Digory – Leonberger Life

25 Waterberger Photos

Today is the two-year anniversary of my blog and this is the 215^th post.

Four Leonbergers running in water — Shutterstock-ID: 959582 by Ingvald Kaldhussater

My blog is primarily about Leonbergers, an unusual and fascinating dog breed that is known for its size, affectionate nature, and intelligence. We were lucky enough to live with one for thirteen years. His name was Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle—but we called him “Bronco” for short. I also wrote a book about Leonbergers and about Bronco’s many adventures : The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle. If you are on a desktop computer you’ll see the book in the sidebar on the right, and if you are on a phone you have to scroll to the bottom of the page. If you still cannot see the book, you can click here.

Leonbergers love to swim and so did our Bronco. This post features 25 photos of Leonbergers in the water, which is why the title of the post is 25 Waterberger photos. Most of the photos are of our Leonberger Bronco in White Rock Lake in Dallas. He loved to chase ducks and egrets, but catching is difficult. In the end he had no egrets. One of the photos is from a friend and there are a few stock photos. If you want to see Leonberger puppy photos click here, and if you want to see another set of 25 Leonbergers click here, and here is yet another set of 25 Leonbergers.

A Leonberger swimming in lake water — Our Leonberger Bronco swimming in White Rock Lake.

Bronco our Leonberger is standing in lake water — Bronco is standing in the water in White Rock Lake.

A Leonberger standing in lake water — Our Leonberger Bronco in shallow water. Still White Rock Lake.

A Leonberger standing in water — Digory a Leonberger in the water. Photo by Jen O’Keefe.

Leonberger standing in a blue kiddie pool — Young Bronco (maybe one years old) standing in a kiddie pool.

A Leonberger swimming with a ball in his mouth — Leonberger swimming with a ball. Stock Photo ID: 720242263 by Christian Mueller

A Leonberger standing in beach waves — Leonberger on the beach. Stock Photo ID: 1110805445 by Lolostock

Two Leonbergers swimming next to each other — Two Leonbergers swimming. Stock Photo ID: 1989806678 by Taibomaus.

Leonberger standing in water — Leonberger standing in river. Photo by Stephanie Lucero on Unsplash.

Our Leonberger standing in a blue kiddie pool — Our Bronco in a kiddie pool.

Leonberger dog swimming in a lake — Bronco swimming in White Rock Lake, Texas.

Leonberger dog standing in a lake water — Bronco standing in White Rock Lake, nearby Dallas, Texas.

Leonberger dog in lake water — Bronco again

Leonberger dog walking out of a lake — Bronco coming out of White Rock Lake

Leonberger dog walking into water. There is a canoe in the background. — Bronco walking into White Rock Lake

Leonberger dog walking out of a lake. There is a canoe in the background. — Bronco coming back out of White Rock Lake

Happy Independence Day the Leonberger Way

Photo of five Leonbergers wearing American flags and hats with American flags on them. — This photo was provided by Jen O’Keefe, Urgent Animal Care of Arlington. From left to right; Obi, Delfi, Aslan, Gryphon, Digory.

Happy Independence Day

As a reminder the price of my book “The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle” has been temporarily lowered to $2.99. Click here to visit the Kindle version of my book on Amazon.

Finally, if you would like to learn more about the Leonberger book I wrote click here or here. All royalties are donated to the Leonberger Health Foundation International.

Celebrating Digory Fighting Osteosarcoma

Jen O’Keefe, a fellow Leonberger enthusiast and Facebook friend gave me permission to post about her late Leonberger Digory and the fundraiser she started to celebrate his memory.

Photo of two Leonbergers wearing funny party wearables. — Digory and Obi, two Leonbergers. Click on the image to visit Digory’s Facebook Page. Photo Jen O’Keefe.

Osteosarcoma is an aggressive type of bone cancer that tends to spread to the lungs. It affects both young and old dogs and appears to have environmental as well as genetic components. But according to the American Kennel Club, research into the disease in dogs is likely to have benefits for children who suffer from it as well.

A photo of Digory and Obi, two Leonbergers. — Digory and Obi. Click on the image to visit the Canine Cancer Alliance Facebook Page. Photo Jen O’Keefe.

Digory was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma and had his leg amputated 3 years ago. Although he passed a couple months ago, he still made it 2 years and 10 months, which is about 2 years longer than expected. Part of his treatment was a vaccine through Yale that was in early stages of clinical trials. That vaccine has shown great promise in treating both Osteosarcoma and Hemangiosarcoma, and Jen believes it was integral in giving him so much extra time. That vaccine has moved on to the next stage of trials. The Canine Cancer Alliance is helping to fund this next step, so in honor of Digory, Jen created this fundraiser so that more dogs, and their people, can benefit from the extra time.

Photo of a Leonberger standing on a tile floor — Digory the Leonberger. Photo Jen O’Keefe.

Through the duration of this fundraiser, Jen will be posting links with more information about the vaccine and about Digory’s journey. Jen hopes that, even though he is no longer with us, he can continue to be an inspiration in the fight against Osteosarcoma. To end dog cancer, through research in prevention and cures. If you wish you can join in the fundraising. Facebook takes care of the donation processing with no fees.

Digory a Leonberger is standing in lake water. — Digory the Leonberger. Click on the picture to visit Digory’s Fundraiser. Photo Jen O’Keefe.

Photo of two Leonbergers standing in front of a table with a cake. — Digory celebrating two years passed the amputation. Photo Jen O’Keefe.

A photo of seven Leonbergers at New Jersey beach. — Digory with friends at the beach some years ago. Photo Jen O’Keefe.