Enjoying Every Day With Three Big Dogs


It's been strange to go back to a three-dog house after losing Callie this summer. These six months have been an adjustment, but everyone is doing great and enjoying a not-so-cold winter. 


Molly, our Great Dane-German Shepherd, turned 11 in November. She has the joint issues that come with being an older, bigger dog, and she's moving a little slower like the rest of us. Her favorite things int he entire world are treats, dinner time, and cuddles. Her least favorite things are rain, lightning, flashing lights, and not getting enough treats. 


Diesel has done so well without his sister, and I'll admit I was incredibly concerned about him at first. He had a seizure a couple of days after she died, and we thought we were losing him, too. He's always been a velcro dog, but now I don't get to go anywhere without him, ever. He's seven now, which doesn't seem possible because he's still my tiny boy dog.


Parker is our little old man, and he's turning 13. The vet recently found another mass on his liver and doesn't know how much longer he'll be with us. So we're just giving him the absolute best life every single day and enjoying each moment that we have with him. He's a cuddle monkey and loves the fluffy dog bed in the living room. 


All three love being outside. We live on an acreage, so there is lots of space to run and explore. Molly stays on a leash these days or she'll go on an adventure and hurt her back legs. The boys go off leash during the day, and they love finding out where the deer have been and seeing if they can catch squirrels. (Diesel can, in fact, as he discovered last week.)


There are lots of interesting sights and sounds in the country! And it is absolutely necessary that we investigate every one of them...


I adore all three puppy personalities, and Parker's - combined with his gray and those sweet eyes - make him irresistible. 


When the treats don't come out fast enough, this is the look we get. When I'm taking too long with supper, this is the look I get. When we stop giving pets, don't get up to go outside fast enough, or mention putting winter coats on, this is the look we get. It's a favorite!

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