“Call me Oakley. Like the shades.”— Eight-month-old Weimaraner “We just came from the vet. He’s 61 pounds, so we’ve got 20 pounds to go. I got him for my birthday. I’ve been wanting a bigger dog. I used to have a Pomeranian, but he passed … Continue readingActive Oakley can go stir crazy
“If I had my own reality show, there are so many directions I could take it.”— Jassabelle Winkler (Jazzy), Japanese Chin “She will literally run to my Nook and open it because she wants to watch a video of the Japanese Chin dog, Bonzai, spinning … Continue readingJazzy can’t get enough of digital dogs
“I’m not hiding anything. Trust me.”—Dodge, a Shichon-Shih Tzu/Bichon Frise mix “He earned his name on his first ride home in Dad’s truck. The girls thought it was cute, and so Dodge it was. He doesn’t really do any tricks, but he sure does talk … Continue readingCookie-eating, veggie-farting Dodge
“I hope I get fancy shoes for my birthday.”— Comet, a Lab and Lacy mix Dad: “He still acts like a puppy. He loves to just run and chew.” Daughter: “He chewed my favorite shoes that I got for my birthday.”
Meet Buster, a boxer/Rhodesian Ridgeback mix. “My wife worked at Chinquapin School, and he wandered onto the campus. I didn’t really want a dog, so my nieces took him. That was a bad idea because they’re 5 and 8, and their mom just couldn’t handle … Continue readingBuster the boxer best big brother
“I’m more of a ‘whatever’ than a ‘what now?’ type.”— Grant, Labrador-Pyrenees or Labrador-Kuvasz mix “I’ve had him since he was 8 weeks old. I got him from the Austin Animal Center. I was looking for a dog, went to the center, saw Grant, and … Continue readingGrant ‘the best $35 I ever spent’
“Sometimes I just stop and think: What would Balto do?”— Keena, medium coat Husky “We got her on the side of the road. We were looking for a Chick-fil-A. We couldn’t find it, but we found her. Out of all the puppies they had, she … Continue readingChicken sandwich and a puppy, please
“In canis corpore transmuto? Sure, I know what it means. But you have to believe.”— Shaggy “We adopted him from the Baytown Animal Shelter when he was four months old. We’ve had him for two months now. We already had a cat named Harley, but … Continue readingHarley, meet your new friend, Shaggy
“I like cows.” — Sasha “We’re not sure what kind of dog she is. We got her from the Baytown Animal Shelter about a year and a half ago. Cost just $10. We saw her picture in the paper, so we went to see her and … Continue readingRescue dog has growing vocabulary
Meet Annie, as in Little Orphan. The veterinarian suspects she’s a Lab mix. “I work at the Baytown Post Office, and she was in a warehouse behind us. There were two of them, but the other dog died. It was real sad because this one … Continue readingPostal worker delivers for sad dog