tres the model dog

my parents got tres, their third dog from the same breeder hence the name tres, in september 2008. i was living in washington dc and didn't meet him until they had already had him a few weeks. he was, however, waiting for me at baggage when they picked me up at the airport for a short weekend home.


i haven't really stopped taking pictures of him ever since. and turns out he is quite the ham. i'll prove it to you...

tres is an unusual dog. for one, he has a stripe. the breeder, in 27 years, has never ever had a golden retriever with any sort of birth mark like this. his ears are too big, his feet are the size of a small pony, he sometimes howls, he hisses like a cat when playing tug-of-war, he uses his paws like hands as if he were a bear, he refuses to not be petted and will toss his nose under your hand until he has the attention he wants. he is goofy - pounces on tennis balls and snow piles like a fox, prances like a horse at times, snuggles like he is a lap dog...tres is an unusal dog. my theory? i think he knew we already the ultimate golden retriever in sam, and he would just be playing second fiddle. however, if he is part bloodhound, part bear, part lap dog, all parts goofy quirky and funny, well... he stands out without trying to compare.

i know people are way more important than dogs, but when it comes to dogs, tres is one of my favorites of all time. is it because we're both weirdos and therefore kindred spirits? maybe.

thanks for reading, and on behalf of tres, thanks for looking at photos. woof.