For those of you who already know our Shelty girl, this is just one of many amazing pictures of her. She is beyond brilliant, but of course I am biased, just a bit. We walk every morning, rain or shine, she helps keep me in semi-shape and more importantly, she keeps me sane! This photo shows her brown eye, her right eye is a beautiful light blue. Shelty loves swimming, and has been known to flop down in many a mud puddle to cool off. One of my favorite things Shelty does is what I call the "Shelty flop." She will lay down next to me and flop her shoulders onto my chest--what a great way to get all the way awake after 2 or 3 snooze button sleep extensions? Shelty has been our constant and loyal friend since we adopted her from F.A.I.R. in Albuquerque. Paul and I really didn't like living in New Mexico, but I have often said we had to move there so we could find Shelty. Love her to pieces!
This is our new addition, Max. After our escape dog extraordinaire Koda made his final escape--he got out of an all metal crate, then pushed open a window in the house and was never seen again--it took me 2 years to convince Paul to let me get another dog. I had been looking for months when I came across Max in a heeler rescue in Phoenix. Now that he has been home for nearly 2 months, things are starting to settle in. He is quite smart, but also sort of crazy. He has claimed a "person" as most heelers do, and that person would be me. What this means is I cannot go a step without an escort and if I close the door to use the bathroom he whines outside the door. It also means that if Paul should kiss me, Max will shove his body in between us. Paul and I enjoy testing to see how keen he is, and he misses NOTHING! He was an owner turn-in which means he is a year, but has had no training, or love. I am trying to provide both, and they seem to both be working, but patience has been key. Max can be quite the snuggle-bug, but his attention span for everything except chewing his toys and trying to provoke Shelty into playing tends to be quite short.
For those of you who already know our Shelty girl, this is just one of many amazing pictures of her. She is beyond brilliant, but of course I am biased, just a bit. We walk every morning, rain or shine, she helps keep me in semi-shape and more importantly, she keeps me sane! This photo shows her brown eye, her right eye is a beautiful light blue. Shelty loves swimming, and has been known to flop down in many a mud puddle to cool off. One of my favorite things Shelty does is what I call the "Shelty flop." She will lay down next to me and flop her shoulders onto my chest--what a great way to get all the way awake after 2 or 3 snooze button sleep extensions? Shelty has been our constant and loyal friend since we adopted her from F.A.I.R. in Albuquerque. Paul and I really didn't like living in New Mexico, but I have often said we had to move there so we could find Shelty. Love her to pieces!
This is our new addition, Max. After our escape dog extraordinaire Koda made his final escape--he got out of an all metal crate, then pushed open a window in the house and was never seen again--it took me 2 years to convince Paul to let me get another dog. I had been looking for months when I came across Max in a heeler rescue in Phoenix. Now that he has been home for nearly 2 months, things are starting to settle in. He is quite smart, but also sort of crazy. He has claimed a "person" as most heelers do, and that person would be me. What this means is I cannot go a step without an escort and if I close the door to use the bathroom he whines outside the door. It also means that if Paul should kiss me, Max will shove his body in between us. Paul and I enjoy testing to see how keen he is, and he misses NOTHING! He was an owner turn-in which means he is a year, but has had no training, or love. I am trying to provide both, and they seem to both be working, but patience has been key. Max can be quite the snuggle-bug, but his attention span for everything except chewing his toys and trying to provoke Shelty into playing tends to be quite short.
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