January 2007   Finnie
Finnie, a 4-year-old English Bulldog, was adopted from a family in Snoqualmie, Washington when she was already 2 years old. Sadly ignored by her original owners, her new family set out to spoil her, as any good Bullie deserves. Finnie’s lineage is an interesting footnote, in that she was brought to the U.S. from a Russian puppy mill. Her given name was actually Fannie Mae Wiggles. However, when her current owner caught herself saying, “I’m going home to play with my fannie...”, her name was switched to the phonetically similar Irish variant, Finnie.

Since moving to Alexandria last year, Finnie spends her days napping, playing tug of war, and enjoying trips to the dog park (when it’s not too hot or too cold). Finnie now proudly plays older sister to the new baby boy who just arrived into her family. Don’t miss Finnie’s other portraits on our website: first as the Gallery 2 section opener and again inside Gallery 2.

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