the poodle is about 13 and Sophie is, I'm guessing, 3 or 4. Best watchdog we've ever had. And when she runs by me on our walks she sounds like a horse breathing in and out (much softer of course).

Already thinking about what we'd both do without them. Love'em, love'em love'em!!! Ok, enough about dogs . . . need to check and see if the Fairgrounds PP's are up yet.