Hey there Longdog lovers. I thought I would just put up a quick post to let you know how the dogs are getting along as they both come up to their eighth birthdays.
I found this photo of me and Kizzy the day after we brought her home and you can see that she is giving the camera that 'butter wouldn't melt look' but in reality she was a little devil who nearly drove me to despair! With patience and a lot of training however, she has turned out to be the most wonderful dog - biddable, outgoing and fun to be with.
I couldn't find a photo of Mac when he was really small because he never was....really small that is! But here he is at about six months old - before he got his ruff and was totally smooth coated. He's always been a big gentle giant and a bit shy but easy to love inspite of his need to steal food and sleep on my clothes.
The next two photo's are the latest I have of the dogs. I think they are looking real fine! Mac is slowing down a bit but thats usual for his age. Sometimes he doesn't want to got to far and although this makes me a bit sad, I have come to accept that he is getting older and might not feel like a five mile hike every day. Kizzy on the other hand, is always up for it and would walk to the ends of the earth if I asked her to.
Here we are together - getting older and hopefully wiser. Long may the walks continue!
