Sleepy Boy

Reno was sitting under the tree today with his eyes almost closed and that gigantic tongue out..I couldn't help myself.

Brittany

I took this picture of Brittany's feet on her mom's stepping stone at the nature center in Rushville. Brittany's mother is a Kindergarten teacher and every year her class makes a stepping stone with Mr. Kuhn the science teacher. This was the one her class made this year. We love this picture!!

A Beautiful Day

What a beautiful day it was today. Even if it was windy!!

Pepper Dog

This is Pepper our black lab/retriever mix. She is 10 going on 3. She does not show her age for a second. She is a good dog who has to follow us around the farm because she might miss out on something if she doesn't. Our niece calls her Pepperoni..She loves carrying things around in her mouth (especially rocks) and eventually she will leave us something on the steps, unfortunately it's usually something dead :( We love her very much though.

Steve and Mojo

Steve has a herniated disc in his back which has had him in pain for the last 3 weeks. He finds it most comfortable to lay on the floor with a pillow. He has come to realize though, that when he is on the floor he is in pug territory and little Mojo likes pillows and loves Steve even more. I had to post this. Let's not tell him though ;)

Otis

So I'm slowly getting all five dogs on here. This is Otis he is our male pug. He is brindle, which you don't see a lot of. He is a very laid back little guy. As you can see in the pics he likes laying in the sun that comes through the windows in my office. He looked so angelic that I couldn't resist!

Vegas and Reno

So today I took my female Mastiff, Vegas,(she's the brindle) to the vet. She is 8 and had been having trouble getting up. The vet ordered an xray which unfortunately showed us the arthritis she has on her spine, hips, and back knees. He prescribed some meds and said we would see what they do for her as far her quality of life goes. But in a very nice way he said he thought this would be my last Summer with her. I am crushed. I love Mastiffs. Vegas was my first. Steve baught her for me right out of high school. She was the last of the litter and when I saw her it was as if she'd been waiting for me to come get her. She is a big part of this family and I'm going to pray for a MIRACLE and hope that she may have many more years with us, but I know in the end I won't watch her suffer. My male Reno (the handsome fawn colored dog shown here) follows her every move watching over her almost as good as I do. I guess I should have expected this eventually because when your dogs weigh 150 and 180 pounds you can imagine there would be some damage in their older years. So I'm posting some pictures of her and Reno today..I guess you could say it makes me feel better :)