Collar, no dog

While out for a brief walk a few hours after the pond incident, an unleashed dog came out of the woods.
As I struggled to keep two leashed dogs under control, one dog resisted quite well, and was able to back up when I wanted him to go forward.  Like a cork exploding from a champagne bottle, the head of said dog popped out of his collar.  I was left holding it in amazement.  It looked like a cowboy's lasso.
The newly freed dog sprinted off to meet his new friends.

On the Edge of Wetness

Four individuals stand by a pond.  

One stops thinking about his surroundings,

perhaps daydreaming of ice cream cones. 

Someone ends up in the pond.

Dede Shares the stick

Up at Bad Medicine Lake

Ball Holder

Somebody wants to try out for the local football team, as the holder on field goals.

Frog watcher

Shirley out front before the house was built.

Marlin

Sharkey

How sad is this

Really?
A dog chained to a statue of a dog?
People!
This is like Planet of the Apes!
Get your dirty stinking concrete paws off me.

I got shotgun!

Yes, she did this on her own.

This is why her nickname is "The Goof".

She used to shove her head in this plastic purse and run around like crazy.  We were

afraid she'd smother herself, so we cut breathing holes into it.

The first nap on the first day.

Waiting for someone to come home from work.

A different set of priorities.

Bounce as puppy.

Sharkey as puppy.

First Breakfast

Bounce:  "Is that breakfast?"

Shirley: "smells like it."

Bounce: "should we go downstairs?"

Shirley:  "not yet"

Bounce: "Why not?"

Shirley:  "Wait until the eggs are done.  He always gives me eggs."

Running

While practicing his full speed wall running, Bounce fell asleep.

Hickory Chunks for the Grill?

Holy man!  There are BBQ wood chunks in here!  You could grill meat with this stuff!

(yes, for those not immediately at the scene, his head was 110% in the bag, within 4 seconds of opening the shop door!)

Shower Nap

Every Sheltie's favorite spot for taking a nap... the shower.

Groceries

Are BOTH of those bags filled with food?

Traffic

Bounce:  "This traffic is horrible.  I think I need a cigarette."

Shirley:  "Shush up.  You don't smoke.  Great Grampa Marlin used to eat cigarettes on the sidewalk."

Bounce: "That's disgusting.  Hey, did you smell that?"

Shirley:  "I didn't do nuthin'."

Bounce:  "I mean that Chicken smell.  I think we're getting close."

Stick the leg out from under the covers

Even the Goof understands that you need to stick one leg out to cool off.

Summer of 1987

This is a blurry photo of our original high stepper, Marlin.  He and Bounce are identical twins, but Bounce became a frozen embryo, implanted in 2008 or so.  They have the same personalities and characteristics and kinesthetics and senses of humor...

February 1987

We got married, bought our first house, and got our first dog, Sharkey, all in February 1987.

We disagreed on what to do with the puppy, as far as sleeping habits.  So, against MY wishes, he slept in a cardboard box in the kitchen, for one, maybe two nights.  By the third night, he was in the bed.  Where he always was from that day forward.

Clementine

One of my favorite dog photos taken when Clem was a puppy, chasing two unsuspecting Shelties.

Conversation outside the wood shop.

Shirley:  "Bounce, have you gone pee yet?"

Bounce:  "No....  I think I'll go tomorrow."

Directions

Bounce:  "Okay, so how do we get there again?"

Goof:  "You go straight until you smell the cows, then make a right.  Keep going past the smell of goats and horses, then go left.  Once you smell chickens, Dairy Queen is 2 more blocks."

Bounce:  "Are you getting a cone or a shake?"

Goof: "Did you say Shake?"

Bounce:  "What is Shake?  Is that when that lady grabs my foot?"

Comfortable

That's okay.  I'm comfortable here.

Demonstrations

Shirley is exhausted after demonstrating 17 "Roll Overs" in a row for Bounce.
Bounce is now getting Detention for not paying attention during class.

(all the kids are talking about it.)

Five Dollar

I just gave Bounce a treat about the size of a Five Dollar Foot Long.
He ate it in three bites.

8:20 am

8:20 a.m.   I'll take guard duty.  I'll make sure nobody gets by me.

8:22 a.m.  Hmm.  Yawn.

8:22:30  Zzzzzzzzzz      

   

New Sheriff in Town

Nothing gets by the Sheriff.

Reflector

The only thing missing is the foil reflector to make sure the underside of his chin gets tan.

That Darn Goof

Somebody forgot to wear their shoes when they went

outside and ran around in the freshly mowed grass.