Flickr: Our dogs are Best in Show

By boingr on Flickr

My dog Crash is a pound dog from the suburbs of Chicago. I got him from a "bully breed" rescue group that had saved him from pound dog death row back in the winter of 2005. I got him as a second dog so my other dog, Josie, had a playmate.

Crash is a sweet, sweet idiot. You can see in his earnest eyes that he desperately wants to do the right thing, but he just can't remember what your words mean. While he looks like a tank ... more 

By boingr on Flickr

My dog Crash is a pound dog from the suburbs of Chicago. I got him from a "bully breed" rescue group that had saved him from pound dog death row back in the winter of 2005. I got him as a second dog so my other dog, Josie, had a playmate.

Crash is a sweet, sweet idiot. You can see in his earnest eyes that he desperately wants to do the right thing, but he just can't remember what your words mean. While he looks like a tank of a dog, he's afraid of rain and loud noises. He will "participate" in barking with Josie, but while she's barking at something (like the UPS guy), Crash is barking into the sky. I love him, and his slowheadedness is terribly endearing. less