Hi! My name is SIMON. I'm a four-year-old DALMATIAN. Dad never had a dog that was "his only" before he got me. So let me tell you, he treats me REALLY SPECIAL. He found me through a referral from a lady that has a DALMATIAN RESCUE. I was not at the rescue but my previous owners asked them to help place me in a new home. You see, I had bitten a four-year-old neighbor girl. I didn't want to hurt her. I just wanted her to stop laying on my shoulder. I had had surgery on that shoulder and it really hurt. She was also hitting me in the face with a stick. That hurt too! I just wanted her to stop torturing me. But then my family felt they couldn't trust me around children any more.

My new Dad doesn't have any children living with us so they just watch me close when kids come to visit. I've never bitten anybody else but there are a few I really don't care to see in MY backyard. I let them know it, too. I'm really a wonderful, easy-going dog and SO very loving. I was named by my previous owner's daughter after the chipmunk, SIMON. I liked that name a lot so my new Dad kept it. My favorite pastime is playing ball. No matter what you are doing in the yard, I'll pester you with the ball until you throw it for me. Hey listen! Why don't you go on over to http://ddi.digital.net/~krispy/dogs.html and meet Polka and Orion. They're really neat Dalmatians.

I'm a three-year-old GERMAN SHORT-HAIRED POINTER. My name is SARAFINA. My family found me in the SOUTH BAY RECYCLER. I was listed under free pets. My previous owner was a young man who had collected too many dogs and had to let some of us go. I have the disposition that everyone warned my new family about when they were looking for a Dalmatian to adopt. Everyone said Dallys are hyper, nervous, etc. As easy-going as SIMON is, I am "hyper". When we are playing ball, SIMON and I run after it. It's too big for TASHA's mouth so she just runs and barks and keeps nipping at us. But if SIMON gets the ball, I jump back and forth across the top of him and keep trying to take the ball away. Mom says I think I'm a rabbit. Naaaa... I'm ALL DOG!

I always want to be the center of attention and demand more if it's not given generously. I won't leave people alone until they pet me for awhile. Why don't you visit my favorite web site (other than MINE of course) to see some GSH Pointers. It's at http://www.whc.net/gsp/ and it's got some pretty good lookin' studs there. Pardon me.... there's a cat next door! Gotta run.

OK...so I'm last. No problem. I'm the best! My name is TASHA KATZE (Katze is German for cat). I am a two-year-old Minature Pinscher. Dad and Mom rescued me from an animal shelter. I got lost and I was scared. These people caught me and locked me up with two other homeless dogs. Mommy named me KATZE cause I'm supposed to be the cat she can't have. Dad has really severe allergies to them. I'm glad! I'm MUCH better than any ol' cat! Dad insisted on TASHA in front of KATZE. Can you imagine calling me CAT? Dad couldn't. This picture of me was taken at PETCO on Bellflower in Long Beach. I'm really not a vampire. They gave me a treat and then snapped my picture.... (grrrrrr).

My new Mom and Dad give me royal treatment. I have my own bed in the front room. I even have a toy box. AND they let me out whenever I want to run and play with the big dogs in the backyard. I love nipping and growling at SARA. But I'm not really mad. I chase them when they get the ball and pretend I'm going to take it away from them. SIMON just seems to ignore me but SARA loves for me to run circles around the yard with her. Since we have an 50' by 115' backyard, we can really go fast. Mom says she thought SARA was extremely fast, but my short little legs can move so fast that I can keep up with her easy...(well, almost)! You wanna see a REALLY neat Min Pin? Check out Madame Gretel's Psychic Min Pin Hotline at A HREF="http://www.tfs.net/~lennie/psychic5.htm">http://www.tfs.net/~lennie/psychic5.htm. She's just as cute as me AND she has a really neat sense of humor! Oh yeah, she gives good advice too.

A NOTE FROM OUR MOM AND DAD

We have had many pets throughout the years. And each one of them had their special personality. SIMON, SARA, and TASHA KATZE are right there among the best of them. They are all EXTREMELY loving. There was a German Shepherd/wolf mix, a Doberman Pinscher, four VERY special English Springers, two Akitas, etc. Each dog (and cat) was special. Remembering their personalities is a treat. I miss them all.

If you are considering getting a pet, please check out the availability of beautiful, loving animals in our ANIMAL SHELTERS, listings of FREE PETS, and especially the ANIMAL (dog, cat, etc) RESCUES. Most pet stores have newsletters with information about how to find them. These people are doing GREAT jobs at their own expense to keep some of the most wonderful animals alive and well until they can find a fitting family to take them. Please.....don't overlook them.

When TASHA came to us from the animal shelter they estimated her age at 2 years. We did not have to go through house-training and all the other things puppies need. Oh yes, she has made some mistakes, but not often and not too severe. We do have to shut the doors to the bedrooms when we leave her here alone or she will punish us by chewing on our slippers. No matter how many "chewies" she has!

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