Let's See Your Dogs!!

My best friend Pete (A.K.A. Petey, Peter, Peter Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Pumpkin butt, etc.). We’ve had him since he was a few months old. He’s 11. The people we bought him from bred Poodles and apparently had a pet male Chihuahua too, and I guess the Chihuahua snuck into the mix. Pete’s siblings weren’t nearly as cute, apparently. I guess he hit the phenotype lottery. My wife (my girlfriend at the time) and I had just graduated high school and she was still living with her parents, who told her she couldn’t get a dog. I was renting a house with my buddy, under my ‘own roof and rules’, so my wife decided she was gonna buy Pete anyway and he would be “my dog” *makes air quotes*. Her parents weren’t fooled for a second but they’re really nice people and Pete makes a pretty solid case for himself when you meet him, so they let it fly. I had always grown up with big dogs (Labs, German Shorthaired Pointers, etc.) so the small dog was a change for me, But he took all of about two seconds to win me over. He’s the love of my life after my wife. He’s a person as far as I’m concerned, and part of my immediate family. I grew up with traditionally disciplined dogs, and while Pete is disciplined/well-behaved, he has buy-in in our home. We just treat him like he’s half child, half adult family member, if that makes sense. Hard to explain. Anyway, without further ado:


Chillin’. We left him intact (because I advocated for him for years against my wife and vet, because I don’t buy for a second that it’s correct 100% of the time to neuter every size and breed. It depends on a lot of different variables) until a couple of years ago when he started having some complications that warranted neutering him for his future safety.

On shift, at his post. This is where stays to guard the bird feeders from squirrels.

At the lake. It’s pretty easy to see the water retriever in him. That dude loves playing in the water. Ponds, puddles, Lakes, streams in CO, whatever.

At our wedding. He was the ring-bearer.

Chick magnet.

Just soakin’ up some sun.

Anyway, that’s my buddy. He’s a very good boy and I love him dearly.

 

Nothing like truck dogs.

 

Good looking Vizsla! Where is that? Pretty area.

 

Wish I could sleep like that

 

He must be disciplined to get those boots on him. I have sun glasses for Barney but he will not keep them on. Maybe once he puts together his head out the truck window if he keeps the goggles on they will stay put

 

I swear this dog thinks she is a cat. LOL

 

Barney the goofball. He is being trained to sit and stay in the fenced in yard, thank God I have a fenced in yard. But he is staying put and comes when I call him, all for a bacon training treat

 

Nice touch with the brandy bottle in the pic

 

What a goofball, I thought mine was a goof. Too funny. What kind of dog is this?
These are the people I like to hang with, dog people

 

She’s a Frenchton. 75 French bulldog 25 Boston terrier at about 9 weeks old. Wife delivered her to proud new family in Baltimore

 

Come on,Stick your hand in this car window..lol
Dogs think the car is their home also, I thought my yellow lab would not hurt a fly. This is going back 20 years, A mN went to stick his hand in the car window and she was growling at him.A side I never seen on her, so lesson learned for me.
How about when you get company and dogs do not like certain people. They just know if you are a dog lover or not.

 

Cool name

 

Mine and my wife’s boy and girl, Mason the Golden Retriever and Kate the Aussie. Kate is always bored unless she is catching frisbees.

 

Sorry to hear this, loosing your best friend is brutal

 

Dove like in bird? Or another dog named Dove, either way cool shot

 

I love this dog, what a great life

 

Dove like in bird. My dogs name is Scout

 

That was the name the shelter gave her. We decided to keep it.

 

Was Scout taught to do this? My Lab just loves to retrieve and not afraid to look up. He does not mind being around guns going off. Trouble is I no longer hunt. He is a 1 1/2 now and I would like to get him a buddy. Wifey says no but once I bring one in the house she will change her mind. Beautiful dog,I am fond of yellows. I had all the colors,byte my yellows were always the best