Charlie/pending...OH

We wanted to update you on Brutus and Bella, formerly known as Charlie and Carolina (Brutus has the black nose and Bella has the pink nose). As you know, I hadn’t wanted to get another dog after we lost our Amos, while my husband wanted to get 2 dogs. We came to a compromise and agreed to get one. As soon as I saw Bella’s picture on you website, I was in love, as she is a doppelganger for Amos. The minute we saw that she had a brother, my resolve to get only one dog disappeared. I couldn’t possibly take Bella and leave Brutus behind, so Brutus had not only a new home, but a place in our hearts right next to his sister. Its fun to look back at their ”baby” pictures, they almost don’t look like the same dogs. But no matter how big they get, you can see some things never change, they still cuddle with each other when they sleep. They just turned 7 months old on 5/5/2007, and they are doing great! They are pretty ornery, and there are days we think we should have named them Bonnie and Clyde instead, but puppies will be puppies. Bella is definitely the leader of the pack, where she goes, he follows, even if it gets him into trouble. She is the ”œadventurous” one, and will do anything and approach anyone. He is gentler, and loves to give kisses. Most of the time we have to stop him giving kisses because he gets so carried away you almost can’t breathe. They are very popular with all the neighbors. Our one set of neighbors has a 1 year old who loves to play with them. The second she gets in their back yard she starts calling out ”Puppies! Puppies!” and they are more than happy to fulfill her desire to pet them and give her kisses. Another neighbor brings treats out every time he sees them in the yard. And another calls Bella his girlfriend, which is fitting because she always wants to sit on his lap when he is here. Unfortunately, their feline brothers aren’t as enamored with them as the neighbor’s daughter. The cats take an attitude of ”œif you leave me alone, I’ll leave you alone.” Poor Bella would like nothing more than for her kitty cat brothers to play with her though, which usually ends with her getting a good swat. We thought they would get along, the cats never minded Amos. But then again, Amos was 19, slept most of the day, and had no illusions about the cats being a chew toy. Speaking of toys, no matter how many we buy them, their favorite by far is the fuzzy blue rooster their foster mom sent with them. I could go on for pages telling you about how wonderful they are, and how much joy they bring to us, but I will restrain myself. Just suffice to say we are very grateful to have them and all your organization does to rescue these beautiful dogs. Enjoy the pictures. Thanks Again, Angela Kidder