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If you know me, you know that I am unabashedly a dog person. Dogs are my gold standard for animal companions. But, I am also an animal lover. I love all animals. I enjoy the company of just about any animals. Except spiders. I respect their place in nature, but they can just leave me alone. And I most animals are beautiful in their own way. And that goes for cats.

It is always a wild ride here. We have had as many of 7 dogs living in our house together. It is not always harmonious. Sometimes it is chaotic. But, over the last several years our family of dogs living with us has been shrinking. We were down to only two dogs living with us. We haven’t had only two dogs since my wife and I first started living together. As our… Read More

Brynn has been such an active and energetic dog through most of her life. Now she is facing health challenges that are limiting her mobility. She has loved camping with us. During two different trips she has enjoyed hiking and exploring. She ahs accompanied us as we hiked up mountains. Now that she can’t get around like she use to it makes us a little sad. But we still wanted to take… Read More

One photo a day challenge: Day 83. Our cat Paisley has a tendency to have issues with her fur. She has long, thin, slender, delicate seeming fur and it always seems to cause her problems. Periodically she needs to have a trip to the veterinarians for a little trim. Paisley is generally a friendly cat. However, post hair cut she seems to be sulking a little. She is being extra needy. Paisley… Read More

One photo a day challenge: Day 67. I recently was finally able to capture some good images of our cat Monkey. She usually doesn’t cooperate for photos. After having that recent success I was inspired to try again. For todays photos I thought I would try to capture some more portrait style photographs of our cat Monkey. I really like to use my macro lens for pet portraits, especially at home. That… Read More

One photo a day challenge: Day 59. I can’t believe that this closes out two straight months I have been doing this project now. I don’t know where this will take me but I am really enjoying the process. Sometimes you can try to make the photo happen. But sometimes the best photos happen when you just let the subject do what comes natural. Peaches is a very friendly cat. She always… Read More

One photo a day challenge: Day 55. I find this phot so amusing. It is not the most technically sound photo. But for me it just pushes all the right buttons. Photographing on of our cats today. She is usually pretty cooperative. Doesn’t move around too much. Pretty much stays in place. Today after I had taken several photos she acted like she realized what I was doing. She took notice of… Read More

Earlier this year I took this crazy mutt for a couple of runs. She is a beginning runner. Much like I was not to long ago she struggles to keep up. I really want to run with her more but she has a hard time keeping up. She can barely go 3 miles with me. Normally I would think this is great, but right now all my running goal have me training… Read More

Recently we received the news that everyone with a dog dreads hearing. Your dog has cancer. Our big lovable dog Kira recently started exhibiting some signs of difficulty breathing. It was clear she needed to go to the vet. You hope for the best, while fearing the worst. Maybe it’s just an infection to be cleared up by antibiotics. You refuse to speak the name you fear most as to avoid manifesting… Read More

We were able to spend part of the day Sunday at Fulkerson Winery supporting a local rescue, Rainbow of Hope.