Snazzy
Sharing some couch time with Mamba.
Something catches Snazzy's attention.
What is out there?
Breed: Whippet - red brindle with white feet, chest
and white tail tip
Sex: Male
Dam: unknown; Sire: unknown
Born: unknown, around 1997 - 1998
Came to live with us: August 28, 2002 when he was 4 or
5 years old
Died: December 14, 2011
Likes: Cuddling, sleeping under the covers, kissing
When Snazzy came to live with us, he
was 4 or 5 years old. His name was Sassy, but since
that's a girl's name, we renamed him Snazzy. He's an absolute sweety!
Here's what we know about him.
He's originally from Arizona, then lived in Oregon for a time where he got in
great shape running around on the sand dunes. Then he moved in with a
couple who is now getting (got) divorced. While there, he lived with a
Chinese crested and a coon hound.
On his second night with us, he dove
under the covers in bed with me. He did it with such a swift sure motion
that I didn't have a chance to react. We don't normally allow dogs under
the covers. But I thought, "What the heck? He's soft and
warm." So that's where he slept every single night. Until we
moved to Las Vegas, that is, where it's warmer. Now he only sleeps under
the covers in the winter.
He took and did well in obedience
classes where he barked at all the dogs except Red Dog. Red Dog was a greyhound
and Snazzy wanted to play with him.
When we moved to Las Vegas, he ran all
around the yard and you could tell he knew he was home.
He outlived Mamba and Pixie. But he had
a heart murmur and that developed into congestive heart failure. He lived a year
and a month after he started showing signs of weakness.
We will miss Snazzy greatly. He was a
great lover boy. My Snazz Man. My whippet.