Russell Homestead
  • Home
  • Mini Schnauzers
    • Mini Schnauzers - The Basics
    • Current & Upcoming Litters
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Nutrition >
      • Nutrition - The Basics
      • Recommended Products
      • Life's Abundance-FAQ
    • Past Puppies
    • Puppy Photo Updates
    • Testimonials
    • Past Puppy Blogs
    • Documents
  • Goats
    • Goats - The Basics
    • Our Goat Herd >
      • Lively Lily
      • Nickel
      • Llama
    • Available Goat Kids
    • Past Goat Kids
  • Chickens & Coops
  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog

I Will Never Own a Small Dog

9/1/2015

2 Comments

 
Picture
Cocoa with my father-in-law
If you’re just jumping into reading this series, I’m writing about things I said I’d never do, and now do.  Thanks for joining me!

My childhood was full of pets.  We always had a dog.  My first memories of a dog belong to Frisky, an appropriately named hyperactive Eskimo Spitz.  Next came Max, a fox terrier, that I pretended was my pet horse.  Max had to jump over some high hurdles as I envisioned my horse flying over jumps.  Then, the first dog that really belonged to me was Snickers, a German Shepherd Lab mix who was full to the brim of love and energy.  I have many fond memories of playing fetch in my aunt & uncle’s pond with Snickers. 

When we got married, we both knew we wanted a dog.  My husband wanted a large dog because he said so many little dogs were ankle-biters.  We looked at many breeds, and eventually got two German Shorthaired Pointers, which we were wonderful dogs.  We enjoyed many good years with our pointers, but owing chickens and bird dogs wasn’t always a good thing.  It was during those years when we were enjoying our pointers that we decided we would “never own a small dog.”  However, life has a way of changing things. 

When our pointers passed away, we began looking for a family dog that wasn’t a bird dog.  Someone in our small group from church owned a miniature schnauzer named Frosty.  Our small group would periodically meet in their home.  Frosty always greeted everyone with some friendly barking.  Then she proceeded to go around the room happily greeting the people.  If her owners made her sit instead of socializing, she would peer out from underneath those adorable eyebrows   - obeying, but wishing she could be in someone’s lap.  It was her friendly, confident personality that put the first chink in our armor of never owing a small dog.  Then we learned that mini schnauzers don’t shed.  We had 2 small children at the time, and we thought about how nice it would be to have a dog more “their” size that wouldn’t knock them over all the time.  And, then, we began looking at miniature schnauzer puppies.  Yes, then it was all over.  We had to drive to our neighboring state of New Jersey to get Jolly.  She has been a wonderful addition to our family since that cold, snowy February day in 2013 when we brought her home.

Now we love miniature schnauzers, and we even purchased a second one – Cocoa, in 2014.  She is a chocolate and white parti schnauzer.  Schnauzers are like potato chips – it is hard to just have one.  So, here are a few snapshots of our mini schnauzers.

Picture
Jolly
Picture
Cocoa
Picture
Jolly & Cocoa both enjoy being outside when the boys are playing outside
Picture
Cocoa riding with my son on a recent family vacation
Picture
Cocoa
2 Comments
Sharon Martin link
11/19/2015 07:41:46 pm

You are so good at putting your feelings into words! I am enjoying your blog. I am glad we had a part in your choice of buying a schnauzer! It's hard to believe Frosty is now 12 years old; she still loves meeting people. :)

Reply
Vanessa link
11/24/2015 02:35:51 pm

Thanks for reading my blog and for introducing us to mini schnauzers!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Vanessa from Russell Homestead.  Follower of the Lord Jesus, wife of my knight in shining armor, mother of 5 wonderful children, and joint-keeper of the Russell homestead.  Thanks for stopping by!
    Read more about me here.

    Archives

    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    April 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015

    Categories

    All
    Chickens
    Faith
    General
    Goats
    Homeschool
    Homesteading
    Motherhood
    Myfarmpets.com
    Puppies
    Recipes

    RSS Feed

    Follow this Blog
    Vanessa Russell
    Independent Field Representative
    ID#20249934.

"The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein." Psalm 24:1

All photos and text are property of Russell Homestead.  Use only with permission.
  • Home
  • Mini Schnauzers
    • Mini Schnauzers - The Basics
    • Current & Upcoming Litters
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Nutrition >
      • Nutrition - The Basics
      • Recommended Products
      • Life's Abundance-FAQ
    • Past Puppies
    • Puppy Photo Updates
    • Testimonials
    • Past Puppy Blogs
    • Documents
  • Goats
    • Goats - The Basics
    • Our Goat Herd >
      • Lively Lily
      • Nickel
      • Llama
    • Available Goat Kids
    • Past Goat Kids
  • Chickens & Coops
  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog