A hot-nosed cool Coonhound.

He's Bailey, the Treeing Walker Coonhound. You should hear him bay. Like a beautiful bugle.

Zeus is on vacation. (UPDATED)

How about a family of Trumpeter swans? Out on Lake Mendota today. Come on... swans are people too. ADDED: "The Truth About Swans"

Cooper and Holly.

Ollie.

More Ollie here.

Stranger danger?

Sadie.

9 year-old Shih-poo.

Zeus and Sadie.

Leaps of good faith.

bdog.

You good dog, you.
Good as gold.

Dawson.

Professor Rufus.

I add the title Professor out of respect.

1 year ago...

Cloe stole my glove... But she gave it back. Good puppy!
Added: Of course, "stealing" has a different meaning in the legal world of canines.

These are a few of my favorite dogs.

Juniper, Axle, and Zeus.

It was a good day in Wisconsin to wear the Motion W.

"So build me up, buttercup."

Wally meets the press.

"If it's Sunday..." and it was — yesterday... "it's Meet the Press". Should I go on? But what if it's a 60 minutes-type muckraking exposé, a "hit piece"? What if I forget my talking points? What if the camera shows my bald spot? These journalists can be ruthless... hard-hitting... always looking for sound-bites, gaffes, gotcha moments.

Well, she seems nice enough... gentle soft voice... *sniff, sniff* — I don't smell hostility. That's right — it's Wally with a "y"... W-A-L-L-Y... 9 years-old... male... golden retriever... graduate, with honors, of Mrs. Treats' Dog Obedience and Critical Thinking Academy, class of '06 — 
that's pretty much my entire C.V. right there in a nutshell. 

Are we done? What? My position? (Uh oh, here it comes) On what? — my position on CATS ??? Uh... well, cats are... uh, cats are... wait, hold on a sec... (must check with advisor). My position is that cats are people too and that cats are equally deserving of living their lives with dignity, care, and happiness. There. I think I handled that well. All things considered.