An addition to the menagerie

My H has always had a thing for big dogs, and over the years he has brought home more than one. And usually we end up having to find new ( and sadly better) homes for them for various reasons. But that thing about big dogs - well, it persists.

And I have to blame his cousin a bit for this, as last September she put a bug in his ear about the possibility of a well trained dog failing training and coming to live with him sometime in March. I agreed because it would be a well-trained dog. Well, March came, and well trained dog passed. So, no big dog after all. (or so I thought)

Friday he comes home with a picture of a big dog whose time is soon to be up at the SPCA. Of course, he shows it to K2 who readily starts promising all the chores she would do "for no money" if the dog was saved by us. I ask H - "is getting a big dog inevitable?" - Yeah, it is. I'm also remembering how he didn't really bat an eye when I drug home two rescued kittens from the shed behind work. So, we talk and agree to "go look at him" tomorrow.

After K2's basketball game (they won!) We head north to the SPCA. We walk in and are asking if we just walk back to look at the dogs when the lady says to H - "Oh, are you back to look at Sawyer AGAIN?" - haha - He's BUSTED.

So, they go get Sawyer and bring him to the "get acquainted room" and K2 throws her arms around his neck in a hug like she had finally found some treasured long lost friend. You know, if I didn't know it was all over before, it surely was now.

Yes, we have a big dog. He's pretty sweet. Mostly mellow, but BIG, and i mean BBBBBBIIIIIGGGGG. (Newfoundland/Lab mix, heavy on the Newfoundland)







The other two dogs had to give him a nip to show who was boss ( yes, the little dogs are boss) and after that all has been fine between the 3 of them. The cats hiss at him and then sniff at him when he is asleep, but no fights. So all good there, too.





he really likes me, for some strange reason - cause I'm still working on being a big dog person. He must have belonged to a woman ( and no, we don't know his story)