Cards and emails

This is the time of year I hear from some adopers with emails, pics, and photo cards. Here's some of the latest.

Here is Tippy (smaller dog at the left), playing in the leaves with her brother.

Tippy has also passed the test to be part of the Fairfax Pets on Wheels program. She visits nursing homes. Residents toss a ball to her, putting her ball-drive and focus to good use.



Baron was adopted three years ago. He found a great home and is very happy with his sister, Crystal.


He had a very strong prey drive and no tail. When I took him to adoption events it was always a challenge keeping him away from the small fluffy dogs that people would walk on flexi-leads, without control. Baron thought they looked tasty and he may have been right.

His tail had been amputed because it was badly damaged when we got him and was causing him a lot of pain. He never missed it, but most potential adopters could seem to get passed the idea that he had no tail. He finally found someone who was looking for the perfect "inner dog" and wasn't so concerned about a physical feature. Baron is a very big boy, and his intact tail would have been a hazard to anything up to 3 feet high anyway. Baron is the dog that appears with me in the pic at the top left of this blog page.


Kai was adopted from us maybe 2 years ago now. Kai is a big, long-legged, goofy guy. His daddy is running fanatic and Kai does his best to humor that particular quirk, at least when the weather is halfway decent.

He thinks Paul doesn't know that he sneaks onto the bed or sofa when he's at work. Paul is onto him, shepherd hair doesn't go unnoticed, even in a household with only one dog.


Paul fostered a non-shepherd for me for quite a while after his old guy passed on. As soon as we found that dog a home, I was on the lookout for a new buddy for him, and Kai came along at just the right time. Paul is very active and they spend a lot of time at the beach. This dog has it made.


Maggie was our first foster dog, almost 10 years ago now. She is the mother to our Bremo. She reminds me very much of our current Molly.


Maggie's family moved to upstate New York. They hike, camp, and run, a lot. They are both young and are both physical therapists, very active, absolutely perfect for Maggie. Maggie's grandparents love to babysit her.


Maggie's family is expecting twins in March. Her maternal instincts and skills were not great with her own puppies, but she was a very young dog herself back then. She is slowing down some now, apparently, and will enjoy having someone home with her and new babies when they come.

If I've missed anyone's pics, I'm sorry, my inbox is still a mess. Drop me a note and I'll add them here.