The Dogs of Twin Bridges

Carol's dogs Buddy and Stella were just moved to Oregon. Just when Buddy was old enough to be mellow. Stella was raised right and has always had good manners.

Jody (an unaltered male) was tied to a rope all day when he was a pup. He's a shepherd/malamute sort of mix. He was offered to Matt & we took him. I don't know if he should be called bilingual, since he doesn't talk much; Jody understands Spanish and English. I've learned to understand a lot of dog-speak. I can tell who he's barking at with reasonable accuracy.

Honey Bear is both a victim and care-giver. For 2-3 weeks a month she has to live with not one but two very sick people. She's undisciplined and big (lab mix) and acts more like a pony than a dog. She's also unsupervised most of the time, even when locked in the house with her people. She's also a threat--to Mel who is in danger of getting knocked down if she (Mel) tries to take a walk outdoors.

Spanky is the new pup on the block. Cute little black pug. His best friend is Honey Bear who is many times bigger than him. And at least twice he has come over to our place to spend time barking fiercely at Jody (who barks back fiercely.) Jody is also many times bigger than Spanky.

It's about time for another photo, isn't it?

04/19: I've concluded that this barking--now growling--seems to be teaching Spanky bad habits. Spanky learns things very very fast.