A Leonberger shares my life,
A dog that’s strong and true.
Affectionate and gentle,
Yet bold and fearless too.
A wonderful companion,
The very best you’ll find,
With a heart of purest gold,
This mountain dog of mine.
A friend that I can count on,
In which I can confide-
I can’t imagine life without
My “Leo” by my side.
- Anonymous

I’m lucky… I have three Leonbergers to share my life… and life would not be the same without any of them.

A while back, I did a post about the similarities between Dakota, Kisa and Larkin. Today, we discovered another one. From the time Kisa was a few months old, she loved the butt rub — me straddled over her back facing her rear, fingers massaging all that fur on either side of her tail. Dakota has now taken to presenting me with his hind quarters to take advantage of that same luxury. We’re talking about a six month old puppy standing perfectly still for 20 minutes, head nodding, eyes drooping.

If he would only be that still when being brushed or having his nails clipped.