I do not recall the circumstances in which I took this picture, but it was taken in the fall of 1998. This was probably the happiest time of Zeppelin's life. He was still healthy and he was pretty much top dog by then. Due to the deaths of several of my dogs, I was down to only four dogs: Zeppelin, Parker, Blondie and Tootsie. Parker never tried to be a dominant dog and was always happy just being. Blondie and Tootsie were older females, so they were no threat to him. Jack and Jake were not a part of my family yet, so Zeppelin was top dog. So, this was a good time for him!