Hello, my first post

Hello, I'm a new member here but very excited to have come across this site. Briefly, about me, I'm a 28-year-old "mom" to two dogs and 3 birds. I'm a lover of all creatures but on a soul to soul level, I connect with dogs the most. When I look at pictures of dogs or see them on TV, there is something about gazing at them that makes my heart just ache with pure adoration and love. All the pictures at this site are a treasure trove that captures the pure essence of the beautiful creature that is dog. My heart is moved by them in the same way a heartfelt musical piece can move me. I could very happily spend the rest of my days in the presence of dogs 24/7, old or young, wet or dry, dirty or clean, it matters not. But enough about me, and on to what REALLY matters and that is to introduce my babies.

First, there is my girl Tasha. I could go into the tale of her adoption from the local shelter but I know I would get too long winded and at the moment, I merely want to make an introduction, not start a novel. Tasha is a shepherd and greyhound mix, now about 5 years old. Generally she is shy and wary of strangers, but with my husband and I, she turns on the charm and is quite confident. Of the two dogs, she is the alpha. A couple of my favorite pics of her I'd like to share. The first, her most common sleeping position in which she has the endearing habit of curling up in a tight little ball, tucking those long thin legs in and her tail over her nose. The second is my very favorite picture of her, capturing her elegant grace and soulful eyes.

http://www.doordolt.com/jess/images/tashasleeping.jpg

http://www.doordolt.com/jess/Dogs/tasha.jpg

Next is Tommy, a beautiful red golden retriever who came into my life at 6 months of age after being rescued from a neglectful home where he was not wanted. Tommy is now 3 years old, and I have never known a dog to revel in human touch the way this boy does. He literally falls over in ecstacy whenever someone bends down to pet him. It never gets old to him, and he will lay in what almost seems like a hypnotized state until the contact ceases, whether it lasts 5 minutes or an hour. These pictures are some of my favorites. His eyes are just so full of feeling.

First, a late summer shot of him playing in his kiddie pool with an apple he found in the yard from one of the apple trees. He's always happiest with something to hold onto in his mouth.

http://www.doordolt.com/jess/Dogs/tommy6.jpg

Next, I just love this shot of him with his impish delight as he shows me his oversized mutilated tennis ball.

http://www.doordolt.com/jess/images/tommyatplay3.jpg

Finally, this shot I actually took a week or so ago during our first real snowfall of the season.

http://www.doordolt.com/jess/firstsnow/tommy.jpg

I hope these pictures bring at least small measure of the joy to some of you that they bring to me every day.

Hello, K9soul. Welcome to PT! Great pictures of the doggies. I'm Tonya, I am 25 and live in California. I have 3 dogs, 2 cats, 3 snakes and a fish. You might have seen these pictures on other posts, but if not, here are my pets:

Dusty (Australian Shephard-Husky), Roxy (Husky), and Teddy (Pomeranian).
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...9/faa5cb7e.jpg

Ron is the black and white one, Raven is the light kitty.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...b/faaa3ec2.jpg

Hello :)

Welcome aboard. I'm KayAnn ( or Kay, whichever.)
I'm owned by two pups named Simba & Nala. They can be seen in my signature photo.
Simba (left) is a 5 year old (6 this Christmas) German Shepherd Pit Bull mix. Nala (right) is a 9 month old Lab (Great Dane?) mix.

They are the loves of my life, and I wouldn't live a day without either!

I just love Tasha, she's so adorable! :)

Hello there and thanks for sharing your pictures. Kay I had already been browsing through your pictures and enjoying them. You are a very good photographer! Tonya, I love how little Teddy looks like he is jumping up so he won't be left unnoticed.

Tasha does have the sweetest expressions that just make you want to cuddle her. Tommy is like a big teddy bear.

I've been playing around trying to work up a sig with paintshop, but I've reached the point I'm tired and have been looking at it so long I don't know if I like it or not. I'll have to decide some other time :p.

Oh my gosh, Tommy is adorable! :D
Welcome to Pet Talk. :) My name is Julie and I am owned by 2 dogs, Daisy an almost 2 year old, female Golden Retriever, and Molly an almost 3 year old, female Sable and White Rough Collie. I also have a cockatiel, hamster, 2 cats, and 6 desert tortoises! :)

This is Daisy...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...5/fb1653b2.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...6/fa9561c9.jpg

and this is Molly..
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...e/fa956783.jpg

Hope you stick around, this is a great board! :)

WELCOME !!!

I am owned by a Siberian husky Tikeya

A shih tzu oscar

And a great Dane Baby :D all in my sig :D..

Welcome to pt ..

Welcome to PT!!

From the sounds of your first post, I think that you will really like it hear.:D

I do not have any puppies of my own, so I must live through other puppy owners like you.;)

I do have 2 kitties, Bob and Joey.

Have fun.:)

Welcome!

What adorable dogs you have! I'm sure you will love it here. I have two cockatiels both of whom I love more than the world! You can see them in my signature. Come over to Pet General and tell us about your birds and show pics of them too! I'd love to hear of them! :D

Welcome! I love it when they curl up in little balls like that. They look so cute. I know what you mean about dogs. They are so very special. Hope you enjoy it here. We're all a bunch of pet addicts and love seeing pics.

Hello K9soul, Welcome to Pet Talk. I know that you will like it here. I could have sworn you were talking about me when you were describing how you feel about dogs. Tasha and Tommy are so cute and have the sweetest faces. I'm still wondering how Tasha squeezes into that tiny little ball....lol. Great Pics! We always love seeing pictures so keep on posting them. My name is Robin. I'm 39 years old. I am owned by a 7 1/2 month old Akita named Katie. Katie and I are sending out a warm welcome to you, Tasha, Tommy and your 3 little feathered friends also!

Robin :)

K9soul, a warm welcome to Pet Talk! I love the pictures of Tasha & Tommy, they are both gorgeous! :) And I so look forward to seeing and reading a lot more about them both. :D

A very warm welcome K9soul, You will love it here.
Your pictures of Tasha and Tommy are beautiful.
My name is Karen and I am
loved by 2 Akita's.
Senior citizen Sheba is 10 and Bad boy Rocky is 4.

P.S. (I like the call name you chose)

I'm thrilled to be here. I love to photograph and talk about my babies, and look at other people's babies as well. This will give me an excuse to finally really share my love of animals with people who feel the same way.

Julie your dogs are adorable. My first dog was a male sable collie named Cody and my second two years later, a male tri-color named Willie. No words can describe how much they meant to me, and I have made a memorial page in their honor, if you'd like to take a look. Also included there is a memorial to my sister's dog who recently passed away, Shine. I wrote the poems for my collies, but as I didn't really know Shine (my sister and I live a long ways apart), I put in the Rainbow Bridge poem, which is a perfect tribute to any dog.

http://www.doordolt.com/jess/memorials.html

Overall, my pages are a sort of photographic journal involving all the things I love, my pets, garden, home, yard, etc. My family is scattered throughout the US and it's a good way to keep in touch.

Also for the birdies, I will include shots of them. I need to get some pics with them all together. Their names are Dawn, Dusk and Twilight.

This is Dawn, my first tiel and a total 'lovebird' with people. She is mute, was that way when I got her as a chick though I didn't know it until later. She can only make a whispered sort of cheep noise but it doesn't seem to bother her any. Here she is exploring my messy desk.

http://www.doordolt.com/jess/birds/dawn.jpg

Next is Dusk, just the sweetest natured guy you could imagine. His favorite noise to mimic seems to be the sound of the beeping microwave.

http://www.doordolt.com/jess/birds/dusk.jpg

This is Twilight, the youngest, who has adopted Dusk as her knight in shining armor. She has the most lovely lilting voice.

http://www.doordolt.com/jess/birds/twilight.jpg

So those are the birdies :)

By the way, I adore the Akitas I've seen here. I'd love to have an Akita baby someday ;) My husband is partial to Corgis as a breed. It's always hard to choose what I like "best", I just love them all.

Hi,my name is Sandra ....
I have 5 GSDs - after two days will be 6

Mozart, Anja, Sabin, Sarah, Grienden ..... And will be bitch, called Anka ......

A big Welcome from us all ! So glad you found us ! Love all your pictures ! Your babies are very sweet looking ! :D