I think I posted this on a different forum, not here.
This is Ike. After a long day of protecting what is important to him.
We have had him since he was 3 months old and will be 12 in August.
He has had a fun filled life of backpacking, growing up with our sons, hiking, and chasing things and is a favorite dog in our community.
He is good at keeping deer out of the veggie garden and chasing away bears. It is entertaining to see an 80 lb dog scare off a 500 lb bear. They run like the devil is behind them.
Black bears are sort of timid anyway and avoid confrontations so there is not much to worry about. However, we normally avoid it.
We couldn’t ask for a better friend.
My attempt at a dog portrait
My cat