Day 86 ~ Remembering Zorro!

Zorro!

Zorro was my daughter's dog but since she was away at school, my wife and I grew very attached to him as we took care of him.And Zorro had a perfect personality fit for my daughter! Zorro had a liver shunt and other health problems which is why he only lived a couple of years.   He had a modified no protein diet so he really didn't find his dog-food tasty. It would take him 30 -40 minutes to eat a meal! The funny thing is every time we got the bowls out to get their dinner both dogs would go wild. Libby, our dachshund, would whine and run in circles until we gave her her food and Zorro would do actual body slams against the kitchen cabinet. But when the bowls would be placed on the floor, Zorro would just sniff it and walk away. My son Justin would say he was like a kid who was always promised pizza but ended up with broccoli.

Zorro LOVED to hang out with Sara. even when she was playing the piano.

with Libby, at YOU"RE DOG IS WORTH IT TOO event

at the Vet

Sara wrote a song for him!

 We really miss Zorro and even though he was here for a short time, he really did brighten up out lives!

See you tomorrow.

Day 46 ~ Finding a Stray Dog!

a Stray dog!

So I take Margaret, our very energetic soft-coated wheaten terrier, for a much needed walk and as we step out the front door, we see a stray shih tzu racing towards us! Glad he was a friendly dog because although he was all barks, he was very friendly to Margaret. I immediately looked to see if their owner was around. But, no!  I called my wife (via cell phone) to come outside. We looked on the dog's collar and found the rabies shot tag which also listed the veterinarian's phone number. Long story short, we called the vet who called the owner who came by to pick him up!  It turns out the owner lived four or five blocks away and had escaped from their backyard.

looking around!

Sara had heard the dog barking from outside and it thought it was Zorro, her old dog (who died sometime ago (: ) I guess shih tzu bark the same.!

always moving, it was hard to get a good shot!

waiting for his owner

 We are glad the owner came. We don't want  to be a three-dog family again!...although, he was a cute dog!

See you tomorrow!