Marta, Dee Dee,
thanks for the compliments. I just read them to Rowdy and he blushed.
Believe me, we know how incredibly fortunate we are to have him in our lives. And to have his daughter, Cassidy, and his grandson, Sundance. I watched Rowdy chasing Sundance and Jasper around the back yard this morning and realized that he really likes those two annoying adolescents

. BTW, Rowdy can catch both of them with ease.
Thanks for the nice words. Rowdy sends puppy licks (no big slurpies!!!)
Jim