Adorable-plus puppy -- but he's not for sale
Well it's no wonder that former Daily Breeze reporter Diana Chapman is always being asked by strangers if they can "buy" their new family puppy, Baxter.
"He's not for sale, but we got him from a great rescue group in Long Beach called Hearts for Hounds," Diana writes. "That's where we got my Mom's dog, too, Dara."
Baxter is part poodle and part bearded collie. And I'm told the rescue group also had his brother, "Cosmo," but I don't see him listed on their website so maybe he's spoken for, too.



Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(
OMG!!!! What a totally adorable dog.