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"But Mom, I don't wanna go home." This was just before she flopped to the ground threw a temper tantrum about having to leave playdate. 

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Micah has some serious hops.

NOSE DRIPS

As mentioned, I've had a wee bit of fun with Instagram lately and I've been looking at new ways to shoot the dogs. In photographs, people. Sheesh. 

Breeze had her oh so delicate schnoz hanging over the couch the other day. I, in all my infinite wisdom, though to capture her from below. All was well until I noticed the lightly trembling nose drip clinging tenaciously just above me and my camera. 

There was a rapid reassessment of my location and an adjustment in position.

After which, I was able to capture the aforementioned threatening nose drip safely.

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I always wonder what they are thinking. Though in this case, it is probably "To respond when she calls or to continue ignoring her? That is the question."

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Mahalo and the squeaks I use to get their attention when shooting photos. Well, as you can see, it worked. 

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Mahalo in his leather.

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A couple of guest hounds on the site for the next few days.

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Me and my shadow. Well and Angel's shadow also...

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Mr. Handsome wondering when we are getting up to go for a walk. And the tip of a roaching greyhound's toe in the background...

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A little urban exploring with the dogs. Please notice, I didn't make any unflattering comments about the size of Angel's butt.

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WE HAVE SURVIVED

Hello blog. Nice to see you again after our extended hiatus.

The "I Have Survived", Gloria Gaynor song is the new anthem in the Cult house, for both human and dogs.


In the past 4 months we have survived:
-A house sale
-A move (across town) with related packing, yard sales and cleaning
-A sister's move (to Chile) and my father's move (across the country) and related packing, yard sales and cleaning
-A severe illness
-A surgery (unrelated to the illness)
-The gem show
-A poisonous spider bite
-And the dog issues, which include: A lacerated pad (Breeze - requiring surgery), the reopening of the pad after it healed (Breeze - another surgery), corns (Breeze), a fungal infection (thought to be Valley Fever, but turns out it may possibly another fungus) in 2 dogs (Angel and Dru - 3 primary vet visits before diagnosis and treatment) now requiring daily meds, limping which was diagnosed as severe arthritis (Willow), and a rabies scare involving all 4 dogs after they found, and most likely played with like it was a squeaky toy, a dead bat in the new back yard. (Thankfully the bat was so mummified it couldn't even be tested for rabies and the dogs were all current on their rabies vaccines. Though they still had exams and a new set of rabies boosters.)

-And we have found Instagram. Oh boy. A bit of an addiction, that.

Add it all up and it equals - no new postings since January.

So a few Instagram shots, to get back in the swing of things.


The boy, Angel, (center) feeling like his old self again. Dru to the right, Breeze to the left and Willow hiding in the back.

The boy on the left and Breeze on the right, sharing the bed. A minor miracle.

Breeze. How is that even comfortable?

Breeze (left) and Angel (right)

If you are on IG you can find me as @backcountry_photos.