Scout has been with us for a week now. Here are some pictures taken at the beginning of Week 2. We got a long line so that we can work on “Come” and see how she behaves with more freedom. She did really well today and we were able to burn off some energy, especially [...]

Scout has been wonderful so far. Here’ are pictures of her from day two. She is already coming when we call her in the house and sitting for us most of the time.  She will fetch balls/toys and bring them back too. We’re not really asking too much of her since she is still getting to [...]

Meet our rescue dog! She was originally called Abby, but we have renamed her “Scout.” Scout is very photogenic. This is with my 35mm lens. Every time my camera beeped, her ears perked forward. She absolutely loves Jeremy. She likes to take her toy and put it in her crate. And, she likes to lay [...]

Riding shotgun in Jeremy’s truck

This picture was posted by the rescue: When she got spayed, a stitch connected the uterus to the abdominal wall and tore it open. She’s still with the rescue, but is going to be OK! I think this is her “Please let me out of my crate so I can run” smile.

We were hoping to bring home our dog yesterday (she has yet to be officially named). The dog rescue was set up at a horse expo in Cadillac, so we met her there instead of Traverse City. But, shortly before we arrived, she pulled a few stitches. She had just been spayed the day before. [...]

Jeremy and I had been talking about getting a German Shepherd for some time now and we recently started looking. I discovered that a puppy could cost upwards of $1,000 or more. Even the puppies on Craigslist, probably sold by backyard breeders, ran over $500. I jokingly said, “Maybe they can sell me one with [...]