Shadow loves to lie under the footrest of Mommy's sofa.

[George McGovern]

[MontanaMama]

1. Oh my

What a beauty!

[George McGovern]

3. Thanks so much MontanaMama!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Shadow looks like she's guarding her Mommy!

I almost think she's giving you the dreaded hairy eyeball, my dear George!

What a great photo!

[George McGovern]

4. You're so perceptive Peggy. Thank You!

[niyad]

5. Good evening, Shadow. It is a pleasure to see you again, and looking splendid, as always.

[George McGovern]

6. Thank You niyad. Shadow shares your pleasure and imagines you looking splendid too!

[StarryNite]

7. Such expressive eyes!

[George McGovern]

9. Thank You StarryNite!

[cate94]

8. Wow!

Those eyes!

[George McGovern]

10. Thank You cate94!

[KS Toronado]

11. The name Shadow fits him well.

[George McGovern]

13. Thank You KS Toronado. Her name came about from when she was a puppy

and she followed us everywhere, almost underfoot, but not quite, just like our shadow.

[KS Toronado]

21. Oh OK, now I understand

[Rhiannon12866]

12. Such a beautiful dog, very unusual markings! Great photo, thanks for sharing!

[George McGovern]

14. Oh you are most welcome, Rhiannon12866! Thank You!

[Rhiannon12866]

15. I have a dog, too! They are the best, I don't know what I'd do without him...

[George McGovern]

16. They ARE the best! Life would be very different without them. Do you have a photo of him?

[Rhiannon12866]

17. Here's my Jack! He's a Brussels Griffon.

I grew up with a cocker spaniel since my Dad did and have had 4 in my life. I've adopted senior dogs. Two of them have lived past 18. When I lost my Barney, adopted him at age 10 or 11 and had him for 8 years, I thought my other cocker was lonesome, so I called about a 8-year-old cocker, but that dog had been placed, so I was told about a 9-year-old Brussels Griffon whose owner had died. I adopted him and when a vet tech who worked for my vet was helping to foster a Brussels Griffon puppy, she knew my dog so she contacted me. I've had Jack since he was 5 months old, he's now 15.

Jack

[George McGovern]

18. What a precious picture! Jack is so cute! Thank You for your beautiful story.

I think adopting senior dogs is a wonderful thing to do. Benefits for both dog and human. Do you have photos of any other of your dogs?

[Rhiannon12866]

19. I have my other BG, Meneken, with my cocker Sheena.

They really hit it off on the very first day, I adopted Sheena since her owner had died, too. And this was the first photo I ever posted on DU, another DUer helped me.




And here's my Barney:




And Jack as a puppy:

[George McGovern]

20. These are lovely images!

I love the names you chose. I grinned and chuckled at Barney's photo. I wonder, when you adopted Sheena after her owner passed away did it take some time for Sheena to bond with you? Did she appear to miss her former owner? Jack's puppy picture is awesome!