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I'll start with my oldest, and work my way down the list in order of how they ended up at our house... as best as I can remember the order.

Gizzmo came from a co worker, it was a one and only litter, and he was the last one, cute and fuzzy and the rest is history. He is 12 yrs old.


Next came Maxx, from the local Humane Society. He was about 2 yrs old when I adopted him, and I've had him 11 yrs. He's an old guy now and gets special treatment. He doesn't have to go outside if he doesn't want to and he stays in when it's warm, or cold, or raining. He gets babied a little bit, but he deserves it. You can see in this picture how his front bottom teeth have worn down, they are almost to the gums now.


Mollie was my daughters Christmas present from an old boyfriend 5 yrs ago. The boyfriend is long since gone, but Mollie is going no where! I've told my daughter, when she moves out, Mollie stays behind with Nana.

Baby Mollie


Developing into a beautiful girl...


and all grown up...



Next comes Pokie... he just showed up. Someone must have gotten word to him that Nana's house was a cool place. "He" is actually a "she", but we've always called him a "he", so calling him a "she" just sounds wrong.. people think I'm nuts, but I've always called my cats boys, regardless of whether they were or not... my old cat, Slinky, was called a he, even when he was pregnant... drove my late sister nuts! Pokie is about 6 or 7 yrs old...


Next came Cross, he was at my late sisters horse barn and needed a home. He was so cute and fuzzy!! My daughter named him "Sophia", then we found out he was really a "he", so my son renamed him Cross, because he has cross eyes... his name fits his personality to a T!! Don't let the cute little pose fool you for a second! Cross just turned 4 yrs old in May.


Next, Titus... he was in the Walmart parking lot, and like a dummy, I turned around to get a better look at him... BIG mistake!! He was named after my son's character in the play "The Curious Savage", my son played the part of Titus Savage... So, Titus full name is Titus Savage Douglass. Titus will be 4 yrs old this September.



My daughter calls me on her way home one day, and informs me that she has just picked up a stray puppy from the side of the road. The pups mother had been hit and killed and Meagan would not leave her on the side of the road... so, we ended up with the spastic Zoey! Zoey is about 2 1/2 yrs old.


And finally... the beautiful Bella!! We went to a Pit Bull Bark in The Park Walk in Memphis with NO intentions of getting a dog... but Bella was there for adoption, and my heart melted!!! Papa told me no, and I cried all the way home... little did I know, after we got home, he snuck away to call the rescue and tell them we wanted to adopt her. They did the background check on Monday, and the next Saturday, he told me he was going to work for a few hours.... no big deal, as he did that here and there on Saturdays. He comes back home, tells me our son wrecked his car, and that I need to come look at it. I go to the door, and look, but can see nothing wrong with the car. He takes off my sunglasses, and I look down (I hate the sun and it was really bright that day!), I look down and Bella is sitting at the bottom of the steps in a crate! I'm like, "who's dog?" and he says "That's Bella". I was like, Bella who?? Then it hit me!! This was her first day home.... We adopted her a year ago this past March.


a few weeks later, after some better quality kibble and some tender loving care from Nana....


then....


at the one year anniversary walk of when we adopted her...


and yesterday... doing what she lives to do... attacking the water hose!


(Thanks to Krista for helping this old Nana with the last picture!! )