Meet Da Pack -- Day Eight

I losted my Inner Nut again.  It was down for

24 loooong hours!  Da house lights kept dimming too.

Mom saids we was havin' a BROWN OUT

Butt

I would radder has a COOK OUT!

I says da SUN SPOTS was causing da

BROWN OUT

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Now I is gonna let Mom have dis

postee for only a couple minutes to

introduces you to my next pack mate...

RUSTY

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Ok, Ms. DaWeenie

Go watch your sun spots or sun flares or whatever!

Our next furry friend sharing our house is

RUSTY

Rusty is Tucker's brother who you met on our "Meet Da Pack -- Day Seven Post.  Rusty was also a rescue from a bad situation but he didn't join our family until almost 2 years after Tucker came.

Rusty was nearly hairless from a mange condition, much the same way as his brother when he first came to live with us.  He was obviously very mistreated.  There is a section on his tail where the hair never grew back.  It's very possible he may have suffered a burn on his tail to cause this condition.  But he isn't talking about it.

Rusty is now 9 years old.  He is one of the most loving dogs I've had and seems to have forgotten his past.  His only problem is his fear of rain, storms, loud noises, etc.  He has actually become our barometer.  The sun can be shining brightly without a cloud in the sky.  If Rusty starts trembling, we know that it'll be raining within the hour.

There are two things that Rusty lives for:

Squeeky Toys and Swimming

And...can this boy ever swim!

I was sitting outside on the deck one day while Rusty was doing his laps.  He swam for 45 minutes back and forth, occasionally hitting the water with his paws and then trying to catch the drops.  Finally after 45 minutes I got tired watching him and called him out.

This video is one of the best although it's about 3 years old now.  Rusty's brother, Tucker, is swimming with him.  Tucker has some health problems now so I don't allow him to swim any more.  He's only allowed to play with the water hose.  The two other dogs who appear occasionally in the video are Serena (the Min Pin) and Angel (Powderpuff Chinese Crested--April's sister).  Sadly Serena and Angel are now at the Bridge and greatly missed.

Hope you enjoy the video of our future Olympic star!

Here are some additional pictures of our boy.

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Tank you, Mom.  Now dere is only one more pack member to introduce every buddy to.  Butt, dat will happen on anudder postee.  You tooks enough time out of MY bloggie today.

I has one last announcement tingy!

Mom just finished anudder Update page for her web site, All the Dogs in My Life.  You can drop by and visit it by clicking
HERE

See ya'll da next time.
Haves a nice weekend.

AMBER