I too have had dogs all my life, always rescues and I could never pick a favorite. They each had their own unique personalities and traits that endeared them to me and my family. The closest we had to a pure bred was an Anatolian Shepherd that was adopted from the SPCA where he was born. He looked a bit like a golden retriever as a puppy, but as he grew, he lost the long hair of the golden. We had no idea what breed he was and really didn't care, until one day a friend of mine got a new puppy and I asked him what it was. He said Anatolian Shepherd, we had no idea what that was or looked like, so we did a Google search, well damn if the first image that came up wasn't nearly identical to our Dunham!
I had a malamute/shepherd female before him that was a give away out of the newspaper. She was a truly amazing dog, extremely smart and very fast. She was able to catch rabbits in her prime, and would eat the whole thing. Unfortunately arthritis took hold of her spine and I had to let her go at only 9 years of age. Several other very noteworthy companions have been a part of my life, but I will stop here for now.
