Fort Ord California & Ringo

When Dave got back home from Viet Nam, the three of us moved to Fort Ord California.
It was a beautiful part of the state near Carmel and Monterey. It had real easy access to the ocean and the beaches. Our quarters were quite large for just us three. We had a three bedroom (which did come in handy later) and a very large living room/dining room. We had a bath and a half and a kitchen with hookups for a washer and dryer.

This is where we were living when we got our first black puppy. He must have had a hard first few weeks of his life because he was nervous and skiddish---something I didn't notice much when we got him. He started biting Danny, not hard enough to break the skin, but enough to hurt and scare a little fellow. So he had to go!! Some time later (like a few months) Dave came home with a little shepard mix puppy. He was so cute and housebroke the first day we had him. He was really smart and was the best dog we ever had. We named him Ringo. He played so nice with Danny and as he got older, he became very protective of him and us. He was protective of any little kids that were playing with Danny too. One time there was a little boy out in a field behind out sliding door that had been playing with Danny. Danny had come in to get something so he wasn't out there at the time. Well a daddy came by in his car and picked him up while scolding him, the dog hit that sliding door so hard it flew open and he was after him. Thank goodness the man got in his car before the Ringo got to him.