Animal Crackers

A place for my daily adventures into the dog world with my companion. Pictures, poems, and ramblings about the canines that have touched my life and made me who I am today with an occasional side trip for no particular reason. PLEASE USE REFRESH TO UPDATE POSTS IF NECESSARY

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I am a senior citizen who enjoys writing and other forms of communication. I enjoy designing cards for all occasions. Dogs have always been a major part of my life. I have published my own dog magazine, written dog columns for a local newspaper's web site and major TV station web site, and conducted informational classes about dogs through the library system for over 25 years. I write poems about each one of my dogs. My biggest achievement was becoming a member of Mensa. Music makes me happy. I love to dance. Skating was my life when I was young. Adopting a rescue dog has given me a new start in life. He has taught me so much.

Thursday, April 06, 2006

MY GOLDEN GIRLS




This is a pictorial journey of my Golden Girls. They had different Goldwood parents and such different personalities however, they had a wonderful time together and became such good buddies. Their favorite time was traveling to see our folks. That was like a vacation every weekend. They loved "grandma" and "grandpa" who spoild them rotten but not with food. There was always a huge pile of leaves to dive into,orchards to run through, and projects to watch and help with. Samantha found a special nap place and always managed to beat everyone to it to catch an afternoon nap in the sun. Samantha spent a lot of time at obedience matches and gathered her share of ribbons. But her favorite sport was tracking. Oh how she loved that. Candi was the all-round Golden. She loved everything and everybody. She was such a happy dog. Her favorite pastime was the pool. And she loved playing with the hose.















On one hand Sam loved her competition in the ring and in the field. On the other hand she loved the farm and the fun life it brought about. But finding a bed in front of a picture window to soak up the sun and take a nap was the best!





Samantha and Candi did not spend their whole lives together. Samantha came to live with us while Astro was still alive. He was a very special shepard, that I will write about later. When Candi was left alone, Melodie came to keep her company. But it didn't exactly turn out that way. Their story will follow later.







Obviously it was necessary to enlarge the pool size. They loved finding all sorts of toys in the pool but there were times when they ran back to the house to find something else to put into the pool and play with. The most interesting thing about all of this pool stuff was that each one taught the other about the pool and how to play in it. It was fascinating to sit on the deck and watch them go through this process. Goldens and pools go hand in hand if there isn't a lake handy. They seemed happy just to putts around in the water on a hot day.