Every time I walk our dogs, I am struck by how different they appear.  They are from the same litter and they have plenty of similarities in fact, but on first glance they’re quite different. From my upper viewpoint, as we’re striding along, the biggest difference I see, besides their waistlines, is their gait.  Daisy looks almost as if she’s pushing water or dirt aside – a dogged (sorry!), heavy, head-down stride, while Bluebell is a light, head up, high-stepper, almost like equestrian dressage.

We think they are lab/pointer mixes.  We don’t actually know because they were abandoned at birth, four pups, fortunately found, fostered and then adopted.  Daisy got the lion’s share of lab, while Bluebell got mostly pointer.  Blue definitely has the gait.  I used to see a full-on pointer being walked as I drove home from my corporate gig, and the sight made me grin from ear to ear – such joie de vivre.

I like to think on how different and yet how similar siblings often are.  My neighbors have three great boys, one has dark hair, one has red and one is blond – I think that’s so cute and perfect. My two sisters and I are all slight variations on a theme.

I’m not sure which I love more, the similarities or the differences.  What about you?

P.S. I am participating in the Ultimate Blog Challenge this month – a blog a day if I can.