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Contributed by Debbie J. Laughlin

*reposted by permission*

After the loss of my beloved Griffey the Pekinese at 3 years I thought my heart could not take the loss of another pet and decided no more dogs.  My husband and friend since I was seventeen, who knew me better than I did myself during my grief, came home one day with the cutest little Pekinese puppy.  When I first laid eyes on her I wanted to put a wall around me.  She had Griffey’s coloring, only her little face had a larger black mass.  You could hardly see her dark eyes for the black mask around her face.  My heart got protective and my body wanted to run and say NO, No, No!  Looking at her bug eyes wondering where she was now and what life had in store for her my heart melted and expanded as I fell in love with this sweet little fur ball whom we named Anna.  Five months later my husband came home with a seven month old rescued white Pekenege who we named Bob.  He was a strange little guy whom fell in love with Anna at first sight!  He immediately went running over to Anna and to our surprise did the deed.  Yes, he did. We had no idea she was fertile at that moment since she had No signs of being in heat.  Plus Bob was only seven months old! Yikes! Okay, so now what do I do! I was going from not wanting to have a dog again to having a family of pups.  This would mean my heart would break as I eventually would need to find good homes for all the sweet innocent little babies that would soon enter my life.   The experience turned out to be one of true amazement.

Bob took good care of his Anna growing wider day by day. Bob was always at Anna's side.  The night she went into labor Bob was the worried husband and father to be.  Bob would pace and check on her in the walk in shower of the down stairs bathroom which we had set up a birthing bed for Anna and the coming pups.  By the time came for the first puppy to be born Bob was exhausted!   He finally ended up laying on the coach upside down eyes wide open looking helpless while Miss Anna, (a brave girl) gave birth to not one, not two, not three, not four but FIVE puppies.  Bob entered the birthing room; Anna looked up exhaustedly as Bob looked at her in amazement.  Then to our surprise Bob curled up around Anna with their five newborns and became the best father of his fleeting family.  When Anna needed to rest, go out to take care of business or refuel Bob kept the puppies warm.  When the pups would look stir for food from Bob he was so patient and loving about their efforts to find a nipple to feed on till Mom returned.   As the pups grew Anna and Bob began escorting the puppies outside to go potty!  The parents shared all responsibilities for play time, potty training and loving each one. What a beautiful experience it was to watch the interactions of this furry family with amazing parents. 

Life opened my heart and taught me that the blessing of pet ownership far out weigh the pain of the time they must leave us.  Wouldn’t it be nice if all puppies were blessed to have life begin this way?

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When you're not an only dog, some days things can get complicated...

You might find yourself being the under dog.

Or you might have to resort to castaways to use as pacifiers...

But then again, there are some days when things just go your way. The others take notice...

Like, for instance, an old stump of wood...

Though one or two might show curiosity...

Their attitude immediately becomes (upon learning it's NOT food)...

Then, it's finders keepers!!!

A boy needs to win once in a while. Otherwise, it's back to...

!!!Whatever!!!!

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Contributed by Site Members Shelia Kirby and Khristy Caslien

If you need a laugh, love, or just to snuggle, these little guys can do it all. English Bulldogs love to snore louder than you and they make it  almost like a snoring musical.

Boaz at only at two months is a whopping 20 pounds and loves to play with his sister, Cookie, weighing in at 15 pounds. They love each other so well. And love to dress up in their rain coats if it's raining and their shirts and jackets, yes they are spoiled! But how could you not love those sweet wrinkled faces, and kisses.

When they feel its time to sleep they pretty much fall over right where they are, then there are times that Boaz says he needs his mommy's arm to suck on until he passes out, and Cookie gets her toy piggy and sucks on her foot until she passes out.

They love to play and run through the house. Every once in a while you hear a thud and know that one of them ran into the wall head first. If brother is beating up on sister she really gives it back to him and when she does he knows to run, and run fast, or he will get a love bite on his cute striped bottom.

Cookie and Boaz say in snort code that only "bullies" mothers understand thank you for reading about us and we hope you love our sweet wrinkled faces!

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Can you believe it? My puppies won a gift from Augie & Ti's website!

And before you could say, "Zippy-dee-do-dah, we are tired of waitin'", the box arrived!

Look what it contained!

Since this was such a superb gift, it needed guarding.

But finally, finally, supper time arrived!

It passed her inspection with flying colors!

And it passed his too!

Thank you, Augie & Ti, for this delicious prize!

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REMEMBER: Doggy Tales is Reader Contributed! If you have, or have had, a furry, finned, or feathered friend you were fortunate enough to share your life with, we want to hear about it! Contact Miss Mae via the email on the Profile Page and your article will be featured in a future Monday segment.