I lost my best friend this morning. We got Rook from the SPCA in 1997, he was between 2 and 4 years old when we got him. When I woke up this morning he was gone. He was a wolf/husky hybrid, about 80lbs, and silver/black in color. He was super sweet to everyone he met and gave kisses freely. He wasn't above hunting anything that was small and furry though; cats, moles, rats, even lizards, hermit crabs, and turtles. He really wanted a horse once too, but people... he loved them. When our younger son Alex was born Rook claimed him as his own and got upset if we let him cry too long. I'm going to miss him for a very long time and remember him forever.

You can see his pics here.

My Basset Hound, Fred, loves to see people coming his way that are wearing black pants. I really think he knows they are black. I think he sees only black. Maybe even smell black. When he sees black pants, he gets closer and closer to his prey until they bend down. "Oh, what a cute dog." Cute dog. He is 80 pounds. A bit overweight for his size, but fat and happy as I say. Anyway. Bending ever so close, he gets 'em!    read more »