LAD & JOE, family dogs

     Lad was the last dog that Daddy had. Larry gave him as a Christmas gift. Daddy didn't show a lot of affection towards his pets, but I think Lad was a favorite, and he lived longer than the German Shepherds that came before him. He was a registered border collie, born in 1978. Daddy noted on his certificate that Lad was put to sleep Nov 8, 1990.
     Probably the favorite of us kids was Joe, the Wonder Dog, who was given to the family in May of 1944 by the McDaniels, another army family also stationed at Warner Robins. A mixture of rat terrier and police dog, Mother wrote in her diary, "he is no bigger than my hand and the boys are overjoyed."