I lost my BFF this past Saturday. His name was Schroeder. He was born June 1, 1997; part Chow, part Shepherd, part Beagle & a little bit of something else 😌 ! He was born one in a litter of nine. Only he & one other puppy were born jet black - I nicknamed her Lucy. (they took after their daddy who was a black Chow Chow. Their mother was a shepherd beagle, s'umtin mix). His weight fluctuated between 50 - 55 lbs., but tended to hold steady around 51.
As you can see, he was a #BeautifulBlackDog!
After I bought my house, I was told, "Now, you need a dog." Silly me said, "Okay!" As fate would have it, I had a friend whose dog was about to have puppies & she said I could have one if I wanted one.
Hell-oooo Schroeder 😄 !
He was sooo cute!
...just a big ole round ball of shiny black fur!
He had the shortest legs, again, taking after his Dad; yet, that joker could run like the wind!!!
He didn't have long legs by which to stretch out w/long graceful strides...no, he had quick short steps that just boggled the mind as you watched him run!
He loved frisbee!
So not only could he run, but he could jump, too!!!
He absolutely loved to play!
Loved women, but hated men! That is, until he got to know you 😉 !
This dog would get so stink, he'd emit a funk that would scare off a skunk 😖 ! YOWZAH!
Now Schroeder was my very first pet- so, I was absolutely clueless as to what I was doing! My advice came from my vet and the local library. Yep! That's right! That's what I said: the library!
The World Wide Web -as we know it, today- wasn't the creature back then, that it is now! There was no Google or Yahoo...or smartphone!
I didn't have the money to enroll us in obedience classes, so I had to train him myself!
-hold up, nah; U don't lead me, I lead U!
-boi, don't chu hear me callin' U?
-noooo, U don't bum-rush me to get to your food bowl!
-...well, let's see - U get a job, U can eat whatever you want; in the meantime, enjoy your Pedigree small crunchy bites!
-...huh? U don't like the rain? Soooo, whatcha sayin'? U get the umbrella??!
- 🎶 PuSHIT out! PuSHIT out!
Wayyy out!🎶
🎶PuSHIT out! PuSHIT out!
Wayyy out!🎶
(I'm singin' ! I'm singin'! Hurry up!)
🎶 PuSHIT out! PuSHIT out!
Wayyy out!🎶
🎶PuSHIT out! PuSHIT out!
Wayyy out!🎶
LOLOLOL 😝 !
Yeahhh, I miss my running buddy; thank God all dogs go to heaven 😇 !
C'Ya later Shroeder!
R.I.P. June 1, 1997 - March 29, 2014
