Your pup enjoying the stove or insert.

Here is a pic of Bella, she will lay in front of the stove for a while but will usually move up
<----to the couch.

Squish, the cat is melting right now! And Boomer is pretty warm himself

Now that makes it all worth lighting the stove . Great picture! Makes ya feel good seeing everyone enjoying the heat,, you can only imagine how good that must feel to your best friends.

We all just got in the house Charly, except the cat..And not sure why Emma likes hanging out in front of it?

loon

So that's the dogs and cat's room and their stove,, now we need a picture of your room and stove

Loon, I think it's a nice peace of mind watching your animals enjoy the heat...I feel like your giving them something back that they enjoy. A nice bond.
Charlie

And it was my chair at one time Charlie

Boomer loves the wood stove and helps make the fire everyday!

Gotta love Boomer! Those are cool dogs,,, people who bought our log home have one... He's called sue, after Johnny Cash, a boy named Sue.

Loon, tell me about,,that use to be our couch,, now we just have two recliners that the dogs can't use.... The wife and I use to laugh,,,, we'd be sitting on the floor with our backs to the couch watching TV and the dogs would be on the blanket covered couch behind us,,,we use to say what's wrong with this picture? I say it's just good karma
Charlie

My new house.. didn't burn in the fireplace last year so this is turbo and i's first winter burning. At first she did NOT like it, would only go up to it if i was around it, adding wood or sitting by the fireplace. now she loves it, well until there is a good pop and crackle then she is gone. Got her as a stray last october. Boxer-Pit bull mix and is the sweetest thing ever. I don't think she has a mean bone in her body, heck she will lick someone to death first.

They do love that heat,, I think dogs know when you have saved their life , or have given them a better life,,,you do get rewarded beyond words........

The new kittens, Jake and Cubbie.

The old dog Beans...

Oh boy, just noticed the "combustibles" in the picture with Beans.
Rest assured we maintain proper clearances at all times when the stove gets hot....

What breed are the cats?

I think you are right. I saved two dogs this year and brought them into my home. I think they know I saved them. They love me and wife and kids and we love them back. Is the reward when they crap in their kennel, or..... ?

Pudge enjoying the fire.

I believe the cats are Tabby's, which must mean insane balls of fur that reek havoc in some language

We got them at the Knox County Humane Society in Thomaston, just SW of Rockland.

http://www.humanesocietyofknoxcounty.org/puppies/

They have puppies, Mainers! Oh, and kittens too if your wife has to have one (or two )

Boxer/Pitbull, love both breeds! But I'm surprised you got her to stay still for long enough to take the pictures... Hyper breeds!

Oh, yeah... she is an energizer bunny full of life.. life is a party to her. she is a licker and boy oh boy does the tail go....I think it wags the couch, side of the recliner, hardwood floor, etc when she is sleeping... She is right about two now... she is a big baby. It's her house, although she doesn't mind if you sit on her couch or use her bed....






My mom's adaopted stray from over 2 hours away...look like twins

My Pitbull is 2 and is exactly as you describe. Non stop all day, but then can sleep(and snore) for about 10 hours straight... Wouldn't be the same without him.

Quick video.....

Our new Amstaff enjoying the stove and waiting on the snow. I got a couple pics of the lab and both of them laying by it but my ipad will only upload when it feels like it for some reason.

Hes settling right in, Pen !! Awesome