Heartdogs - Is yours a doodle?

[Lynda Kamrath]

A "Heartdog" is that one dog that lives in your heart forever.  It can be any breed, any time in your life, but everyone knows who that dog is.  I know who many "heartdogs" are for many of my friends and acquaintances, but if you have had (or currently have) a "heartdog" you know it!  So, my question is:  Is your "heartdog" a doodle?  They are definitely special dogs and my first doodle was my heartdog.  No other dog will live up to him, even though they may try.  He was something special to be sure.  Here is a photo of Hondo tide pooling at Carmel Beach.  He died on 09-18-10.

[Pat and Traveler]

Your love for Darwin shines in every photo!  He is delight, in a fur coat.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

All of my dogs were heartdogs for me, they will all live in my heart forever. All very different, each one brought me certain gifts and lessons that I needed to learn during the part of my life that they shared with me. Even one of my fosters, whose framed photos are still displayed in my house. I think about all of them often, never without a smile. I wish I knew how to scan photos, I'd love to post some photos of some of them.

But JD is the dog of my life;  I can't imagine how any dog is ever going to follow his act. ;-)

[F, Calla & Luca]

I'm wondering Karen if you ever had the last thought about other dogs in the past. My thoughts are wavering between being most attached to first dogs or current dogs. The replies of others make me think it's not always current dogs. My dogs are "lucky" in that regard since they are my first, current and I believe my last.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

The dog who was my first "baby" (first dog as an adult, before I had kids) was definitely a tough act to follow, and was the dog I would have said was my heartdog if not for JD. I guess if I'm honest, the two of them would have to share the honors ahead of the others I've loved.

[Christine & Camus]

If you send them to me, I'll scan them for you and return the originals.

[Linda, Charlie Brown and Beau]

Cristine ~ whoops, I did not see that you had offered a solution too.  Did not want to rain on your parade.

Sorry.

[Christine & Camus]

No problem, parades are fun :)

[Linda, Charlie Brown and Beau]

Karen~  if you feel comfortable mailing the originals to me, I would be happy to scan them into jpg files and then mail the originals to you and email the jpgs.  It is so easy if you have the right printer.  Just something to think about.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Thanks to both of you, but I don't want to mail them; too many things can happen with mail. One of these days, maybe I'll get my DD to scan them for me.

[Christine & Camus]

I just remembered that before I got my photo scanner I took a few photos to copy center and scanned a few.  CVS also has scanners. 

[Jennifer and "Cooper"]

This is my heartdog, Sloan.  Obviously not a doodle.  We lost her to bone cancer last year.  She was 13 years old.  I don't know exactly why she, and not Cooper or Murphy (out current doodle and poodle), is and always will be my heartdog.  Maybe because she was my first dog that I owned as an adult.  Maybe because she was my first Certified Therapy Dog.  Maybe because I believe she helped us teach Cooper how to be the calm, loveable, obedient goofball that he is.  Maybe because she was just the smartest, most loveable, happiest dog I've ever known.  For whatever reason, I still miss her more than words can ever say.  (As tears roll down my face writing this.)

 

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

Sloan is beautiful. ((hugs))