Wayward Kennels

05/22/2026

Gus 5 months old

05/21/2026

While I do love my purebred dogs and support the ethical breeding of all purebred dogs, I have loved a few really good mutts in my day. May 9 was the 11th anniversary of losing this boy. My Pongo. Half Jack Russell Terrier and we don’t know what the rest was. His siblings were all brindle. Mom was a JRT. I picked him out around 4-5 weeks old and snuck him home and my mom said take it back. I refused. Finally she said get the fleas off and you got 2 weeks to find him a home. That was November of 1997. I was 14. I had him for 18 yrs. He out lasted my mom by 1 yr and 3 weeks longer than. He was the best ratter I ever knew. He would hunt rats until he had to be stopped. Snakes, raccoons, opossums. He was cute and fluffy but he was 110% terrier. He would scrap with anything. Not scared of anything. He was my dog and my dog only. He never in 18 yrs used a leash unless absolutely necessary. He walked between my feet. He had congestive heart failure and went on medication. Vetmedin was new so it was very expensive then. I added up just his heart meds for his last 6 yrs and it totaled $10k. Sums up why I am poor and have nothing but memories of dogs to show. I would do it again. This dog was priceless. Brain tumor took him not his heart. He was too stubborn for that. He had a tumor behind his ear removed and vet got good margins but it was cancerous. Came back 5 yrs later in his brain. Had a seizure. Made a vet appointment. Next night had multiple seizures. Took him in as a walk in next morning and they found the tumor. So we said goodbye.

05/21/2026

05/17/2026

Patron cuddles

05/16/2026

Fiona (Ares x Freya) Patron (Frank x Fiona, Taboo (Kaulder x Letty) and Grinchy (Vex x Letty)

05/16/2026

Wake up girls we are going hiking. Weekend get away. Seeing Amos was just the beginning. We are hiking with Patron and Grinch today

05/15/2026

Got to go visit Amos, Taboo’s brother. Amos, Taboo and Fiona had a blast at the river

05/14/2026