Doggies!

[XemaSab]

The springer mix is Bailey, the svelte dog with the black face is Maddy, and the ginger dog is Pippi.

[intheflow]

1. Maddy looks like she's Japanese Akido and Irish Setter.

Very international! All three dogs are absolutely adorable!

[XemaSab]

2. Too funny!

:rofl:

She's been called boxer, German shepherd, border collie, chow, poodle, terrier, beagle, Italian greyhound, golden retriever, and basically anything else one can imagine.

:rofl:

[intheflow]

8. Well, I'm guess akido based on my roommate's dog's markings.

You can see he's got the same kind of eye mask as Maddy:



But then, maybe Maddy has raccoon in her? :rofl: I guessed irish setter b/c of her very lovely fringed tail.

The other dog in my shot is my beloved Bear. The humane society told me he was chocolate lab and german shepherd, and I think that's about right, but people are always thinking he's pit bull or chow! :crazy:

[XemaSab]

13. Maddy's heritage is one of life's mysteries

I don't know if you can tell from the photos, but she's only 30 lbs, which throws an additional layer of WTF into things. :D

[ThomCat]

3. They look like very, very happy dogs.

:loveya:

[XemaSab]

4. I sure hope so!

:D

[XemaSab]

5. Nobody likes doggies?

:cry:

[XemaSab]

6. .

:cry:

[Danger Mouse]

7. Nice dogs.

:)

[hedgehog]

9. What happened to Pippi's tail?

[intheflow]

10. That's what I want to know!

[XemaSab]

11. Bailey doesn't have a tail either

This is a big ranching area, and docking is common. :(

[hedgehog]

15. Someone docked an English Setter's tail?!?!?

Boy, talk about getting carried away. I never could figure out why any dog's tail gets docked!

There's a discussion of this in Anna Sewell's Black Beauty - someone takes away the stable dog's pups and returns them with their tails and ears docked "to make them look perky". Ms. Sewell did not approve.

[XemaSab]

16. He's a Springer/Golden Retriever mix

and his mom works on a ranch so his tail was docked.

Yeah, it's a bummer.

[S n o w b a l l]

12. Awwww!

So that's the infamous Maddy! I love that face shot of her. :)

They're all gorgeous!

[femmocrat]

14. Pretty pups!

Is Maddy the most playful? Thanks for sharing! :hug:

[XemaSab]

17. Maddy is very playful, yes

If by "playful" you mean this morning she got a thing of glue, bit into it, and spilled it all over the porch. x(