Tag: Dog Photography
Wordless Wednesday: Piper (aka “Ewok”)
Wordless Wednesday: Woody
Our Puppy Bowl
While waiting for the big game to get underway, a far more agile team took to the field. These players are not in it for fame or fortune – they just enjoy the love of play and gladly accept payment in cookies. Get your game face on –
for the Golden Rule Training Puppy Bowl! We start by sizing up the competition…
accompanied by a Pregame Staredown…
And then, Kickoff!
There he goes…Man in motion!
Excuse me…Defensive Holding!
Pooch Kick…
And Punt Return!
Hey wait, is that a deflated ball on the field??
Let’s Huddle Up and rethink our strategy…
And they’re off…
Oh, Sack!
I do believe that is an Illegal Horsecollar Tackle! (I have no idea what that is, but my husband says “use it.”)
And is that a lame attempt at Illegal Substitution?!
Hey Ref! Unsportsmanlike Conduct on the field!
This game is getting out of hand. Two Minute Warning!
Special Teams. Is it just me, or is it hard to tell who’s on what team?
No fair, no fair…Piling On!
Regroup: Calling an Audible
Hey, that’s what we call a Forward Pass!
And Fumble!
This game is rough! Intentional Grounding…
Nose Tackle…
Chop Block…
Running Back…
and Touch Down!
Did someone call a Time Out?
Water Boy!!
This game was called on account of excessive cuteness…
Play resumes next week in puppy class!
Wordless Wednesday: Sully’s Smile
Wordless Wednesday: Marshall Tucker
Wordless Wednesday: Red
A Happy Tail
Among the greys and browns of our December garden are little pockets of color, life…
and many happy tails.
The roses are having their last hurrah, with a cold snap now upon us. A yellow rose symbolizes friendship. Something we have in abundance here.
People from all walks of life bonded by a common goal of saving lives and seeing dogs on their journeys home.
Pink roses represent gratitude and appreciation.
I don’t know if it shines brighter in the faces of our newly adopted dogs or their lucky humans. This is Zephyr and her new family.
Red is for love and passion.
That’s what Chris and Steve have in spades.
They devote all of their weekends and many of their nights and vacations to our dogs and mission of rescue, with a special passion for the hardest cases. With love and patience they slowly rehabilitate dogs that others might give up on.
Goldie came to Homeward Bound at the age of 18 months. She went home and came back five times – sometimes the result of her own behavior issues, and finally, because of the economy.
Last returned in 2012, she was guarded, unpredictable, and not safe enough to place up for adoption again.
Considered sanctuaried, she could stay with us forever – but for a special bond – coupled with Chris and Steve’s steadfast determination.
Since 2012, they have been building trust. Over the past year, there have been careful introductions to Chris and Steve’s other rescue dogs.
Baby steps and small victories, culminating in a very special day. Today was Goldie’s Going Home Day.
It will take care and time before she is fully integrated in to the family, but if anyone can do it – they can.
Tonight, Goldie sleeps not in a house – a home. A forever home. And that makes for one very happy tail.
(Special photo credit: Rob Kessel for many of the images here.)
Wordless Wednesday: Special Bond
Wordless Wednesday: Cats Rule
Ever wonder how we determine if a dog is good with cats?
Trust me…they can hold their own!
Wordless Wednesday: Goofy Tucker
Until the Fall
The garden – like the rest of us – is desperately trying to turn the corner to fall.
It was not to be this week – with summer still making itself known by delivering temperatures over the century mark.
With the surrounding rice fields drained, even the crawdads are trying to seek safe haven.
I guess the word is out that we rescue, as most were scooped up and transported to our pond.
After a very hectic and full-house summer, we delighted in sending 14 dogs home last weekend. However brief the respite, there are, thankfully, a few open spots in our kennel “dorm.” I think all of us could use a bit of a rest from the crazy pace and heat of summer. Like the garden, we are a bit wilted and worn.
I look forward to cooler days and fall projects. Last year was the entry way – freshly planted and a looking a little bare this time last September –
now full and flourishing.
And the re-worked Iris bed. Last September, we carved out some center space for annual color while the irises take their own rest.
The summer plantings have completely taken over and will look even more beautiful as the season changes.
There are bulbs to thin and plant, beds to re-work, and trees to install as the season’s cycle begins again. But all of that will have to wait until we have a bit of cooler, crisper weather suitable for hard labor. Until then, we’ll just enjoy the company of dogs.
Gardens For Goldens 