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I didn't forget, it just took me a while to figure out what I wanted to say.

The demon is officially a year old, and I have been blessed (cursed) to watch his journey from birth. He smiles like his mama and he annoys me like his predecessor so clearly he's got the best of both worlds. I've never had a goofier, smarter, more mischievous dog. He challenges everything I know about dog training every day, and he learns lightning quick in leaps and bounds. I swore I'd take my time with him and not rush but he zooms through just about everything I throw at him. He's clear-headed and social without an ounce of reactivity but lights up just fine on the field, he's never encountered a challenge he couldn't face head-on, and he's just a really, really cool dog.

To my special loudmouth who can't settle in the house without his EDM playlist going, who loves to harass the chihuahuas and come up with new and interesting ways specifically tailored to annoy me, who has learned how to open every single door he's come across and then some, who has decided much like his mother that gravity does not apply to him and thus tall structures are nbd...

To his breeder who I chanced a friendship with in the bowels of fandom-based social media and reconnected with in person years later. Who has seen the good the bad and the ugly of me and still remained a light in my life. Who inspires me every single day to be better than I was yesterday.

To his mother, the spicy creature I got to watch grow up all these years, making their breeder's dreams come true every step of the way. It takes two to tango, his sire is also out there kicking ass in just about everything he does too.

Fenris has a huge legacy to live up to. I'm so glad to watch him step into his power and claim his namesake for himself. Thanks for being mine, you little butthead.

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the duality of dogs

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People who care for dogs:

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unfortunately being a Winter Baby means that as far as he’s concerned, the world just decided to get shitty and hot one day and simply never stopped.

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blog cancelled, tree ate my doggie :(

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Gee, the dandelions sure are going crazy this year

#busted out the sleekez and brushed mugsie and Milton #now if only kaine didnt cry and run away whenever i tried to brush gim #he gets the groomer because hes a big baby

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Birthday pup cup for the gremlin. Words cannot express my gratitude for this creature. She's everything I wanted and needed. Here's to at least a decade more time with Miss Valkyrie Cain.

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Completed Groenendael piece! :) This actually has been sitting in my files for a while, but I still can't tell if overall I'm satisfied with it or not, so I'm just going to post it now without regards to that.

At some point there will be a bookmark version of this, which likely will take some time until it's possible for me to do, but feel free to keep an eye out if you might be interested to get one.

js-tierportraits.de

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Šarplaninac

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Beans

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An old picture of us together. It shows how big Kaine is. I'm 5'7", and he makes me look small. I love my big baby 😭

#dogs #my dogs #kaine #german shepherd #gsd #dogblr

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outstanding

the ears

they are OUT and they are STANDING

(source)

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“Can we just start the track already? What is wrong with you”

And then I brought the cleanup crew in for any remaining food

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"he has a very human face"

"eyes aside - im very curious about these ears! (cleo, lithgow council shelter)"

"i once had a novelty ceramic dog with this guy's proportions (kaleb, cairns animal rescue)"

"the windows match the walls, and the ceilings are very high (jed, dm rescue)"

what a nice little team of dogs you've collected here! i'm especially interested in Jed, those ears look like they get bigger in every photo

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Morning alarm clock

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I wasn’t feeling being inside so I decided to see if Hallow was up for taking her midday snooze at a park. After fifteen minutes of dropping her slobbery ball on my head she agreed it was nap time.

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So we explored a bit today and had an unexpected 9km / 2.5h walk because the nice round path was blocked off by a stupid military base. Meaning we had to 180 and walk the entire way back, but not before trying 2 paths that were ultimately also blocked off by the base. Nefja didn't mind but now she's pooped.