The Tig

Photo bomb by Ziggy dog.

One day old:

Molly loves toys.

We adopted a very sweet 1 year old Plott Hound from a city shelter Saturday and couldn't be happier.
Meet "Molly".

"What's one more?" is something Mrs. T says when it comes to taking care of another kid or rescue animal, so we'll test that out with our new adoption, "Finn". He was rescued 10 weeks ago from being euthanized by a new group called Houston Pets Alive. Most dogs get adopted pretty quick, but not this one. He's not exactly the most handsome little guy, but he is super sweet and we knew no one else was likely to give him a forever home.
We think he looks pretty cool. He has warmed up and loves his new dog and people family. It is obvious to us that he was abused in the past, but we will be patient in returning him to a more secure and happy dog.
Mowhawk? Check
1920's raccoon coat for the full Wayne Coyne effect? Check


Finn was warmly welcomed to the pack by Andy (right).

And the last two adopted dogs in our pack are LuLu and Andy, which are extremes within the chihuahua breed. I've never liked chihuahuas and still don't in general, but these two are extremely sweet and share none of the aggressiveness some possess.
LuLu is a teacup sized chihuahua that wasn't wanted by it's new owner so we took her in 3 years ago. She is playful and very affectionate.


Next to Sophie kitteh.



Andy was adopted last year from a shelter that he was at for almost 3 months. With his extra long legs and narrow face, I believe is half Italian Greyhound. He is super hyper but the sweetest dog we have. He gets along with every pet in the house and is a complete goofball.
He was born without a tail except for one tailbone nub.

He has Stephen Colbert ears!

Sleeping with Sasha kitteh.

Pets? Yes, we are allowed to stay in our pet's house as long as we keep loving and feeding them. Animals seek us out somehow. We have adopted or taken in off the street all of our 5 dogs, 3 cats, and two parakeets (one that must have escaped his home landed in the back yard and hopped up on my hand so we bought him a girlfriend bird).
I'll start with Ziggy, the coolest, sweetest, most adaptable and intelligent dog I've ever had. We adopted him when he was young. At first, we thought he was a mix of Rhodesian Ridgeback and a whippet. We discovered that he is likely a Black Mouth Cur, a fairly rare hunting dog in the Southern US.



With Katunda Kate, our sweet ol' greyhound (RIP).

With George kitteh.

To add, Mrs. T likes to add a bunch of goofy nick names to our pets over time. If I add them up you get: Ziggy Wiggy Wigwam, AKA Mr. Woo Woo (one of his sounds)

We adopted a very sweet 1 year old Plott Hound from a city shelter Saturday and couldn't be happier.
Meet "Molly".

And the last two adopted dogs in our pack are LuLu and Andy, which are extremes within the chihuahua breed. I've never liked chihuahuas and still don't in general, but these two are extremely sweet and share none of the aggressiveness some possess.
LuLu is a teacup sized chihuahua that wasn't wanted by it's new owner so we took her in 3 years ago. She is playful and very affectionate.


Next to Sophie kitteh.



Andy was adopted last year from a shelter that he was at for almost 3 months. With his extra long legs and narrow face, I believe is half Italian Greyhound. He is super hyper but the sweetest dog we have. He gets along with every pet in the house and is a complete goofball.
He was born without a tail except for one tailbone nub.

He has Stephen Colbert ears!

Sleeping with Sasha kitteh.

Meet "Odie", AKA: Odie Capote AKA: Poh-poh
Odie was found as a puppy with his sister in a trash bag in a dumpster by my step daughter. He's mostly a terrier mix and was born with only a nub of a tail. He's super affectionate and loves Ziggy dog like a brother.
He's on the left awaiting some turkey scraps:

On hind legs:



The other curly white dog is Maggie the poodle. She was a confiscated puppy mill breeder that we adopted from the city pound. We knew that no one else would pick her so we took a chance. She's turned out to be a very sweet dog who adores me. She's quite a hunter that loves to wrestle with the other dogs.
Here's the before photo when we got her home. It took several hours of hand clipping to clean her up. Beast!

After, with a new toy.



And "Lucky Pete" the parakeet that landed in our back yard to eat the seeds we put out for the wild birds. He's lucky I was there to prevent the dogs from eating him since he was not afraid. He obviously got out or was released. I put my hand down and he jumped up on it! We looked in the local CL and for signs, but no one was looking for him.

I finally got around to taking a pic of ol' Tigger. Not exactly my best photo work.
When I walk or ride, the muscle movement makes him give a little pelvic thrust!

Tattoos like to ride, too.



 

Before I was born, my dad got his shoulder tattooed while in the navy during the Korean war of an anchor and oak leaf clusters. I remember him telling us about what it was like getting it. I'm not sure if he got tattooed while in San Francisco or San Diego.
My great grandfather (1880-1977) had a horse's head on his inner arm that looked like a big "L" when he was in his 90's.

Up and around a bit now. After not moving for over 12 hours. He has eaten, drank, and peed. 

Rocky, our daughter's dog, was attacked by a pack this morning and we had to take him in for emergency suturing and a drainage tube. We can bring him home this evening. I suspect the pack is actually a bunch of dogs that hick neighbors just leave running free and feed about once a week. One of my tattoos is a heart like the one on Rocky's ear.

Brontë is hilarious. She smiles like this for photos. Goof. 

Yellow Lab.....black shirt. Need I say more?

Such beautiful dogs here! I always love to see pictures of them. Keep them coming!
Lynn took this picture of me sleeping a few nights ago. Her side of the bed - empty. My side - me crammed in with our two Labs.

I've followed Kelly for a while and finally got to meet him Saturday at the Houston Tattoo Extravaganza. He had a few hours open and I couldn't pass up the opportunity. He is all that you mention above and very humble. I'll certainly have him create something special for me in the future.
Here's a photo of the very fresh, drawn on hanya he tattooed above my knee. It looks like it will settle in nicely when the grey wash lightens up.

We adopted a very sweet 1 year old Plott Hound from a city shelter Saturday and couldn't be happier.
Meet "Molly".

cute ! so does our girl,this is some of her toys ! LOL  (she's not spoiled)

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Molly loves toys.

Molly loves toys.

Wow, what a cool dog! Giant Schnauzers are incredible dogs. They adjust their temperament to different people and situations better than any breed I've ever encountered.

When we saw her photos online (the 3 I posted), she reminded us of our Black Mouth Cur, "Ziggy". You can see her sweetness and intelligence. When we saw her in her pin, she was ferocious, barking a mean bark and a bit scary. We checked out a few other dogs but came back to her and asked the guy to see her outside, just to be sure. She lit up and became really sweet as soon as she was leashed. Outside, she ran and bounded, all happy like, then came up and snuggled with me. Bam! Instant bond.
 
Many dogs in shelters show their true selves once outside and free.

We adopted a very sweet 1 year old Plott Hound from a city shelter Saturday and couldn't be happier.
Meet "Molly".