Harley and Schnoodles quickly adapted to life in the country.
When we moved from Miami to Chattanooga in 1970, we bought a small house in East Brainerd and soon were adopted by a small, black, Labrador type dog that we named Joe II. He had apparently suffered some abuse and didn't fully trust adults. He bonded with Don (we called him Donny in those days, before he became a successful businessman), who loved him and grieved when he was killed by some neighborhood dogs several years later.
David and Hot Dog.
Around 1974, someone gave us one of our all-time favorite dogs. He was a feisty, little Toy Manchester mix, and one of the two most intelligent dogs we've ever owned. We named him Hot Dog. Unfortunately, he was with us less than a year before a car hit him in the street in front of our house. He is gone, but never forgotten, and we still laugh about some of his antics.
Harley and Schnoodles.
In 1976, a friend gave us a schnoodle (half poodle/half schnauzer) puppy. She looked like a purebred poodle. We named her Schnoodles. She was our other smartest dog. When she was grown we mated her to a full schnauzer and she had a litter of four, of which two looked like purebred poodles, and two looked like purebred schnauzers.
Louise and baby Harley.
We found good homes for three of them and kept one, which we named Harley. Harley was a great singer. Just say, "Sing Harley" and he would throw his head back and sing "Awoo, awoo, awoo."
Schoodles and Harley were great companions for each other, and for us. They came with us when we moved to the farm in 1987 and soon adapted to life as country dogs.
To be continued.
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