Celeste,

Looks like a wise choice to me.

-Mark-

Here are my two rescue dogs. Katie (cow dog mix) was found by a friend on the side of the highway, sitting next to her fallen sibling. She was about 6 months old and had been abandoned by some migrant dairy workers. She took a long time to nurse back to health, and still is very afraid of cars.

I found Sally on a humane society website. I am a sucker for a fuzzy face! She is a schnauzer/shar pei cross, and had been picked up on the streets. She loves riding in cars and goes CRAZY whenever someone brings in a pizza box. We joke that in her former life she belonged to a pizza delivery person.

This photo was taken years ago, when they were in their prime. They are seniors now and probably have only a few birthdays left. They are strongly bonded to each other, and are never far from one another.

Sally reminds me of Ginny, the dog who loved cats:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU0R0u24Bkw

"A schnauzer-Siberian husky mix named Ginny will be eulogized Nov. 19 at the Westchester Cat Show, where she was named Cat of the Year in 1998 for her uncanny skill and bravery in finding and rescuing endangered felines. "

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/10001228#.Uuq-GrRMxzU

-Mark-

Juanited,

You mentioned in another thread about your Yorkie and cat give each other a bath. I do not know what that would look like, but I do know what it looks like for a monkey to give a cat a bath:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9wAqNN-Dic

I also know what a primate grooming service would look like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e06-e28088A

Have you ever seen a cat chase a bear up a tree?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdAKxxdRYTE

-Mark-

P.S.: I sized an avatar for you from Sassy's photo: . Right-click on Sassy's photo with your mouse, and then select "Save Image as . . ." Save it to your computer in a place that is easy to find. Click on the "Private Message" button at the top, right of your screen. On the left under "Your Control Panel" click "Edit Avatar," then click the button next to "Use Custom Avatar." Under "Option 2", click the "Browse . . ." button. Navigate to the location that you used to save Sassy's photo and click the photo. When done, click "Save Changes."

I wanted to share this because it is so darn adorable. This is Mat one of our regular taxicab customers. I got his permission to share this with the group. The little dog's name is Frank. He is a real chick-magnet. Frank is always sitting on Mat's shoulder, like a patriot. I shot the photo a few months ago at 1:00 a.m. in front of one of our local watering holes.

I thought I too could use a chick-magnet, so I tried to get my cat to sit on my shoulder. He refused, looked at me like I was crazy, and walked away.

-Mark-

Here is one of Natasha sunning herself at the Day Spa. She is sitting on a 3-sided box I built to protect my color photo printer. It's like a little coffee table over the printer.

-Mark-

Popcorn, he is a pekegnese-pug mix and he is about 12 years old! :-)

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I shot these photos for a friend. They are sibling Burmese cats, Molly and Ivins, named after the late columnist Molly Ivins. Molly is the dark female. The other is her brother Ivins.

-Mark-

Hey Mark - I was looking at another post and realized that a lot of us now have our pets as our icons! Thanks for your help.

Juanita

I'd love to have a dog again, but I can't. Damn MG. But here is a photo of my adorable Shih Tzu Teddy, who died nearly 3 years ago. I miss him dearly.

Annie

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