"Quinn" is our Welsh springer spaniel and we think he prefers to be called "Sir" even though some of antics belie civilized dog behavior! As anyone who has ever been owned by a spaniel knows, those eyes pretty much get whatever they want. Quinn was diagnosed with anal sac adenocarcinoma in early 2009 but it was caught early by his favorite dog-mom and we've been given a lot of hope by his oncology team. He's seemingly no worse for wear as he just celebrated his 15th New Years holiday. He follows wherever his nose leads. Did we tell you he has fifty three (latest added 3/20/11) commonly used other names? 

"Toews" (pronounced Taves), touched down in Juneau on July 17, 2011. Planning for his eventual arrival took over three years as his breed, a Welsh Springer Spaniel like Quinn, is bred carefully and relatively rarely. He is named after a famous hockey player and fittingly, has a few loose puppy teeth at the time of this writing. Toews is a bundle of energy and is a great playmate for Bullard.

"Deik" (pronounced Deek) was our mixed breed who had been Rachel's non-traditional child since her veterinary school days. His DNA panel indicated a distant genetic ancestry of Alaskan Malamute and Weimaraner though his appearance was "All-American Handsome." He fought cancer twice and happily remained in remission with a great quality of life for many years. Deik's euthanasia occurred on 5/12/11 and he left a big hole in our lives. He is thought of every day.

 For Deik:

"Cauliflower" is a one eared, few toothed kitty. We are very thankful to the Gastineau Humane society for providing "Cauli" a safe place to be a good kitty until we adopted him. What he lacks in looks he makes up for in love. He is a schmoozer with all!