beautiful puppies. had a german shepard that was 1 week older than me so we grew up together. he was my best friend and protector. he loved kids and all the kids in the neighbor hood loved him. we had our birthdays to gether. he wore a hat , got ice cream and cake, danced with us and the kids would bring him gifts too. when ever they had big bones like a ham at home they had to give him those. he chaperone me every where. at tap class he was allowed to sit inside the door and he sat watching like any parent would and there were times he would be sitting inside the door at school listening to the teacher like he was learning too, so I would have to take him home. that was 45 years ago and i still miss him. thanks for bringing up such wonderful memories. merry xmas