Dogs

Smudge is our Labrador Retriever. She is black, with a lightly white-speckled muzzle, due to the fact that she is now ten years old. We have had her since 2001, along with her yellow Lab brother, Cedar. Sadly, Cedar Sir Lounge-a-Lot passed away in 2007. Their 11th birthday is on the 11th of August. 


Smudge Princess of Power: Smudge is an energetic, healthy dog, despite the fact that she is epileptic if fed grains. Throughout her life, she has always been very energetic, even in her older days. She still bounces around and leaps and tears around the house in her excitement. Sometimes, she could be mistaken for a puppy (if you didn’t catch the gray on her face and stomach)! The weird thing about her is that she’s deathly afraid of getting bathed, even though she absolutely loves swimming in the ocean!

Cedar and Smudge on their blanket
while travelling
Summer 2006

Smudgie lazing on the sand
at our summer cabin