A few weeks ago I was asked by Evergreen Golden Retriever Rescue (EGRR) to contact and orgainization called Happy Tails Books.  These guys collect stories about dog rescue and or adoption and put them together in books to educate and entertain readers.  They give a perscentage of their profits to the rescue organizations they have […]

Last weekend was BEAUTIFUL so the girls convinced my Dad to go out for the first boat ride of the season.  We figured we would bring Cooper along for a few giggles.  Since he is afraid of his own shadow we thought for sure he would flatten himself on the floor of the boat and […]

Meet Foo Foo.  He is the object of Cooper’s desire. Last summer we built the Taj Mahal of decks in our back yard.  It covers 2/3  of the yard leaving a mere postage stamp of grass in it’s wake.  This small patch has become home to Foo Foo and Mama Foo Foo.  (For all we […]

This is the view I wake up to every morning.  On weekday mornings I get up at 6 AM to go for a nice long walk with my buddy.  If I even, so much as, roll over anytime after 5:30 he is in my face.  Literally. This is so much better than an exercise video […]

Cooper is a Golden Retriever.  That means he is a great family dog, he loves tennis balls and he is a swim fanatic.  Hold on a second there.  This furry boy actually didn’t know how to swim when we got him.  WHAT?!?  A golden retriever that doesn’t know how to swim? The first time we […]

I listened to an interview with a great pet photographer just the other day and that inspired me to attempt to take some pictures of Cooper and my girls.  I love how some of these pictures turned out because they match so well with all of the personalities of my subjects, but there is a […]