Tippy came to us in November 2006 - she was not even 6 weeks old. We found her on a cold day on the way to town at a place with less than perfect conditions. Her mother is a small german shepherd - dad is unknown, most likely a black lab. We took her home - having no clue what we would get into!! House training in the middle of winter was challenging, her constant chewing and nipping drove me insane at times etc. But that's in the past, now we are doing much better and I enjoy her companionship and can't imagine life without her anymore.
'Snow Dog' is a subgallery with more fun to share.
Update on Nov. 22nd, 07: Circumstances or destiny beyond my control didn't allow me to keep Tippy.
She moved to North Dakota to live with friends and a german shepherd named Rambo.