Throwback Thursday

This is a throwback photo from when I first got Phoenix. She loves toys so she would collect as many as she could and lay in the bed with them. This was one of the first times I actually caught her being calm around my cat, too.

So I ended up catching a cold and I'm not feeling that great so I will be taking a couple days off from blogging and there will probably be a lull between posts as well. We haven't done anything and I don't want to be boring.

I'll see you all on Sunday with our black and white post! I hope everyone has an awesome weekend!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day everyone!

This year we have a couple of throwback photos for you from last year! I apologize for that but I just have not had that much time and the weather has been horrific for outdoor pictures! 

Be sure to check out our cute little video from last year, too!

I hope you all have a wonderful day and stay safe out there!

Are you celebrating St. Patty's Day?

Bitey Face Throwback!

I've been dreaming about going to the beach lately so I decided to post a beach throwback today! Zoe's got some serious bitey face going on there! Phoenix was getting on her last nerve! LOL!

The beach is one of our favorite places to visit! Do you have a special place where you take your dog?

Zoe's First Halloween Costume!

It's a shark eating a shark! Oh noze!

Happy Throwback Thursday everyone! This was Zoe's very first Halloween costume! 

What was your pet's first costume?

Phoenix's 1st Day Home! Throwback Thursday

Happy Throwback Thursday everyone! Since yesterday was Phoenix's Gotcha Day, I figured today would be a great day to share some photos of her on her first day at home!

Riding home from the shelter. She was scared and also car sick.

This was her first time outside!

Phoenix's first walk with Zoe! Phoenix is the one on lead.

Phoenix was and still is a huge fan of the kitchen area!

Once she wasn't as scared, she did make herself at home!

To read more about Phoenix and her amazing journey with us, just visit her page!

Zoe's First Hike! Throwback Thursday

This was four years ago! We took Zoe on her first hike and we did the tourist thing! We hiked Multnomah Falls.

She didn't really know us very well yet and she wasn't that thrilled about me picking her up but this was us at the very top of the falls! This hike had a gain of 620 feet and my husband and I were not regular hikers. We were dying by the time we got to the top but I was really happy we made it.

It was really fun but I will admit that we haven't hiked it again, except for the lower portion to the first bridge. It's packed with tourists and is way too busy. It's a beautiful spot, though and if you're visiting the Portland area, I would recommend stopping by and checking it out.

Sorry for the quality of these photos, back then I didn't have a decent camera. :)

Beach Throwback!

This is a picture from way back when from before we had Phoenix. Zoe and I took a solo trip to the beach. Back then I used to paint her nails all the time and it was always hot pink!

Best Buds - TBT

Zoe and Marley are best buds! This was back when Zoe was 2 years old and taken at the dog park I used to go to when we lived on the other side of town. Marley belongs to a good friend of mine and he's a really sweet dog. We don't get to see him very often anymore and we miss him!

Zoe at the beach! Throwback Thursday

I took this a few years ago before we got Phoenix! It was one of those days where all of my clients magically cancelled and it was such a beautiful day that I put Zoe in the car and drove to the coast. This is still one of my most favorite pictures of her that I've ever taken.

Hugs & Bitey Face! Throwback Thursday

I took these about 4 months after we adopted Phoenix. 

They used to play so rough back then! Now they've chilled out so much!

BEACH!! Throwback Thursday

Zoe (left) and Phoenix (right)

Last week I mentioned I can't wait for Spring. It's still true! I'm also dying to go to the beach!! So today I decided to share a couple of my beach photos from a while back.

Can't Wait Till Spring! Throwback Thursday

I know I have a long wait ahead of me but Spring is my favorite season. When we lived in Oregon before we would often take our dogs to the International Rose Test Garden and it's beautiful there!! I can't wait to see it again! Lately I've been looking around at all the dead brown grass out at the park I frequent and finding myself having a bit of Spring fever.

Phoenix's First Christmas Throwback Thursday!

This was Phoenix's first Christmas with us! We had only had her about 2 months!

Snow Day on Throwback Thursday

I took these pictures about a year ago when we lived in California. Our thoughts are with everyone dealing with horrible bad weather right now!

Zoe, Silly Jackets on Throwback Thursday

Now that we are back in Oregon, the girls are back to wearing their jackets and when it gets really cold I have to layer them.. They look so silly! :D

Golden Gate, Golden Dog on Throwback Thursday

 

I decided to do a Throwback Thursday post today. Here's a few photos from our trip to San Francisco that we took a while back.

Mistakes I made with my Rescue Dog!

 

Phoenix & Zoe

I've been reading a lot of posts about "do-overs" and in the spirit of my favorite quote from Bark and Lunge by Kari Neumeyer: "You did then what you knew how to do, and when you knew better, you did better." (originally by Maya Angelou) I am going to do a series of posts about what I think I did wrong with my rescue dogs and what I wish I had done instead or how I'd handle things that happened now. I completely understand that there's no going back, we can only move forward but if someone else can learn from my mistakes and not make the same ones I did then it's totally worth it for me to talk about it. 

The blog posts will mostly feature Phoenix since I had absolutely no experience with reactive dogs before her. These posts will go up on Thursdays since it's also kind of a "Throwback Thursday" sort of thing. I will start this series next week. 

Phoenix on Throwback Thursday

 

This is the first picture we ever took of Phoenix. We are on the way home from the shelter! The little ear poking up in the left hand corner is Zoe's. I think Phoenix was a little carsick. Poor baby!

TBT Zoe's First Day

Since it's almost Zoe's Gotcha Day, I decided to post some pictures of her first day home!

Zoe's first time at the Dog Park!