Commander an expert at keep-away
“Can’t talk now. I’m on patrol for unattended balls.—Commander, German Shepherd “He likes to play keep-away. You give him a ball or toy, and he wants you to try to get it. But he’ll run from...
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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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Harley, meet your new friend, Shaggy
“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...
