How much is that doggie in the window?

Dogs I had before I met Mrs. RWP:

--Tippy, a male Border Collie
--Sandy, a male shepherd-collie mix
--Frisky, a male shepherd-collie mix.

Dogs Mrs. RWP had before she met me:

--First Nellie, a black female cocker spaniel
--Second Nellie, a black female cocker spaniel
--Tangie (short for Tangerine), a brown female dachshund-chihuahua mix

Dogs Mrs. RWP and I have had together:

--Koko, a tan female Manchester
--Spot, a male beagle
--Gigi, a black female miniature poodle
--Tasha (short for Natasha), a brown female Irish setter-Afghan mix
--Cricket, a gray female toy poodle
--P.J. (short for Pierre Jean-Jacques DuBois), a white male miniature poodle
--Jethro, a cream-colored male Havanese
--Rudy (short for Rudolph Valentino), a brown male dachshund
--Abby (short for Abigail), a white and fawn female chihuahua-Jack Russell terrier mix (I think)

In summary, I had three, Mrs. RWP had three, and together we have had nine. Fifteen in all.

I feel as old as Tolkien's Gandalf the Grey who became Gandalf the White, who knew many generations of hobbits. I wish our dogs could have lived longer, but if they had we probably wouldn't have known all of them.

Each of them was memorable in his or her own way.