Rescue dog Miley ‘incredible’ find
“You can’t have too many friends.”— Miley, breed unknown “We got her from A Pet’s Wish. She’s a rescue dog. We were in the process of looking for a dog, but we wanted to find that one special dog. When we...
Active Oakley can go stir crazy
“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...
Jazzy can’t get enough of digital dogs
“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...
‘I’m going to have this huge story to tell’
“If I stop to think about everything that’s happened — being in a difficult marriage, getting a divorce, raising three young girls on my own — it’s a lot. But I think I’ve come a long way, as far as learning...
Cookie-eating, veggie-farting Dodge
“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...
Comet not mellowing with age
“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.”
Buster the boxer best big brother
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...
Grant ‘the best $35 I ever spent’
“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...
Chicken sandwich and a puppy, please
“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...
Single mom continues to feed music passion
“I was trying to balance being a new mom and a wife, but to also keep doing music in a way that was flexible. That’s what led me to getting involved with Kindermusik for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, and also starting...
