Camera Critters #204

Yes, it’s time once again to spend a few minutes with the little love of mine…Sammi.

Monday morning we woke to five inches of snow and Sammi’s first real snowfall.  After walking around town, taking pictures with my EOS 60D which I am still getting used to, I stopped to follow Sammi around as she played in the snow.

Of the photos I shot of her, this one is my favorite.

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Camera Critters #198

A couple of weeks ago, I was in the middle of taking care of my landlord’s puppy while she was away for the holidays.

I didn’t mind taking care of Sammi…she’s fun and really likes me.

However, during her stay with me, she turned from a puppy, to young woman, a bit of a mess I wasn’t prepared for. However, that has since been taken care of (the mess, not the womanhood) and Sammi is happily messing my landlord’s place.

One thing I noticed about Sammi…she doesn’t like the camera flash.

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Camera Critter #186

A few Camera Critters back, I presented everyone with my landlord’s puppy, Sammi. 

Well, Sammi was only a five or six weeks old then.  Now, the little runt is almost six months old, so I thought I would show everyone what she’s like now.

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Camera Critters #183

Almost a year ago, I drove over the mountains with my landlord to get her son’s dog who had been left alone for far too long.

Lacey was added to our family and she remained a good friend to me.  We walk and had fun, but I could tell something was missing in Lacey’s life. 

Towards the end of May, we found a young woman who lived on a ranch…the perfect place for Lacey.  So I asked Lacey if she wanted to go with the young woman, and Lacey hopped into her truck and drove off with her.

A few weeks ago, I heard from the woman I gave her to.  She told me she was selling a horse and a couple came to look at the horse.  They also brought their young daughter.  Well, the little girl fell in love with Lacey, and Lacey with the girl.  In the end, the couple left with another horse and a new dog for their daughter.

I would have liked to have been able to say goodbye to Lacey, as she is now enjoying life in Washington state.  But knowing she is with a good family makes me feel good, even if I choke up a little as I type this.  8v)

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Camera Critters #171

Many CC’s ago, I mentioned Lacey was back.  She stayed with us for about six months and then we found a good ranch she would do  better at.  So, Lacey is now roaming a ranch, instead of being locked up in our backyard.

However, the other day, my landlord said, “I think I’ll go look at a dog.”  She not only looked, but came home with a puppy.

The puppies name is Samatha (Sammi for short) and she is a Chug, a mixture between a Chihuahua and Pug.

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Camera Critters #152

Sometime around the middle part of last year, construction of a leash free dog park began in Redmond, Oregon.  At first, I didn’t pay much attention to the park.  But now it is a regular activity for Lacy and me.

The above image is from the far north end of the park looking south.

Above, is the view from the entry gates seen on the right side in the distance of the first photo.

As can be seen, the park is fenced in.  There are actually two parks.  A large dog section and a small dog section.

When I first took Lacy to the park, I was concerned with how she would react with the other dogs…and the people.  She has had some difficult times in the past, but she took to the park well.

As can be seen in the image above, she is a happy puppy when at the park.  Generally, when we are the only ones there, she will run and explore and forget I am around.  However, if any other dogs arrive, she rarely gets more than 25 or so feet away from me.

But lately, she has been making friends.

Lacy (on the left) has begun to play with other dogs…but only briefly.  I’m sure that will improve over time.  And like people, she has met some dogs she enjoys being around, and some dogs she doesn’t like being near.

Lacy enjoys the park so much these days, that she wants to go every day.  At the house, when she nudges my arm with her nose and I ask her what she wants, she walks to my closet and begins tugging on the jeans I wear when I take her there.

Besides, I enjoy taking her there just as much as she enjoys going there.  The exercise does me good…I hope  8v)

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Camera Critter #84

I would like to take this time to introduce everyone to Rosco.

Rosco is my sister's pet, but don't get in his way when he sees me coming. He has spent several days with me, and I have spent an even longer amount of time with him.

The one thing that bothers me about Rosco, is that when we are alone, he thinks he's a lap dog. Have you ever had a 110 lbs lap dog land on your lap out of nowhere?

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Camera Critter Sunday No. 7

For this week's Camera Critter Meme, I'll be a bit nostalgic.

Back in the late 70s, I came back from Europe to a changed family structure. My sister had found a new beau and with him came a love of Red Doberman Pinschers. When they bought a house of their own, they also acquired a pair of pinschers and began breeding them.

When I returned from one of my many trips to some strange, out of the way part of the world, I met the pair of dogs for the first time. They immediately took me and I to them.

My sister's house was on the south side of Chicago and although not a rough neighborhood, not many people wandered the streets and alleys of the area at night. However, my sister never feared to do so when she went for a walk with Rommel and Dancer.

Nor did I. I loved those dogs as if they were my own and during the week or so I was back in town, those beautiful animals treated me as if I was their one and only. They were so attached to me, that my sister once said Dancer (the female) would mope around the house for about week after I left and Rommel (the male) would be sad for about a day.

And I always enjoyed seeing their smiling faces when I returned.

The pair are long gone now, but I still miss them. The photo below is the only photo I carry in my wallet. Thats Rommel in the middle and Dancer on the right. And of course, me on the left.