[Ladysforest]

How very beautiful! My dearest dobe Zeus left me behind one years ago on 4/27. Our Pali left four years before he did.

I still have their leashes hanging up. *sigh*

[WVKayaker]

Our dogs are a big part of our families. That is quite normal, and we all mourn their losses. I had a Dalmatian back in the states that I had to give to another family when I moved out. It was heart wrenching.

I wanted a dog here, and one weekend, Marlene visited some folks nearby who had Dobies. At first, she told me, she was quite scared of those bid dogs. But, soon warmed to them and came home to declare, "I want a Doberman".

Our first, Cadbury, was just 3 weeks old when we first saw him and gave a deposit. He had five siblings that we're crushed by their mom when just a week old. He was a hit from the start, and won everybody's love.

Last fall, Marlene kept telling me that Cadbury needs a girl, so now we have Hershey. Kisses to follow next year, we hope! She named them both!