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(very sunny, lots of glare from the window)

aaaaah, he looks so much like my old Sammy dog

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Sheeeeee

a cloud!

PUPPIES

;;

also heading out to yet another house this afternoon, but i have never successfully gotten a good picture of those guys because they're zippy little things

swiss mountain dog?

what lovelies

Jay yes!

he's a Very Good Boy 90% of the time and a big concern the other 10% lmao

he's very exuberant and loves trying to jump up on people, which is a problem considering how big and strong he is whenever we pass by someone on the road i have to shorten his leash as much as possible and prepare to brace against potential pulling

oof

his current owner is amazing with him; even though he's not perfect she's still made so much progress with him (she has professional dog training experience)

he started out life as an under-socialized, under-exercised backyard dog who lived next door to a friend of hers, and she talked the old owner into giving him to her lmao

awwwww, lucky doggo

he's so handsome

he's a huge sweetie and i can't believe the number of neighbors around here that have approached me and been like "do u feel safe walking him?? isn't he aggressive? he looks like a rottweiler!!"

i think people in this neighborhood are just not used to large dogs

which is fine, ftr; i don't blame anyone for disliking or fearing large dogs (or any dogs)

but "ISN'T HE AGGRESSIVE, DOESN'T HE MAKE YOU, A YOUNG WOMAN, FEEL UNSAFE" as he bounces and wiggles along next to me

he does have a loud, deep bark, and he'll bark back at other dogs who bark at him; i suppose him barking sounds more ~serious than idk a yapping schnauzer

My Sam was a black lab/border collie mix who got the lab size and the border collie coat, and people constantly mistook him for a swiss or bernese if they weren't really familiar with the breeds. He had a full white collar, not the blaze those breeds have. But otherwise it was a totally understandable mistake

he was 75-80lbs or gorgeous, sweet, gentle dope and I still miss him 11 years later

awww that sounds like a great combo ;;