Brian in Repose Brian relaxes after a long day of doing nothing. Click thumbnail to enlarge in separate window.

Brian Sincere Brian was rescued after having been hit by a car in Highland Park. Here he is caught wondering, "Can I stay with you?" Click thumbnail to enlarge in separate window.

Brian Stretching Brian demonstrates his favorite canine yoga position. Click thumbnail to enlarge in separate window.

BooBoo in Repose BooBoo was rescued from a vacant lot by a neighbor, whose kindness prevented certain death by malnutrition. Autistic, destructive, silent when she first arrived, she was brought back to life by the good graces of Declan. Now she never shuts up! Click thumbnail to enlarge in separate window.

Silvi in Trouble After having spent the first two years of her life on the mean streets of Eagle Rock, Silvi relaxes in the luxurious houndly condo she herself designed. Click thumbnail to enlarge in separate window.

BooBoo, KIKO, and Silvi BooBoo, Silvi and KIKO converge to plot world domination, or at least backyard domination. Click thumbnail to enlarge in separate window.

Declan, 1986 - 2002 A Good Boy Click thumbnail to enlarge in separate window.

KIKO A typically soulful KIKO, the Solomon Burke of the Canine Kingdom. Despite his magnitude, he remains the Soul of Sweetness. Click thumbnail to enlarge in separate window.

Kanaka Prowls Kanaka, former denizen of Burbank, was abandoned by his guardians at age seventy-something, though he vigorously rejects American culture's preoccupation with chronological age, believing it's the age of a reptile's heart that truly matters. Listen up, tortoise ladies! Click thumbnail to enlarge in separate window.

Silvi and Declan Silvi with her patron saint, Declan who, like most of the beatified, was not averse to a little (attempted) humpage now and then. Click thumbnail to enlarge in separate window.

The Ladies The ladies: Spring and Iris. Spring was abandoned at the L.A. River and found by Silvi in a patch of reeds. Despite the terrible complications of her ordeal, she lived two more very happy years. Two weeks after she died, her friend Iris, rescued from the pound, passed away of a broken heart. Click thumbnail to enlarge in separate window.

Spring Ready for her close-up, Mr. DeVille! Click thumbnail to enlarge in separate window.