{"id":718,"date":"2026-07-23T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/?p=718"},"modified":"2026-07-23T22:14:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T03:14:18","slug":"big-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/?p=718","title":{"rendered":"Big Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"995\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/19710800-Molly-02.jpg\" alt=\"Lena and Molly in 1971\" class=\"wp-image-719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/19710800-Molly-02.jpg 995w, https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/19710800-Molly-02-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/19710800-Molly-02-768x699.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve only had big dogs. St. Bernard&#8217;s as a kid and Rottweilers as an adult. Molly was a female splash Saint. Argo was a female mantle Saint. My brother, Bill, had a Blue Tick Heeler named JohnDog for a few months. Chase, male Rotty, was my first baby boy. Obedience, agility, carting, sledding, weight pulling. Tyler, female Rotty, was from a litter sired by Chase. I raised her for about a year and found her a good home. Shortly after Chase died at nine, I started fresh with a male puppy Rotty named August. Due to life, he needed to be rehomed at about two years old.<br>\u00a0<br>On a trip to Iowa to visit Sharon: a tall metal slide at the park. I had trained Chase to climb the vertical ladder and run down the slide. I have a photo of him at the top, he waiting for my command to come down.<br>\u00a0<br>So starting at the dream side of the equation. You know, just the fun fantasy place to venture. Flushing out. Mind to wander. Say it in my mind; say it out loud if I get the chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I know\u2026<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I don\u2019t want to adopt Mister, Philip\u2019s abandoned Pitbull in Blue Mounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Short hair.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Breeder, not adopted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A chunky dog, sturdy built, huggable. Fast. Trainable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Black and tan, a bonus, but not a requirement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Train for agility again.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Might be fun to build my own agility equipment again.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bernese Mountain Dogs are cool. Oh, wait, those are big.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No breed with smushed nose and face.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[DONE] A vehicle to ride together<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve only had big dogs. St. Bernard&#8217;s as a kid and Rottweilers as an adult. Molly was a female splash Saint. Argo was a female mantle Saint. 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