This is not Herman:



This is Herman:



Uncanny, isn’t it? The markings aren’t quite the same, but everything else about them is. (Maybe the ears are different; I never really noticed that Hermans point back and don’t naturally flop.) The dog on top is Blackie, who very recently passed away from cancer at about the same age that Herman probably is now. He came from the same part of Wake County where Herman was found. The dog’s owners commented on here a couple of days ago to tell me all about Blackie and the possibility that Herman and Blackie could be related. This has really touched me. Herman has been getting hugs the past couple of days.