“My full name is Buster Douglas. I’m a fighter, not a biter.”— Buster, a rescue dog found in Huntsville a couple years ago “He’s a bad dog. He eats everything in sight. He jumps on the chair, gets on the table, and eats all my … Continue readingYou name it, Buster will eat it
Watching for the elusive underwater squirrel-duck.— Prissy, a rat terrier “I got her as a Christmas present. She was only about a year old, so I bought a book on well-trained puppies. It worked. Nearly everything works when you give her treats. “We make a … Continue readingPrissy loves squirrels — and ducks, too
Meet Swayze, an Australian Shepherd “When I was in the Coast Guard everybody called me Sway because we could only use that many letters on our hard hat. So I always thought that when I got my own dog, Swayze would be a cool name. … Continue readingSwayze fancies herself a bus driver
“Don’t make me come over there.”— Cleopatra, a Boston Terrier “We got her from a friend. I wanted to name her something kind of original. Princess wasn’t very original, so I came up with a princess type of name. “If you’re sitting down, she’ll bark … Continue readingWhatever Cleopatra wants, she gets
Meet Rootie Kazootie, a toy poodle who weighs 13 pounds. “My favorite Golden Book from the early 1950s was titled ‘Rootie Kazootie,’ and that’s where he got his name. When he was born, he was jet black but quickly grew out to a beautiful silver … Continue reading‘He is the best poodle I’ve ever had’
“God has had a hand in my life.”— Ash, a Miniature Schnauzer “A friend of ours had two of them, but they weren’t getting along. So we got this one. They found him roaming the streets of Houston on Ash Wednesday. That’s how he got … Continue readingAsh Wednesday roamer finds a home
“My nails are painted orange for Halloween.”— Camille, a Husky “We got her from the Harris County Animal Shelter about three months ago. I hadn’t long been here (after moving from England) when we went to the shelter and found her. My wife’s a very … Continue readingFirst-time dog owner gets his Husky
“I’m not hyper, I’m energetic.”— Max, a terrier mix “My friend said they didn’t have a place for a dog, and I was living alone so I thought, why not? I just got him two days ago. He’s already been tearing up stuff like toilet … Continue readingMax the terrier on a puppy tear
“I can’t wait for Christmas. I put on my Santa Claus suit for the pups.”— Maeby, age 7 “I named her after a character (Maeby Fünke) on ‘Arrested Development.’ It’s one of my favorite shows. “I got her from the Williamson County Animal Shelter, just … Continue readingMaeby baby no longer cowering
Meet Ginger, who was adopted from a shelter. Can I take a photo of your dog?“Yeah, but it probably will be the last time. She’s not going to make it. “They don’t know what’s wrong with her. She won’t eat, and she’s been losing weight. … Continue readingDealing with dog’s decline not easy