Four Footed Furry Children

I want to step away from the more serious side of myself for a change and talk about my three dogs, it never ceases to amaze me that three animals can be as diverse in personality as three children in the same family. We currently have three, all three are rescues although the one dog doesn't count officially as a rescue since she was not part of an official rescue organization.


Fat Dog or Escape Artist is a Smooth Haired Fox terrier and Jack Russell mix dog who has decided I am her human, she follows me everywhere I go when I am home and cries for me when I am not. She is the alpha after me and rules the other two dogs, she is also the mother and thinks that she needs to take care of everyone, if you are sick or sad that means you need to have a grooming session, and she is very attentive, unless you can hide under the covers any exposed skin must be cleaned thoroughly. She loves everyone and has yet to meet a person she would not allow to steal us blind as long as none of her humans were threatened and they gave her attention and a treat. As fat as she is you would think she would not be able to fit through small places but we have found that if she can fit her head through a spot she will squeeze the rest of her chubby body through and take herself for a walk. She is our unofficial rescue since it was not an official rescue group that rescued her mother.


Snort, or pig, is a terrier mix of unknown parentage, he is a sweet dog who was abused before being dumped in the desert to die and has some airway damage that makes him have a snort. Fortunately for him he was found and taken to a rescue. He has made great progress and now barks at you while begging to be loved and petted, rather than barking from the basement. He always looks either guilty or pathetic and you can't help but love him. He isn't really named Snort, or Pig but snorts louder the happier he is and sounds a bit like a pig when he does.


The last of the crew is a pure bred German Short haired Pointer who is the smartest stupid dog I have ever seen and I call her the hoarder. She is so skinny that you would think she is half starved except for the fact that Hoarder takes food constantly, she will grab food from the kitchen in the wrapper, take it down to her kennel and either stash it for later under her bedding or she will carefully opens said package and devours the contents before stashing the incriminating evidence under the bedding. This is the same dog who can't find a treat under a glass after you have shown it to her before placing it under the glass. Go figure!

Enough for now.