We can hope.

We can hope that recent events in the Middle East do not lead to more trauma and horror inflicted on war dogs and their handlers.

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Close-up

This close-up only begins to reveal the exquisite wood work done by James Mellick, the artist who created the works on display in the exhibit Canine Warriors – Courage and Sacrifice, Always Beside You, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. I was deeply moved by this ten-figure exhibit depicting the traumas and horrors that war dogs and their handlers can experience. See yesterday’s post.

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Please.

Please put the computer away.

(I did.)

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Darth Fitzi revisited

One year later, this photo still greatly amuses me. Fitzi, right in front of me with stick in mouth and in a very high pounce, invites me to play.

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The coolest thing.

This rope toy is the coolest thing ever and I’m going to run around with it.

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A pretty girl.

I came across this photo while paging through files.

Lucy was a pretty girl a year ago, wasn’t she? I can assure you that she still is, always will be.

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The Coolest Stick

Lucy sort of watches Fitzi race around the yard with The Coolest Stick On The Face Of The Earth.


I thought about cropping this photo to only show Fitzi, then decided that keeping Lucy in the frame added good interest.

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Hearing

Hearing an unfamiliar sound out on the street, Fitzi heads to the gate to investigate.

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At rest, revisited.

Lucy’s turn to rest on a dog bed (that she ruffled up) after a session playing fetch. What a pretty girl!

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