Thank you for your visit and your comment. Let's start with the dogs... who's who? The first picture you see is of the white German Shepherd. His name is Rowan. My white angel. He came into my life as a puppy and gave me 11 years of love and joy. In 2019 we had to let him cross the rainbow bridge because of an anal gland tumor. The second picture is Lex, he was the sweetest dog ever. He had to wait five long years in the shelter until my partner found him there and at the age of six he was finally allowed to enjoy his golden basket. Lex was with us for almost 10 more years until we had to let him go in 2018 due to a stomach torsion at almost 16 years old.
Then in the third picture, you see three dogs. The only dog in this picture that lived with us is the black Dutch Shepherd sitting on the bench. Her name was Lana, and our beautiful Lana was a super smart, sweet, happy but feisty girl. She was like that until her last day. She turned 13 and went to Lex and Rowan over the Rainbow Bridge in February 2024. She had breast cancer.
Next up is the German Shepherd who looks at you happily with a ball in his mouth. That's our super sweet Skipper! He will be six in November. His character can be described as sweet but also a bit anxious, he seems to have autistic traits and can show some fear and aggression towards other dogs. What he has been through is unknown, he was one and a half when we got him. Fortunately, he has already improved a lot, and we continue to work together on even more improvement.
And then the last photo, that's Lana and Rowan, you have already seen them. And in the middle my little Belgian Shepherd princess Myla. Our dearest social girl. Cheerful, intuitive, and sensitive. Unfortunately, we also had to let her go over the rainbow bridge in March 2024 due to old age and the associated and increasingly severe ailments. She was increasingly confronted with Geriatric Vestibular Syndrome and the last time she couldn't figure it out. Then it's time to make the decision, no matter how much it hurts.
Another half blog has been written, but a simple explanation of who is who just won't do. They have all been so important to me and still are.
Thank you so much for sharing your and your dogs' story with me. That is so sweet of you. And such a wonderful family of dogs you had and still have. Skipper looks like the splitting image of a friend's German shepherd when we were growing up in Germany. Rowan indeed also looks like an angel and Lana, somehow I would have sworn their is a bit of Doberman in her but Dutch shepherd it is. Lex has got the look that makes me want to give him tons of cuddles hugs. And last but not least, Myla, her white blaze (on the chest) reminds me of the boxer that I grew up with, very sweet.
Thank you for making me smile throughout reading your post(s).