The Dog Who Came For Dinner

One year ago yesterday (Saturday) this guy showed up at our back door. He was literally knocking on the back door with his tail.

It was late in the afternoon and a very cold day. We just couldn't turn him away.

AD fed and watered him, then fixed him a warm bed in the shop.

He came with no collar and a big wound in his side. The pads on his paws were in good shape so he hadn't traveled too far. AD thought he'd been dumped and I thought so too.

AD attempted to play with him by picking up a stick to throw for him. When Mikey saw AD pick up that stick he ran the other way, giving us more reason to believe he'd been abused.

(About a month later we took him to the vet to get him some shots. Mikey was NOT going to get in the truck. We think the truck might have triggered a bad memory or two. Eventually we did get him in. AD had to sit in the back seat with him, petting and assuring him all the way to the vet that everything was going to be okay while I drove into town.)


AD got him bedded down that first night. The next morning, AD let him out of the shop and Mikey went outside to do his business. He was (and is) very well mannered.

One of the first things he did was to offer us his paw to shake our hands.

We just let him run around and check everything out that next day. Never once did he offer to leave. And that continues to this day.



After about day 3 we decided he needed a name. Since our fur kids all have NASCAR names and he stood head and shoulders above our other 3 in size, we decided Mikey was the perfect name - after Michael Waltrip who is one of the tallest drivers in NASCAR.

A week or so later, Mikey's bed was moved into our garage. Now he has a Dogloo house inside the garage.


All of these photos were taken one year ago.


This one was taken a few minutes ago in AD's shop. Whenever AD is out there working, Mikey likes to lay on the old couch that's out there.

We are so glad Mikey found his way to our home and that he decided he liked us well enough to stay.

Our October Birthday Boy

If you've followed my blog for awhile you know that one cold late afternoon last March we found this guy using his tail to knock on our back door. He'd decided that our house looked like one that would take him in.

And we did. Some say he must have heard about our house through the doggie grapevine.

Folks stop by from time to time looking for lost dogs, cows, etc. No one ever came looking for Mikey.

He was one cold, hungry, thirsty boy that had no collar when he came to our door. What he did have was a wound in his side that AD thought might have been caused by someone pushing him out of a car or truck. Tears come to my eyes just thinking about someone doing that to any poor animal they can no longer take care of or want. There are other means of finding homes for unwanted pets.

We fed and watered him, AD doctored his wound and fixed him up with a nice soft bed and warm place to sleep. He never offered to leave and that was just fine with us. He's a loving, wonderful dog.

A few days later AD discovered he also had a case of worms.

On his first visit to the vet we were told he was approximately 18 months old and his records were set up showing his birthday to be in October.

Happy 2nd Birthday, Mikey! We're proud you chose us to be your family.

We love you.

AD, Elliott, Smoke, Dani and Me