Poor Rustico — the elderly dog next door. Our A.J. is a hyper-friendly, super playful pup and Rustico is a tired old girl. But sweet Rustico is so patient with A.J., she just quietly tolerates him and walks away when she can handle no more.
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Sweet photo
Poor Rustico!!!! A very patient old boy indeed..
What an adorable picture!
Rustico is a very nice guy. Great picture!
How sweet is that. Old dogs are so precious.
Aww, cute doggies!!
I had forgotten that you got a new puppy in December, too! I think I saw some mentions on Twitter, right about the same time we got our new puppy. Congrats on the addition to your family – I TOTALLY hear you on the “playful” part, our little girl is a riot!
What a sweet ol’ girl she is.
He’s so nice and tempermental that’s wonderful
Aww, that’s so sweet!
LOL aww that’s a sweet picture
Well first of all, both of the dogs are too dang on cute! Secondly, I can so relate to poor old Rustico. She reminds me of myself, being almost 40 with TWO energetic PRESCHOOL BOYS!
Poor sweet Rustico! cute picture!
LOL – that picture is too funny!
Happy Wednesday!
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January 27, 2010 at 12:18 am
This is so cute.
Awww, don’t you just love Goldens? The sweetest dogs!
Cute photo.
That is a great picture!
Awww – a very patient pup indeed! LOL – looks like you took the words right out of her mouth!
Cute!!
I love your overly playful pup and that golden retriever is just sooo patient and kind!
that is adorable! I went with a pet theme too
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Awwww how cute!
awww, ain’t that sweet. Nothing like a little lovin’ from a pal.
That is just too sweet.
So cute! I just love it when older dogs are so easy going with younger pups.
Too cute.
Awww! Now I miss our dog again! She’s at a kennel until we get our house fixed!!
Cute Picture.
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What a sweetheart! And what a good lesson to share!! It is sometimes SO hard to be patient with youthful enthusiasm!
Happy Wednesday!
that photo is a metaphor for so many people in my life…
LOL – Mindy’s comment was funny! I wonder if our cat feels this way about Li’l Empress?
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How sweet!
He looks like a very nice (and tolerant) dog!
So sweet.
Sweet Pic! I love animals!
That is too sweet! What a patient old pup!
She looks like such a sweet dog!
LOL, that looks just like my two dogs!
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January 27, 2010 at 8:46 am
Isn’t it funny, sometimes I feel the same way about my toddler!
Reminds me of a Tired old Mother,lol.
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Aww, that used to be our puppy, but now he’s eight and more likely to be the old soul in this picture
Goes so fast! Enjoy your sweet puppy 
If we could all get along as well:-)
They are so cute! If only the world worked that away!
That’s not likely to happen (him going away that is). What an adorable picture.
Perfect caption for this photo!
aww – reminds me of our dogs … sadly one of them is no longer with us
Great shot! But… the caption really makes it perfect.
What a sweet picture. Think of it as AJ keeping Rustico young.
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i think that’s how our dog feels about my kids. LOL
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Aw, what cute doggies!
Ahhhhh….what a nippy little bugger!
I love how patient older dogs can be. My black lab is 8 and he tolerates my mom’s younger dog like you wouldn’t believe!
My dogs do that! No way did I think anyone else had pets like this. I have a Bloodhound and Chiahuahua and the Chiahuahau is always liking the BLoodhound.
…or maybe I am the only ones with kissing dogs…. lol
This reminds me so much of the relationship between my dog and my parents’ dog. Both have been gone for years now, but they were just like these two!
Just so sweet!
Of course I feel like a dork putting my post title instead of my name & blog! Can you tell this is my first time to link up with WW? I’m at #263 *awkward* – next time promise!
ooooo he looks like chance from homeward bound love it
I mean Shadow thats it chace is the bulldog
LOL That’s funny. I love how dogs show expression.
How precious is that. We lost our old girl last April. Sure do miss her. She was a Black Lab & 17 yrs. old. Thanks for stopping by me and following. I’m doing the same.
really cute furries!
What a patient doggie!
That is so sweet and patient of her. They are both loving dogs I can see.
What a sweet old doggie… Rustico is the perfect name for such a pretty dog.
A.J. is adorable and I bet your kids just have so much fun with him.
Love the photo.