His name is Attila. He will be 10 this year. Very protective.

Oops, that was his surgery scar.

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My Alaskan Malamute, Kumi.

Attila and my son, Orazio.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

Sorry, but asking to see my dog's "picutes" is just sick and wrong. Besides, they have been surgically removed.

(Just teasing)

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1974 Triumph TR6
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Here's the old man.

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

Madeline, at about age ten:





She's fourteen now -- deaf and movin' kinda slow...

oops, kinda early for me. I've been working 2nd shift.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

now that is a cool ass dog. I hope you treat her like royalty.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

Agreed... cool dog! Mine is probably about the same age (he is a rescue dog, so best the vet can do is guess), and blind, for all intents and purposes. He has perhaps 15% vision in one eye, none in the other. He gets around the house quite well, but will charge headlong into the occasional signpost/tree/snowdrift. He's the best dog I have ever know, let alone owned, however.

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

She's a good one, and has the typical Basset traits of intelligence combined with stubbornness. She doesn't do the same vocalizations now that she's deaf (both unfortunately and fortunately), but passersby get a kick out of her baying at them.

Shawn -- Sorry to threadjack, but what's the chrome piece in the second pic, above the bottle of Simple Green?

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

The tail end of this...

Cool... that's what I thought! Does Madeline get to go for rides in it?

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

She used to, but the transmission is kaput. Even so, I wouldn't let her ride in it nowadays, as the seats are cloth and she can be a bit leaky at times.

VW- you can't put a photo up like that of a loved one without esplainin what happened...

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