Mug Shots
... and a little more about
me, "Shadow"
Mom & Dad have always regretted that they didn't take more pictures of us when we were younger. They're doing better now, but there just aren't many of me as a pup. This is the only one I managed to sniff out, taken on my first weekend home, with my old best friend, Squire. My parents were a lab, and a basset/lab. My littermates all looked like labs, and were all much bigger than me... one grew up to be 125 lbs... but I got all my dad's basset genes, along with his short legs & love of DIGGING! |
Here we are together again. By this time I was probably around two years old. There were only two of us then, so I got lots of attention. That was really nice, but it didn't make up for the fact that I was the runt of my litter, and had some serious temperament problems. I am what's known as a "shy dog," and while I love meeting new people and going new places, I sometimes get fairly grumpy when my personal space is invaded. I would never bite anyone (I haven't ever in my almost thirteen years), but I do tend to be quite a growly girl when the world around me closes in too closely. Luckily, my human and canine family all understand, and take it in stride. |
This is probably the best picture Mom ever got of me. You see, I'm not all that fond of sitting still long enough to pose even now, and when I was young I was always on the go. I was always a good watchdog, and admit to being very fond of the sound of my own voice. Even though I only weigh around 50 lbs, people are always surprised that I have the biggest BARK in the family. I love to explore outdoors and am still hoping that someday I WILL get one of the gophers that get Dad so annoyed! |
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