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In reply to the discussion: What is your favorite dog breed and why? [View all]mnhtnbb
(31,409 posts)I've had one that had papers. Three that were mixes from either the animal shelter or a rescue group.
They've all had great temperaments. Laid back. Got along with kitties. Not into chewing things up. Loyal. Playful. Maybe not the smartest, but all very sweet.
We had one--all black that I think was Golden and Black Lab mixed--she looked like a black Golden Retriever. Tanya was smart. And she had a nose.
Years ago, when we lived in Nebraska--where she was adopted from the local animal shelter--we had a 3 story house. I hired the window washing guys to come clean out the gutters one fall. After they left, one came back later that afternoon and asked to look around the sides of the house. He'd lost his wallet--he thought on our job--and it had all the cash in it he needed to make rent. He walked the perimeter of the house, but didn't find it.
The next morning I was looking out the kitchen window and saw Tanya with something out in the fenced pool area. I went out to see what she had--hoping it wasn't a dead animal--and guess what! It was the wallet! I looked inside, and yes, there was a lot of cash!
I called the guy who'd left his number--just in case--and when he arrived about an hour later he had a box of Milk Bones as a reward for Tanya.
Good girl!
Here she is, sitting on the diving board at the Nebraska house. No, she never went in the pool.