In Honor of Spartacus' Birthday Friday Aug. 6, 2010

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On Friday, Aug. 6th, he will be 6 years old!! How time flies!!
When our Mimi dog died of cancer, I said "No more dogs." Then a few months later, I was lonesome for a furry friend.

We started to look for a new dog friend. We each saw him, at different times, but we emailed this photo to each other saying "What do you think of this one." And just so happened, we were drawn to the same puppy!!

Here is the first photo we ever saw of him.
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Here he is on his first day with us. We picked him up from LAX. Since it was still too hot in September for him to be shipped to us in Tucson.

His first of many smiles!


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And here he is two weeks later!

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Here is another big smile, on a "big bye bye" trip to Eagle CO to visit my daughter and her husband. Back in 2005. He loves to perch on the console and look out the windshield.

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I will take him shopping for his birthday present on Friday. Last year for his birthday, we went to the feedstore and he picked out a stuffed cat! We spent over 30 minutes looking at different dog toys. But, when he saw that cat! He barked loudly and said "This is it!" Then grabbed it out of my hand and decided he was keeping it!!

Here he is today with his Kitty Toy... I said, "Where is your Kitty Toy?" He went to the toybox and brought it to me.

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Then I said, "Can you get that Kitty?" And here he is "getting" the Kitty...(sorry for the feline abuse) Though, he never really hurts his kitty.

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The first time Rich took him to PetsMart, Spartacus picked out a toy he wanted. A stuffed little person shape. Here he is when he first brought it home. He was only 4 months old. December of 2004

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And here he is taking a nap with the same toy two years later. In December 2006.
He takes good care of his toys.

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He brings us a lot of joy. He is a very good dog friend.
 

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Is he an English Mastiff? He looks a lot like my friend's dog. I bet he's a big boy! He has such a sweet face. :)

It's so hard to loose one of your fur-babies, but I think I could never live without a dog (or two) in my life. So much love and fun...we need it and they need it too, huh. :hugs
 

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I've often thought God must have created dogs and men as a team. We fit so well together.
 

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journey11 said:
Is he an English Mastiff? He looks a lot like my friend's dog. I bet he's a big boy! He has such a sweet face. :)
No, Spartacus is a Cane Corso (Italian or Roman Mastiff) The last of the big Mastiffs that can run all day and not get tired. In Italy they are an all around farm dog. They can herd, drive, pull carts, guard and protect stock and property. VERY SMART!!
 

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You know what I am going to say.... Another children's book in the making! He is adorable!
 

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lesa said:
You know what I am going to say.... Another children's book in the making! He is adorable!
I could for sure do some children's books with Spartacus. He will pose for photos, but when he is "done" you can tell by his expresssion! Here is an example from a couple years ago.

He was curious about the arch that had formed from the morning glory vines and a sun flower. He went under the arch...

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Then I told him to stay and let me get a picture of him in the arch. It reminded me a "Winning Race Horse"

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I took a few shots of him that way... but after a while, this is the expression I got when I would ask him to do it again...

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He would make a great dog for Movies! You can give him a sequence of things you want him to do.. and he will go do them in the order you give them.

He has such an expressive face!

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