This is a picture of Mickey and Simon, the first dogs Carl and I had together. We got Mickey in New Jersey - his mother was a weimeraner and his dad a beagle. We got Simon in Arizona (Carl was in the Army and those were his first two posts). We had them until after I had Rob so I guess for about 4 or 5 years. But then I got sick, Amy was just 2 and Carl was working and going to school so we had to give them away. I physically could not handle the dogs and the kids all day by myself. It still makes me sad to think about them - maybe that is why I adopt dogs that no one else wants!!!

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