I’ve got to wonder sometimes: do dogs at play simply forget about their surroundings while at play with one another becoming so single-minded at the time that they completely miss obstacles in their path? The players: Lilo – German Shepherd: 1 yr old 55 pounds and clearly the ring-leader Maximus – German Shepherd: 4 1/2 months old, 64 pounds and all feet. Mischievous to a fault and always up for a romp! Kodiak – Boston Terrier: 18 pounds soaking wet, very nimble and certainly much larger in his own mind. As tenacious as the day is long.
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O’dark-30 (anywhere between 0430 and 0530): Whining and yelping and other strange sounds can be heard coming from the living room as I lie peacefully in my nice warm bed, beside my beautiful and very warm, soft wife. The dogs are kenneled in the living room and very neatly kept, shiny kennels. (they’re kenneled because the oldest one is 10 months old; Lilo – German Shepherd, Toby a.k.a. Stitch – Boston Terrier 9 months old; Max (Maximus) a.k.a. Kujo, 11 weeks old.
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