What would a family site be without a page dedicated to our pets?

Meet Betty and Lincoln

Lincoln is a Xoloitzcuintle (Xolo for short) - a Mexican Hairless dog. He was at one time a show dog, but has retired from the ring. Betty is a Chinese Crested. The two of them were raised together in Indiana by their breeder and are inseperable. Betty was born on March 1, 2016 and Lync was born October 18, 2016. We adopted them on June 18, 2022 after losing Monkee. They are both AKC registered and love having acres to run on and a front porch to lay out on. - -

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Pets from our past - Gone but not Forgotten

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DALE:

We originally found him through a newspaper ad. We orignally had one dog, named Chip, who did not do well being left alone. So, to maintain some peace and quiet in the condo (and with the neighbors) we decided to get a friend for Chip. Dale is a full-blooded ShihTzu. He was born on July 4, 2003, adopted on August 6, 2005 and passed away on July 9, 2020, just days after his 17th birthday.
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HARLEY:

We found him through sheer dumb luck. He is also a Shih Tzu. We loved his harlequin-like markings and so the name. After such a good experience with two dogs, we just had to hvae a companion for Dale (and ourselves) after the loss of Chip. The family that we adopted him from had rescured Harley from a puppy mill where he was mis-treated and so he is rather skittish. We intend to love the fear out of him. Harley was born on March 29, 2005 and we adopted him on July 23, 2006. He died on June 8, 2019 at 14 years of age.
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RYDER:

We found him at the Anti-Cruelty Society. The paperwork said he was a 2 year old Shih Tzu - Poodle mix (though we always thought he was probably Schnauzer - Poodle). They had also said he did not bark (he did) and that he was house-broken (mostly, he was). He really did a lot to bring Harley out of his shell. The three of them used to play all the time. We only had a birth year - 2005. He was adopted by us on Dec. 10, 2007 and left this world on Sept. 17, 2024 - 19 years old.
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MONKEE:

-We found her at a pet store in Merrillville, IN. She is a mixed bree Chinese Crested and Lhaso Apso. Her face was really monkey-like and so her name. She was born on Feb. 2, 2011 and we adopted her on April 3, 2011. Jef kept waiting for her to lose her teeth (as the breed tends to do) and her toungue would then hang out. She was a holy terror and became the alpha of the pack. She passed away too early - June 4, 2022 at 11 years of age.
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-Our First Days with Monkee More Dog Photos
Thanksgiving 2010 Monkee’s First Christmas
Monkee Idioms
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