here are lucky and brownie

Guess this is as good a place as any for an updated pic of Riley (see "Introducing a new bitch on the block"), as well as the most recent pic I have of the Luckster (still hanging in there against all odds, nearly blind & deaf, but still seems to enjoy being a dog)...

Third pic is from the back window of my sister-in-law's suv...you wouldn't guess she's a dog lover, too, would ya?

I'm just a couple of days shy of having my kitty Lou for two months. Here's a really recent pic of the little guy. He was either 8 or 9 mo. old when I got him so he's coming up on his first birthday pretty soon.

Wife was watching this "Emergency Vet" (or something like that) show on Animal Planet the other day, when they showed a case of a bigger younger dog than my Lucky, who was suffering the same symptoms...the name of which is "vistibular(sp)" disease, if I heard right...in this case, with the younger dog, they were going to check him for a brain tumor or some such, they claimed that that would be the only cause for his problems...apparently old dogs like Lucky can come down with it for no reason, & recover the same...

He still shows signs of impaired vision, probably cateracts, & frequently misjudges the big step up from the den, scaring us all when he slams into the step or head first onto the kitchen floor...but he stills does his little dance when he sees me, still eats well, & still growls and barks at Riley when she invades his personal space...so we'll just see how long he lasts for now...

Here's a recent pic of Vinci that my sister sent me a couple of weeks ago!!!

I love seeing pics of Vinci, he's so adorable Neige!!!

May as well add a pic of Gabby, formerly known as gray stray kitty. She's moved in and gets along really well with Lou. She has gone from being absolutely scared to death of me when she first started coming around to being about the most gentle and loving kitty you could ever want. Well, except for when Lou thinks it's a good idea to pounce on her while she's trying to use the litter box, that one sort of pisses her off. :p

Gabby looks like my Tigger.

Not sure if she was born without it or what but Gabs only has a little stub for a tail. Oh, and that's another thing that gets Lou in trouble with her....... when he decides to go sniffing around there. :yikes:

Gabby reminds me a little of Catnip, a "spare" kitten I got from my farmer relatives back when I was just a little Zoid...her postion also reminds me that cats seem to have the Art of True Relaxation down in a way that other mammals can only dream of.

This pic is just to remind everybody how much fun a body can have with dog & a big dollop of peanut butter. Don't worry, the "viscious" look is just an odd moment frozen in time by the camera flash, she loves it when daddy gives her a finger full, & the five minutes (minimum) of chops-licking never fails to give me a smile...

That's a great picture Scotz! :thumb:

Here's one of Vinci I took last week! Look at the eyes... :D

Hi Vinci! :wave:

WOW................he really got pretty!!!!!

Oh yes, he is!!! He knows it too, I think :p