A note from Izz

Growing Up

Izzy is gaining in size and weight. She now barks like a full grown dinosaur and can defeat most barriers we put up to hold her back...

Izzy on a roadtrip rest stop

This week, her brother is here for an extended visit as his owners (parents) have gone on holiday to the beach in South Carolina. Jock... actually spelled Jacques, is a little lonely for his folks but bearing up well with what is now a five-dog yard.


Pictures will (hopefully) follow... 

Great Days for a Great Pyr

It's tough these days to know what to share and what not to share... especially when children are involved.

Back in April, we went on a roadtrip to Reynolds, Georgia to a strawberry field to do some picking. As it happened, a class of elementary schoolers were there as well and for a few minutes, Izzy was the life of the party. The image below has been saved for all this time because the faces were too easily seen but... after dragging out an old bit of software, I think we made the scene a little less dangerous...

Additionally, thought I'd share this one... of Izzy's first night here with her new family after falling fast asleep next to her first bowls of water and food...

What a pup!

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A Day in the Life

The following is four images of Izzy taken taken over 72 hours on my cell phone. My apologies for the quality of the photos.

Lazy days as the warmer weather sets in and in this case, wetter as well. The porch is refuge... and the swing has become one of her favorite parking spots! But... noting the image in the top right, I still have not figured out how she was wrapped around that chair, lol!

The adventure continues!

One Great Part of Our Great Pyr

Prior to the arrival of Izzy into our lives, I had really never even seen a Great Pyr... at least, in the up-close and personal way.

Over a span of nearly 60 years, I have had all kinds of dogs; German Shepherds, Poodles, Redbone Hounds, Terriers, Dalmatians, Weimaraners, Aussies... and of course, the standard no-breed mutt that always makes a great pet. But... a Great Pyr? No.

These are really unique animals. While being a dog, they do display a lot of normal doggy traits but when you get to know one in that aforementioned up-close and personal way, you find a truly special creature. Their personality is quite unlike what you get used to with most any other breed.

And then when you take them out into public, they attract a lot of attention. People are used to seeing those other breeds but... here comes this gentle, giant (nearly) white mound of puppy-dog and you always get the 'what kind of dog is that?' Children (for some reason) are especially drawn to her where ever we go.

This past weekend, Izzy took another marvelous roadtrip to sights and smells before unseen and unsniffed. It was called The World's Widest Yard Sale and it stretched the width of the state. And as usual, she was a great travelling companion and getting the attention of complete strangers where ever she took a stroll outside the car.

Izzy (and her Momma) on a roadtrip

Izzy has been a blessing in our lives and has shown so much grace in every place we have taken her.

The adventure goes on...