SAY CHEEEEEEEEESE!

If you haven't guessed already, the photo above is of my doxie granddawg, Shadow, who is 13. 
Daughter Holly snapped this unusual photo the other day, so I absolutely HAD to post it.  He COULD be smiling, grimacing, dreaming, growling--or all of the above!  I laugh every time I see it.  In fact, stare into his eyes for a bit--doing so can be pretty mesmerizing as well!

Aslan

As the patriarch of the animals in our family, Shadow is the oldest of two dogs (the other being our doxie Duke), along with six cats (both of our daughters now have three cats each).  He might be outnumbered, but he's no dummy:  he holds his title without any trouble at all.  In fact, Aslan the three-year-old flame point Siamese, gives him a cat bath every evening while they are relaxing on the couch, a type of homage to Shadow, I am certain.





Thor the mighty



Piper

Thor, the newest kitty in Shadow's family, is full of kitty energy and gives Aslan and Piper a rough time:  jumping on their heads and biting, chasing and terrorizing them, etc.  But he knows well enough to leave Shadow alone.  Such is royalty, and it is recognized in the pet realm as well.

Tate, Joey, and Winston have never had the pleasure of meeting Shadow, because they are the three cats who are owned by Kurt and Bethany, our daughter and son-in-law in Arizona.

Joey



Tate




Winston

 If you've read THE DACHSHUND ESCAPADES series, you'll remember that Sarge the dachshund writes about Tate and Joey in his encounter with them, dubbing them the Fuzz Brothers.

Dachshunds--you gotta love 'em!