Ruby is the beautiful shepherd that I posted in the last post.  We got her as a rescue from German Shepherd Rescue. Katie and I drove to Raleigh to pick her up and she was a bit like a zombie when we got her.  Once we had her home for a while she became the most loving dog we've ever owned.  If she had been smaller she would have been a lap dog.  The rescue group said that when they found her she was about nine months old and had already had a litter of pups.  Don't think she had a very good ...
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Okay -- This is a leap for me.  Writing about me and my art!  What I love to do most is paint. Dogs, cats, people -- all of the above.  My present passion is painting pet portraits.  Predominantly dogs.  Being an animal lover -- it's a wonderful way to combine two loves - animals and painting.  We presently have one dog, two cats and a horse. Cody, our mixed Golden & ?? is our pup. We call him our "grand-dog" since our daughter, Sam, brought him home 6 years ago asking us to just keep him for...
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