Spooky, Zipper, Rawley, Barclay, Nick, and now........Zoey.....Oh and don't forget Dorky (I mean Rusty)

Spooky - named as such because we got her on Halloween in 1988.  She was part cocker-spaniel, and part Australian Shepherd.  We had her for many years, and she was a lovable dog.  She had one surprise batch of puppies before we had her fixed, and she lived to a good old age of 14.

Manda's first dog was Zipper (part Australian Shepherd). As I remember, Manda brought him home from Tenielle Peterson's when she was about 15 or 16 (1996).  He was to be her dog, but soon wound up being Zac's dog.  Zip was  a great dog. We could throw things, and he'd fetch them right back.  We had him about 10 years, before he was hit by a car in front of our house :(

After Manda moved to Arizona in 1998, she and Therese acquired this tiny little thing (haha) - he started out that way, but Rawl-dog (part pit bull) soon grew and grew and grew.   He was such a good dog, and he came home to Utah with Manda and Cam in 2004.  Unfortunately, one day while out playing with Zipper, he was hit and killed by a car in front of our house also :*(   It was a sad sad time.

Soon after Manda and Cam moved back to Arizona in 2008, this cute little lovable dog (part poodle) was acquired.  Barclay is a sweetheart.  He is getting a little older now, and slowing down, but what a lovable little doggie.  This is Cam's puppy.  He is always really hard to get a picture of because he is so black and fluffy, and his face just disappears.

And this is Nick with Grandpa Roger :)  Nick is an Italian Greyhound, and is just as lovable as Barclay.    This is Cam Claussen's dog, and he is as smart as can be.  He likes to hide under blankets.

And now they have Zoey.  He is a SHE, and her BIG head kind of looks like Rawley, so Manda thinks she is part pitbull also.  Zoey is an early Christmas present for Manda from Bren.  She is about a year old.  We can hardly wait to meet her !  She weighs about 35 pounds now, and dwarfs the other dogs in the house.

And we can't forget Rusty !   He is part Dachshund and part Yorkie,  so I think that's a Dorky.  Rusty is Treyson and Tagg's puppy.  He's a little "wired", but a fun little dog none the less.  


Steph is probably laughing right now, because of this "dog" post.  I'm not really a dog person......... but I'm glad my kids are, and I like THEIR dogs at THEIR homes :)  Arf! Arf!