Dogs

Near this spot are deposited the
remains of one who posessed
Beauty without Vanity, Strenth without Insolence
Courage without Ferocity, and all the Virtues of Man
without his Vices

Lord Byron, 1808
In memory of Botswain
His Newfoundland

First and foremost, we are animal lovers. Before we got married, we knew we wanted dogs, we knew we wanted large breeds, we knew we wanted more than one, and we knew we'd give them the run of the house ... furniture and all. Our good friend Ed Korczynski Sr. used to say "there are two kinds of people in this world, the ones who let their dogs sleep in their bed and the ones who don't." He was the former (with his three Golden Retrievers). So are we.

	Jasper Jasper was our fifth and the first time we had three in the house at the same time. He is a Golden Retriever born in March of 2010.
	Aspen Aspen was our fourth pup. She is a black female Newfoundland and was born in February of 2004.
	Dakota Dakota was our third pup. He is a yellow male Lab and was born in April of 2002.
	Cooper Cooper was our second pup. He was a yellow male Lab, was born in April of 1990, and died in January of 2002.
	Sasha Sasha was the first pup that we got together. She was a black female Lab, was born in April of 1989, and died in May of 2003.
	Little Miss Rasa Rasa is a female tiger. She was born at the Bridgeport Nature Center in May of 2003 and is still living there today.
	Dakota's Knee Adventure In April of 2008, Dakota was diagnosed with a torn CCL in his knee. This is the journal of his surgery and recovery.
	Miscellaneous Miscellaneous animal photos.