The first picture of Fritz and I August 11,2002.Mom didn't take a very good picture,my back to the window.trying out this printer ,apologize for the size of it.For people that don't know we got fritz on August 8,2002.Mom,dad and the Aunties went from the Park to get,i wasn't camping ,so I had to wait 3 days to see him.Ruffles ,our previous dog a Black Miniature Poodle died of old age on April 3 ,2202(15 and a half years of age).Dad had to do take him to get him put to sleep,wasn't easy for for him .Dad had made a coffin for him, covered him with a blanket and put some plastic flowers from the bathroom in with him,h e never told mom and i where he buried him,he told the Aunties,Aunties told us he buried him in our shed out back just east of my bedroom window.The vets brought flowers and a piece of Ruffles hair,dad lost it and he really cried,threw the hair out.We didn't tell anyone for a few days,,then Larry came down,dad told him he cried again.We were not going to get another dog until fall ,dad couldn't wait got him in August.The day come i was going to se him for the first time and i got breakfast out of the way and i sat on the front step to wait foer them.They came down the street,dad holding him up,went to see, him,he was really small,showed him to neighbors.Larry came down with taffy shortly and he saw Fritz.It was really funny to see fritz,so small chase taffy who was 5 or 6 at the time.Told Larry not to tell Marlene,he left and we went up with him.Dad stops at the end of the house and he comes around with him and Marlene just about cried seeing dad with a new pal.