For the Love of the Almighty Buck

Julio D. Paredes, 85, and his German Pinscher, Buck, 5, put on their coats and braved the rain at Klindt’s Cove in The Port of The Dalles this morning, Jan. 4, 2021. “I’m Buck’s driver,” Paredes said. “I have to do whatever he wants.” Buck weighs in at 110 pounds and he’s been known to give Julio a little pinch in the butt when things get too dull at home. “He gets up three times a night to go outside,” Paredes added. “ I have not had a complete night’s sleep in 5 and a half years.” The two can look forward to similar weather this week as The Dalles is looking to stay in the upper 40s and low 50’s this week with sporadic rain.