Shando with Dogs:
Joe with Dogs:
Us at Home March 2022
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Front Yard Turkey Show-off
Bella Darby Hayden, R.I.P.
Bella was approaching her 16th birthday. We lost her father Tucker last year as he was approaching his own 16th. Shando had the father and daughter team of Isabella Dachshunds with his ex since they were puppies, so her death brought the end of an era. They probably never dreamed they would join a household with two Yorkies and then eventually a PomChi.
Bella and Tucker had been living with Shando’s ex in the Sacramento area for three years when Shando and I got together in 2014. Shortly thereafter they joined our household permanently. We’re happy they lived long canine lives and got to travel a lot with us.
Bella was quite frail as a senior with her continued weight loss because she had been overweight much of her adult life. At first we hoped the weight loss she had foretold of more longevity than her father, who was really overweight until he died. The last few days we just could not get her to eat or drink, even though we could tell she wanted to.
She was particularly protective and close with Shando, while Tucker was my “side-arm” and flank for years. Often when people would reach to hug Shando if Bella was in her arms, she’d go into fight mode, so she definitely had cranky moments and a few fights with our female Yorkie Capulet over the years. Bella was also an incredible mouser and general hunter of rodents, as makes sense with the breeding of doxies.
Make sure to check out some of the videos and pictures of her, especially her passion for chasing waves at the beach. She was always in the “zone” and would not focus on anything else when she was there.
Post-Op Bella (dental and mole removal)
Bella Makes a run for it at Montara Beach
Tucker and Bella (Dad and Daughter)
Tucker and Bella’s first time at Point Isabel
Bella’s ashes join her father’s on our mantle.
Us and Dogs February 2022
Guest Dogs February 2022
One of our regular guest dogs (one of many named Milo) was hit by a bus while walking with his human mom off a curb! Poor baby will be fine, but it’s going to be a long journey.
February 2022 Guest Dogs
Various dogs, including footage of Peanut, R.I.P., licking Fink:
Me and my Shadow… Copper!
Fink and Copper playing:
Group fetch in the backyard:
The rest of the combined February videos:
Home and Garden February 2022
We replaced our previous three-tier fountain with a new one and re-purposed our old fountain (something I’ve done before) as a planter.
All THREE of our fountains turn on with our smart home plugs at sunrise and turn off at sunset, although we can turn them on at night if we call for it, of course. They double as bird baths (I’ll try to capture that on video) and hopefully discourage mosquitoes with the fact that the water is so active.
Benicia Views of Vallejo
Our next-door neighbor town within Solano County is Benicia. Like our Glen Cove neighborhood it’s on the water and has amazing views of this lower part of the Sacramento Delta feeding into the Carquinez Strait, San Pablo Bay followed by San Francisco Bay and then of course the largest body of water in the world, the Pacific via the Golden Gate Bridge. These kayakers have great views and plenty of guts since this does have large ships coming in regularly!
Home and Garden February 2022
Our Dogs February 2022
This includes lots of pictures of Peanut (fka Koa) who is new to our household as a foster fail.
