The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. ------ Anonymous

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went. ----- Will Rogers

There are currently eight (yes 8) dogs on guard...

Ahgee (he's on the right, shown with Delilah) is the oldest, a Queensland/Beagle mix who was Randy's dog "before" - he adapted great to the other dogs and the horses, but he HATES chickens and the barn cats...

Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. ----- Ann Landers

 There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.----- Ben Williams

  Next in age comes Sadie, a red Queensland Heeler we brought back from Show Low when we delivered a couple of horses up there.  Even after taking several pretty tough kicks, she takes her breeding seriously and is constantly trying to "heel" the horses.

Dogs are the only things on earth that love you more than they love themselves. ----- Josh Billings

 The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. ----- Andy Rooney

Samson and Delilah are litter mates, a mix of Maltese, Miniature Pinscher and "some kind of terrier"... Sam's favorite thing to do is bark at NOTHING... while Lilah LIVES to chase lizards - and they wash dishes!.  They love to sing, howling with the coyotes and every fire vehicle, sheriff or ambulance that passes.  Even though they are now four years old and half the dogs are younger than they are, they will always be "the puppies" to us.

We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made. ----- M. Acklam

I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. ----- Rita Rudner

Chloe is a yellow Lab/Australian Shepherd mix - unfortunately her old buddy Roadie taught her to jump over the fence, which resulted in her coming home pregnant while we were making arrangements to get her fixed... best laid plans of mice and men and trying-to-be-responsible-pet-owners.  However we found great homes for the pups - two are with Andria in Utah, one lives next door, one with a neighbor's parents, and one with us.  To the people who took the little red female we called Ginger the day we got Santa pictures at Petsmart... PLEASE contact us.  I washed your phone number in my pocket and have been hoping you would call.  We'd LOVE to hear how she is doing!

You can say any foolish thing to a dog and the dog will give you a look that says, 'My goodness, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'----- Dave Barry

Dogs are not our whole life, but they do make our lives whole. -----Roger Caras

Grace is a black Great Dane, our "free" puppy who unfortunately inherited her mother's weak immune system and has already gone through mange (all over), more mange (specifically attacking the pads of her feet), several ear and eye infections, and valley fever... she is now a billion dollar puppy!  She keeps us in stitches, though, curling up to sleep in the tiniest places - unless Lindsey lets her in her bed, in which case she sprawls out so much that Lindsey ends upon the floor while Grace sleeps in the bed.  She loves to ride on the golf cart, play with Lindsey, play with Tank and Zacchaeus, chase lizards with Delilah, and she howls with "the puppies".

If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Binky only two of them. ----- Phil Pastoret

My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dog already thinks I am. ----- Anonymous

Tank is Chloe's pup, he came back when his family got divorced and it took so long to find him another home that we can't bear to part with him now.  He is awesome with Zacchaeus, very tolerant and gentle while playful enough to satisfy the little terror.  We figure he must have Chow in him because of blue spots on his tongue, and perhaps Rottweiler because of his markings and size, but Chloe isn't telling.

Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never bathed a dog. -----Franklin P Jones

If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise. ----- Unknown

  And last, and littlest, although certainly not least, is Zacchaeus - our "wee little man" (come on, think back to your Sunday School songs...) who is half Jack Russell and half Pomeranian/Chihuahua.  This dog is better than any TV show in terms of entertainment value.  He knows half a dozen tricks, literally runs circles around the big dogs, steals the horse balls out of the pens, keeps himself cool by climbing into the water troughs (well, the mini ones - he can't reach the big horse water!) and playing in any hose that gets turned on, and his favorite toy is his stuffed purple horsey.