Who Let the Dogs Out

Major, the dog, made friends with the neighbor dog Mickey, a German shepherd from across the street. The two would hunt together and chase cars together. I wonder what it was about cars that drove the dogs to chase them (pun intended). Many a dog met their demise chasing cars and another local dog, Lucky, was no exception. We found him one day, dead and with his luck run out on the side of the road. So, Major and Mickey would chase cars whenever they went by, which wasn't too often on that country road, one on each side of the car. Occasionally they would challenge the odds and crisscross in front of the moving car.

My sister-in-law Pat (Arnie's wife) had a female Dalmatian that Major ended up 'spending the night with'. She got pregnant and had 5 puppies, one of which was born dead. Puppies (live ones) was fun stuff for a kid, though eventually they all shipped out to other homes.