[backhoe]

I’ve always liked very large dogs, especially the cuddly mastiff, so dignified and alert with strangers, and so silly with the grandkids...

Here's Cole, who the shelter claimed would become a 40 pound Collie ( he's still growing, 70 pounds, and seems to be a Field Retriever- like a Golden, but a hyperactive ball of lightning )--



And Zoe' my late MIL's huge, shy hound:

[gorush]

We lost Rex the Wonderdog a year ago last November, he was 16 and is sorely missed.