[PHmom]

We have 3 dogs, all 3 are pretty good sized, 65-70 lbs each:

Brice, named by my father after a friend of his and later adopted by me and DH when my dad couldn't keep him, is a border collie and something mix. He's very smart and was born without a tail, he just has a little nub that's very cute when he wags it. He's 10 now and we call him our "grumpy old man". I had to laugh when I read the OP - Brice sounds like Chewbacca too! LOL We call him "chewie" sometimes when he makes his weird noises.

Sasha is our only girl. We found her in the middle of the road when she was only about 6 weeks old. After going door to door we never could find out where she came from so she came home with us. She's a doberman mix, we think - she has the black and tan markings and has very long legs. We call her our "nervous nellie" b/c she is the jumpiest dog I've ever seen, she is very hyper and sometimes acts as if she's been hit (she NEVER has at our house!).

Bugsy was named after the gangster Bugsy Seigel b/c when we brought him home from the shelter he weighed all of about 10 lbs but immediately began trying to push our other two dogs around. He had this whole "There's a new sheriff in town" attitude that was just hilarious. He is a "bagel" - a Bassett/beagle mix. He looks more like his mom - a Bassett hound. He thinks he is a lap dog and will lay right across you, if you happen to be laying on the couch, he will try to lay on your chest and you have to force him to move or you can't breathe!

We used to have a fish named Dennis (after Stanley's fish on the TV show - if you watch Playhouse Disney - LOL) and we're going to be dog sitting starting next week for about 5 months for my SIL's Bassett Hound, Sampson. Her DH is coming back from Iraq and will be finishing his tour with the USMC in San Diego. Then they'll be moving back here to NC and getting a house.