Sophie Bear and Keller Mae

[Debbie Stahre]

I've always had a variety of wonderful dogs through my life, but Sophie was "one in a million" and truly a perfect shooting buddy. She was a Newfoundland that I lost last year at the age of 13.

One of her many faces caught on camera...

10 weeks old, in the snow... Got leash?

Always the poser...

I wasn't going to get another after Sophie, but Keller was adopted from the SPCA at 2 1/2 years of age, a little over 1 month after Sophie's passing. Keller is an Australian Shepherd who is deaf due to poorly matched parents which some unscrupulous breeders do to create dogs with extra white, but 25% of the offspring are born deaf and or blind. Keller had no training when I adopted her, but now knows quite a few commands.
Wearing her sunglasses for sensitive eyes...

One eye is all blue, the other is 1/3 brown...

 

[JimFox]

Sophie Bear is such a cute dog! She looks like she has so much personality!

That's too bad about Keller and those breeders. That's very sad that someone who breeds them, doesn't really seem to care about them. That's awesome that you took her in.

 

[sweetgrass]

Keller looks sooo sweet, and I really dig the image of Sophie in the snow!