My Favorite Dog Stories: Tucker #4

 I am a firm believer in keeping all dogs on a leash.  My dog, Tucker, was the only dog I have ever had that I was confident to allow him off leash.  I learned this by walking on leash with him and he would always stay right next to me, no matter what.  Whether...

My Favorite Dog Stories: Tucker #3

My dog, Tucker, never liked when you would get in his face if he was laying down.  I will always temper test any new dog that I get so that I know if they are safe around people and especially children.  This means that I would intentionally push buttons to see how...

My Favorite Dog Stories: Tucker #2

My dog, Tucker, was my solid black GSD.  I saw him listed on the Daytona GSD rescue site.  His foster mom in Palatka had named him Leo after a friend of hers, but I renamed him Tucker.  After reading his story, I knew that he was the one for me.  His bio read, “Leo is...

My Favorite Dog Stories: Tucker #1

When I first met Tucker, the GSD rescue had brought him over to my house to do a home check.  This included inspecting my home and yard to ensure that I did have a fenced back yard.  Tucker really enjoyed getting to see and smell my backyard.  His foster mom was...

My Favorite Dog Stories: Cooper #4

On the day that Cooper had protected me from my neighbor’s pit bulls, I was checking him out for injuries as I had noticed a little blood around his mouth.  On the inside on his mouth along the gum line was a dark colored lump.  It looked almost as if you had taken an...

My Favorite Dog Stories: Cooper #3

My dog Cooper was missing an eye since before I adopted him.  When I first took him home from the shelter, his eye was stitched up by the vet at the county shelter.  After a few days, I noticed a foul smell coming from it.  Thinking that it could be infected, I took...