David and Brownie

David and Brownie around 1948

More stories about the farm dogs.

As Danny said, Brownie was a friendly dog, my favorite pet and I think Hazel’s favorite of all times. Dad’s half sister, our Aunt Lola, gave him to us. She told us he was a quarter Eskimo. And, yes, Brownie had a lot of hair. He was miserable in the hot summers. This was the time before there was a pond on the farm, so Brownie would go almost anywhere to find a body of water so he could wallow in it and cool off. Continue reading “David and Brownie”

Hazel and Brownie

Hazel with Brownie

A couple more farm dog stories The couple of stories below were told to me by Hazel during my stay with her in August, 2005, after she had had a bad fall. There was time to talk about things we remembered, and this included a couple of dog stories. I had forgotten that they had happened until she remembered and began to reminisce about Brownie one day. Continue reading “Hazel and Brownie”