You are invited to share your favorite dog story. We will add your story to the others that have been shared with us.

Liz Harris
I have had dogs in my family most of my life. My earliest memory of a dog is Honey Child a golden Cocker Spaniel. I lived on a farm and my only playmates were the animals on the farm. I was about 3 or 4 when Honey Child let me dress her up in my doll clothes. I can still picture her lying on her back with her front paws up with my doll dresses and bonnets on. What a sweet dog for a child to have in her life!

In addition to the Cockers, I have had 2 Doxies, a playful Beagle, a noisy Basset called Solow because she was so low, a gentle German Shepard and a darling mutt called Sugar. Now I have a very sweet little girl, Schautzie. She is a mini Schnauzer. We rescued each other when she was 3 ½. She was not socialized at all when I got her. Now she comes to the lodge with me and has learned to be our greeter. Of course she is not spoiled at all, but you will notice when you come to the lodge that she has her own armchair! Oh my gosh! Her greatest joy is to go for long walks where her sniffer get a good work out! She is always on the lookout for a squirrel to tree, a bird to chase or another dog to greet. As with all of us who love our dogs, she brings joy to my life.

Anne Gray
Solow was my dog as a kid. My Mom didn’t know it at the time but my best friend Tammy and I used to run through the house to get Solow to start barking (it wasn’t a hard thing to do) and then jump on her bed. Solow couldn’t jump that high on her short legs so she would bark all the harder and louder which made us laugh and squeal!

Now I have a beautiful dog, Zoë. She is a mix and the mix turned out right. She is very smart! I’ve taught her lots of tricks and commands and to climb a stepladder. She is a happy exuberant dog that makes me laugh every day! Zoë is very inquisitive and she also loves to go for long walks. We hit the forest trails, Zoë on the hunt for a lizard. One day she will catch one, and then what will I do? Zoë loves toys and recognizes a Kmart bag hoping that there is a new toy in the bag for her! She is a delight

Robert Harris’ Suzie
Suzie was a Samoid who adopted the Harris family when Robert was a kid. They lived in the Twin Peaks area of San Francisco. She was a very cleaver dog! One morning when Dad opened the door to retrieve his newspaper, he was surprised to see a dog, soon to be named Suzie, sitting up on the porch with the newspaper in her mouth. She was invited in and decided to stay. Soon the whole family loved her, as she was a fun smart dog. Then one day she was gone! The kids were heartsick! Happily in a few days she returned…with garlic on her breath! Thereafter, she disappeared for several days every few weeks always returning with garlic on her breath!