Thank you. I noticed on your bio that you have six more dogs than I do and have completed one more circumnavigation of the sun than I. Dog are great and I like having two so that they have some doggy companionship and so I can observe some of their hijinks together .. but eight??? Holy moly. You either have something really good going or have painted yourself into a corner I think.

I just got my older one a knee surgery caused by letting her go too hard at eleven years old. Herding dogs only seem indestructible.

@MarkWD they are Yorkies (& 1 old blind Jack Russell). I use to breed them so that is the reason for the collection. Two is definitely a lot easier but I chose to breed so I will take care of them til the end.
Thanks for pointing out I am old

@MissKathleen My sister lives north of Spokane now and likes to take their motorhome south in the winter, though I think she is getting a little tired of that now.

Our climate has always fluctuated between drier and wetter years. Last year was a bonanza of precipitation here. This year looks like the opposite. But global climate change is undeniable. We never had such huge fires as the past couple years when the air was choked with smoke over huge areas, and look how bad Australia has burned this year. The planet is heating up - even as winters remain colder than summers.

I found that fountain early on and have always loved the color, size and shape. My dogs like to drink out of it even when I put out fresh clean water. Heck the pond in the back is even muckier and they also like to drink from that. For my dogs, water always tastes better if you're stepping in it. I'm going to try loading a photo a different way, sorry if it doesn't work out but I haven't figured out how to edit a post here yet.

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@MarkWD very cute picture! Dogs do like some yucky stuff. Maybe because they only have 7 taste buds!!! Great looking pond!