Star & Siri

Star (aka the Great Bunny Hunter)

Star's our 12-year-old black lab/border collie mix. She loves to swim!. She's not afraid of anything—even watches 4th of July fireworks with us. She was the boss of our two-dog pack even though she was the small dog. She's definitely a lab most of the time—easy going and just happy to lay around home.

We adopted her from the Summit Animal Shelter; she was the only dog that didn't bark at us when we walked past the kennels. When she moved in with us she used to hoarde food. We'd find it in the couch cushions, under our pillows, etc. She also had a separation anxiety problem. So... we found Sirius and that solved both problems. Star ate all of her food immediately (and sometimes Siri's food too) and had a buddy to hang out with all day.

Siri (aka Perro Loco)

Sadly, Siri passed on in June 2011. He's now free to roam the foothills of Mt. Elbert chasing big white bunnies and coyotes. We have big holes in our hearts; he was a special dog.

Siri was our crazy 13-year-old border collie/(Bernese Mountain Dog?) mix . He was smart, obedient, and he gave the best hugs. He was definitely a mountain dog—he LOVED snow and cold weather.

We picked up Siri from the shelter in Buena Vista where he had just transferred from a month's stay at the Salida shelter. Star,
Star and Siri who got along with Siri fine at the shelter,
decided that Siri was not allowed to ride home with us in HER car. We spent a week with Star herding Siri all around the house and starting fights over food. Almost had to take Siri back to the shelter. They were pretty good friends; not the best of friends but pretty good friends.