A great dog is a fantastic partner in your garage, barn, and other hobbies and a wonderful part of the family.
Previous garage dogs in our pack were a male 95 pound white GSD mix,
a large, pretty female collie,
which were both still around when the kids were little.
When their time came the kids got a tiny little black Peekapoo male.
Then I got a female Belgian Malinois / Dutch Shepherd cross who was too distractable, too friendly, and too prey driven for the mil/LE pipeline but way too energetic for for a typical pet situation, so we took her in.
A husky looking dog started showing up in the area one winter and we found him dying in a ditch in the freezing rain and took him in. He was older, maybe 12 or so best estimates. He tested out at about 75% Husky and 25% Australian Cattle Dog. He had a nice life but only for about a year when he woke up from a stroke and couldn’t walk or eat/drink.
Days later a GSD/Red Hound mix pup started showing up. We took him in.
A friend was having trouble placing a black lab mix that was heart worm positive. The rescue did the treatment that we sponsored and we took her in. She tested out like 25% lab, and like 7.5% each ten other breeds.
The little Peekapoo‘s time came and the wife was thinking of another Rough Collie, or an Australian Shepherd, or a Border Collie. Some neighbors had some great mini Aussies, and let the breeder know we were looking. They do one litter every other year of Australian Shepherds and minis. They had an unintended mixed litter. Their minis are totally show and pet/companion bred, and the full sized ones work bred. People tend to want one or the other. And people looking for minis don’t tend to want a 45 pound + male, and that’s too small for most wanting a regular one. So we ended up with him.
A week after - when we were “done” and had “more than enough” people started seeing a black GSD looking dog in the area. She was young, skittish, and scared. We finally got her close, she was 45 pounds and skin and bones. And sick. A trip to the night emergency vet, heart worm treatment, and a few months later she is 75 pounds and happy as can be. She had no idea how to walk on a leash, get in a vehicle, use stairs, panicked shut in a room, what furniture was, etc. Like the red hound/GSD mix she also had no idea what toys were either. She has ended up fantastic like the others.
So we kind of have a pack.
With five still with us out of the eight over the years.
Ranging from one to eight years old.
Bless you and the pups!
She loves the turf more than the cold garage floor!
Ol' boy is dropping weight, fast 
