HOLLY-348328

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My Furamily

Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:02 PM EST

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By Holly-348328

Spiffy

Dakota

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Here are the hairy members of the family. I like them the best sometimes!

Dakota came into our lives in October of 2011 as an 8-week-old puppy and has been with us ever since. A friend of my son's brought her over and told us it was our house or the shelter, so guess where she went?

I picked Spiffy out a shelter and he was my Mother's Day present in 2007. He is an 8-year-old male. He and the dog spar often!

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Public Discussion (43)

Holly-348328

This is for Dowser's article on "Forgiveness"!

6 votes

#1 - Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:03 PM EST

o'stephanie

A beautiful Furamily!

3 votes

#1.1 - Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:05 AM EST

Holly-348328

Thank you so much, o'stephanie!

#1.2 - Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:44 PM EST

tzia62

OH !! They are adorable !! Both of them look like they are big time cuddlers!!

6 votes

#2 - Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:20 PM EST

Piletre

That is so cute, "Furamily"..

They both look quite contented..

Dakota is about 6 mos old? Is she a smaller doggie? Do you know the breed? She and Spiffy are sure lucky..

5 votes

#2.1 - Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:32 PM EST

Holly-348328

Thanks, Piletre! Dakota is right at 6 months old and she is an Australian Cattle Dog/Whippet mix. I had her DNA tested and that's what the results came out to be. She's about 35 pounds. I love them both very much!

2 votes

#2.2 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:12 PM EST

Holly-348328

Thanks, tzia, and thanks for coming by to see me! Good to see you.

#2.3 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:15 PM EST

Piletre

Holly, that is sooo interesting about the DNA! I see the cattle dog in her but not so much the whippet.. Is it too nosy of me to ask the cost of doing the DNA and how and where you had it done?

1 vote

#2.4 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:03 PM EST

Holly-348328

Not at all. I had it done through the mail and it cost $70. Here is a link.

http://www.wisdompanel.com/

1 vote

#2.5 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:52 PM EST

Piletre

Thank you! I've always been curious about it. I know the breeds of Trav and Bubba, but just in case of a new doggie moving in with us. I would be nosy about the specific breed.

3 votes

#2.6 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:04 PM EST

Neetu M.

Are you getting a new doggie, Pil?

2 votes

#2.7 - Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:00 PM EST

58rose

both are cute.

4 votes

#3 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:55 AM EST

Holly-348328

Thank you, Rose, and thanks for stopping by!

1 vote

#3.1 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:12 PM EST

Kara Shalee

Hi Holly,

I love your pictures as well as the title of your piece...........Furamily. I believe you have coined a phrase here!!

All the Best to you and yours,

Kara

2 votes

#4 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:19 AM EST

Holly-348328

Hi Kara! How are you? Thanks for coming by to check out the "furamily"!

1 vote

#4.1 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:13 PM EST

Kara Shalee

Holly, I've nothing to complain about presently. I'm well, keeping on top of the whole HMO debaucle (LOL...........kind of) and enjoying life.

Furamily...........there's definately something to naming a piece accurately!

2 votes

#4.2 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 5:03 PM EST

Holly-348328

=-)

1 vote

#4.3 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 5:47 PM EST

Neetu M.

Love the title and your furamily, Holly! Hey, I just echoed Kara's comment before seeing it! I will leave it as it is, because I mean it too.

1 vote

#5 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:13 AM EST

Holly-348328

Thank you so much, Neetu! It's good to see you. Thanks for coming by to see us!

#5.1 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:13 PM EST

Shelby Davenport

What a great family you have. Dakota looks like an interesting breed....

2 votes

#6 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:55 AM EST

Holly-348328

Thanks, Shelby! Dakota is Australian Cattle Dog and Whippet. Whippets are known as "the poor man's greyhound" and she sure is built like a greyhound! Quick like one too. She is the baby of the family.

1 vote

#6.1 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:15 PM EST

Kara Shalee

Thanks for the explain on the breed mix. I don't know much about breeds of dog, though I love them. But, we don't have the space for one, and I have a particular cat (a shy one) that would need to be hospitalized permanently if we tried integration of any new animal at present (:

2 votes

#6.2 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 5:06 PM EST

A. Macarthur

The hair-apparents of your affection!

4 votes

#7 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:26 PM EST

Holly-348328

So much so! I lost my beloved Copper on August 18th. Dakota came to us on October 8th. Look at that face and ask me how I could say "no"! I still grieve Copper, but not as much as I would if I didn't have Dakota!

2 votes

#7.1 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:55 PM EST

HollyKl

Beautiful fur friends, Holly!

3 votes

#8 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:28 PM EST

Holly-348328

Thank you, Holly KL! You have awesome friends too!

1 vote

#8.1 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:39 PM EST

Hiram-1381633

What a nice furamliy, Spiffy looks like he can hold his own against Dakota. I bet the sparring is very fun to watch.

2 votes

#9 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:41 PM EST

Holly-348328

It's a hoot! When the dog got here, the cat was bigger. Now the tables are turned, MRAHAWAHA! The cat gets up on his hind legs and boxes the dog, often biting her around the lips. They both seem to enjoy it!

1 vote

#9.1 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:45 PM EST

JM California

Beautiful furamily, Holly. :)

3 votes

#10 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 5:20 PM EST

Holly-348328

Thank you so much, JM, and thanks for stopping in! Take care and have a great weekend!

2 votes

#10.1 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 5:48 PM EST

Soovivers

So cute - it's great to see all of these fur people.

3 votes

#11 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 5:44 PM EST

Holly-348328

Thanks, Soovie! They are my inspiration on grey days!

2 votes

#11.1 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 5:48 PM EST

MinnieApolis

I would never have guessed cattle dog -- I would have guessed part corgi by the ears on that little guy. The cat is very lovely -- I really like the top pic of Spiffy, with the unusual angle and closeup. Very nice.

Oh, and it is cool you coined a very apt new word for them: furamily. Hope it catches on.

2 votes

#12 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:59 PM EST

Piletre

MinnieApolis, I was thinking part Corgi, also.

2 votes

#12.1 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:06 PM EST

arkpdx

Holly

Dakota is tied for fourth as the cutest dog I know. The cutest are my Bubba, Penelope and Super Cooper (it's not bragging when its fact) Of course there is a tie for fourth place with the millions of other dogs in the world as I can't remember? Very seeing a canine that I couldn't bring home with me

2 votes

#13 - Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:55 AM EST

Holly-348328

She's a sweetie, arkpdx. I think you would like her or a dog like her. She is the last of her litter. She's got personality for sure! We're posting a YouTube of her biting my hand.

#13.1 - Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:48 PM EST

Neetu M.

I like my Daffy the best too, sometimes!