[Paulus Invictus]

Mine was a black German shepherd, pure bred with more brains and courage than any other dogs I owned (or did he own me? -it was never established). His name was Maximilian or plain old Max and he was the terror of thieves who foolishingly climbed over the wall surrounding our house and met up with Max. We had no trouble after that. He would stand at the gate at night and in the darkness all you could see were his teeth. A very scary doggie, but true blue/black and we still miss him 25 years later.

[abner]

They are great. I had a female named Christie who was the perfect dog. She was very well behaved, and incredibly intelligent. She had one fault, chicken. It was her weakness. We had to put any chicken bones out of the house in a sealed dumpster, or she was finished. She couldn't help herself.

[TroutStalker]

Mine is also Max (Maximillion). I read somewhere that it is the number one name for dogs.

[sawsalimb]

One of the best dogs I ever knew was Rex,who showed up one day,fully grown,at the filling station on the interstate where my younger brother worked. He just sort of appeared one day,and moved in,and he never seemed to really want to be anywhere else. Great dog,and we weren't nearly as concerned as we had been about my brother working the late shift after Rex showed up. There were several instances where I'm pretty sure that he averted a robbery,just by being there-his appearance alone was impressive,and his intelligence was very high also. I miss him still,and he wasn't even mine. I hope his bloodline is still around-there aren't ever enough dogs like that.

[lodwick]

Rainbows Bridge

For those who've loved and lost their best friends. JL