Dogs, Dogs, Dogs!

Meet our family.

Bernstein is our Golden Retriever. He's named after a character in the movie "Citizen Kane," one of the greatest movies of all time.

Stella is our Beagle. She's named so we can shout "STELLA," like Stanley Kowalski did in "A Streetcar Named Desire."

Bernstein is among the sweetest dogs you'll ever meet. He will be your friend for life if you'll only rub his head for a few minutes and maybe hold his paw when, "Pffumph," he throws it up on your thigh or maybe on the coffee table.

Stella looks like an angel. I've got four stitches that are proof looks are deceiving. Really, she's not all that bad -- her anger is more and more under control now that she's older but she can howl until the cows come home.

Bernstein's greatest claim to fame is he is the logo dog for the local Golden Retriever rescue group, GRRAND. Mary Ann took the picture in hopes we would get him in a calendar the group was planning. They made him the logo instead. Big Red
photogenic boy. Now, you can see him around town on city buses and a courier service's trucks.

We hope Stella ends up with a claim to fame other than sending me to an immediate care center. Stay tuned.