Having fun with special friends

I think that we have shared that one of the most difficult things about leaving the states was leaving our bassett, Floppy. Deborah and Rebecca went to visit her the other day and took this updated photo for us. She is doing well, but well, not so sure about us...we still miss her.


While in Costa Rica, our host family had two dogs that we enjoyed. Lanyard was the older and a very gentle dog. He was terribly afraid of loud noises, especially thunder.


Scooby was the son of Lanyard and was just a big ol' puppy. David taught him to "give me five" in order to get a treat.


But again we had to move and say good bye to them as well.

Since we do so much traveling here in Guatemala, we didn't feel it wise to have a dog to leave by himself so much. But God has blessed with some special friends that we can enjoy when we visit in their home.

Diog - That is pronouniced, De-o-g, not Dog. He lives with George and Helen, but when Carol first arrived in Guatemala she lived in their home (while they were in the states) so she is part caretaker as well. He is BIG but such a sweetie.


Wally - He lives with Richard and Sharon. George and Helen were keeping Wally while Richard and Sharon were in the states so when Carol arrived, she cared for both Diog and Wally. It was so funny to watch the two of them play...Diog is a Weimaraner and Wally is a daschund, but they enjoyed each other.

Heidi - She lives with Ron and Margie. She knows us and makes us feel so welcomed when we arrive for a visit. She is staying with us this week while Ron and Margie are in the states welcoming a new granddaughter and spoiling her siblings.

Heidi LOVES to play as these pictures testify. David was hard at work...


Heidi was ready to play. So she brought her ball and put it on his legs


and waited patiently.



Well, you can be assured, he took a break and played a little. Could you resist a face like this?