A Lifetime of Great Dogs: V

 Bounce with our grandsons Nathan and Michael. "Will someone get these kids offa' me!?

We'll get back to Bounce in a few minutes, but first, I want to introduce Honey. In early 2000, one of the doctors with whom Louise worked in the emergency room at Hutchinson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe gave us a puppy. Her mother was a purebred Labrador, and her father, a purebred German Shepherd. When I first saw her, I said, "She's a honey!" And so she was -- a honey of a dog; also our longest-lived one. She lived to be almost 15. She had the gentle nature of a Labrador, but when she thought it was necessary she could produce a most authentic German Shepherd bark. Honey was sweet-natured, but always a serious dog.

Honey-Puppy, as she arrived at her new home. She was always a serious dog.

In 2002, Don and Kim, our son and daughter-in-law gave us a Boston Terrier named Bounce. He had a most distinctive personality and brought a lot of enjoyment into our lives, even though our time with him was brief.

One afternoon, as Louise and I were clearing some brush from the pasture down near the creek, Bounce followed Honey to the creek. Sometime later, when it was time to go back to the house, Honey came, but Bounce was not with her. We found him several days later. He had drowned. We buried him beside Max, with much grief.

Rusty and his best friend, Louise.

About a year later, Louise noticed a golden retriever type dog hanging around our mailbox for several days as she would come and go. One day, he followed her home. She drove into the garage, and before she could close the door, he came in. She opened the car door and he laid his head on her lap and looked at her with soulful eyes. He was our dog from that moment on. We named him Rusty. He was the sweetest dog we have ever owned.

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