Furry Friends

Yes that is a pomeranian on Kiwi's site. Why, because Buddy belongs to some wonderful folk who have had an influence in Kiwi's childhood. Buddy was adopted by a loving family who have worked hard to overcome Buddy's less than fortunate early years. Buddy is very shy around men, but every now and then bewtween barking he might give me a lick. Buddy is spoiled in the best ways and has some of the, I don't want to say "cute", but nicest outfits. You should see him in his martial art's gi, complete with black belt. :-) Buddy is known to completely sit thru any Bruce Lee film.
You can see Buddy is ready to defend the old homestead. Quite the efficient alarm system in action. And when there is a need for defense enforcement, Buddy will call on Major to make sure the peace is kept. Kiwi with Major. At a 125 lbs, Major will get your attention. And when excited, his strong as a tree tail, will definitely get the attention of all males of the two-legged kind. Must remember to manage the manhood with Major in the area. He has such a gentle soul and is extremely tolerant of Kiwi's, uh, fiestiness. Major is a fetch fanatic and gladly brings the ball back to the tosser.

And who is that in the box? Well, that little black furball is Max. Max keeps Kiwi's Aunt, Judy, occupied in her retirement. Max is THE prince of the house and pretty much gets what he wants. You should have seen the look on Max's face when I visited Aunt Judy and had the audacity to be resting on Max's bed when he came in for a nap. Priceless. He starred at me for awhile, swished his feline tail and haughtily sauntered off, mumbling about frikkin yankee's in the house left unattended. :-)

These two pictures show Max when he is a youngin. Nowadays, he is spoiled even more, but in the best possible ways. Kiwi has not had the "pleasure"? of meeting Max yet.

Oh there is another member to meet. A Northwest ACD!!!


The sweetheart above is Jasmine. This lovely ACD, who was rescued a few years ago, leads another Northwest couple around by the other end of the leash, Emory and Rebecca of Vancouver, Wa. Here she is posing in the snow March 2006 while recovering from TPLO-knee surgery. She enjoyed a drive to Mt. St. Helen's and she got to look out the window mostly and see Elk and the beautiful scenery.
Jasmine was rescued by way of an ACD rescue organization in Pullman, WA "Heeling Hearts". She joined her family when she was *2* years old. [She's now almost 6 yrs]The rescue organization received her from a shelter in Nevada. Mom and dad are retired here in the state of Washington and go hiking with her almost every day. They enjoy lots of waterfalls and wooded trails to keep Jasmine happy.
Sounds like a future hike for some trail loving ACD's. :-)