Terrier Trials

Doghouse

Dog parade/walk/costume contest and fund-raiser. There are so many dog-people here it was a surprisingly fun event.

Wet Feature

Feature hunt led me to this little girl.

Pets of the Week

Today I caused quite a stir in the newsroom with this photo. I think everyone wanted to adopt this little guy. Every week we photograph pets of the week at three different animal shelters. Sometimes it feels like a lowly assignment but most of the time I secretly look forward to getting to play with the dogs and cats. Last week I met a dog I couldn't forget. Today I checked and she had been adopted, good thing, because actually I can't handle more than one dog for now.
My mother can vouch that I am probably the worst person to send week after week back to the animal shelters based on my track record of bringing home animals growing up, but I return each week and so far haven't made any adoptions. However, I'm sure that will change since I'll be here for a while now. I haven't mentioned it yet on here, but as of yesterday I am officially a staff photographer for the Journal.

Engine 21

A dog always makes a press conference better. This one was up for adoption and they dubbed him "Engine 21."

K9

Obedience competition for law enforcement K9s.

Badge and Tongue

Explosive detecting canine at the ABQ airport. Very friendly.

Funday

Rio Rancho event for the community. Sunday is Funday. Part festival, part picnic, lots of kiddies.

Disappearing Blueberries

This year's lack of rain has made the blueberry crop almost non-existive for some farmers, including this nice little old lady who is still running the u-pick-um blueberry farm started by her late husband.

Bentley and Dog Gatorade

Bentley made front page this week with UF's new Gatorade for dogs.
To lure him to sit still I was holding a treat only a few inches from his face and shooting with the other hand while lying on my stomach.
Luckily he was finally thirsty after all the treats and drank the water.

Dog Feech

The dogs made a cute enough feature but then the little girl got her hair caught in the dog's leash.