dogs
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My favorite hello
Less than a week after we lost Blitz, we brought Randi home. Randi (Miranda at the shelter) is just over 50% Labrador Retriever and the rest is a smattering of many different breeds (coonhound, pitbull, German shepherd, rottweiler, beagle, poodle, terrier…). She’s about a year and a half old and still in that puppyish phase…
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Heavy Heart
I wish I had updated a week ago. My world felt much lighter then. I completed my first endurance hiking event on June 7 — the Twin Valley Trail Challenge in Germantown, Ohio. 16.5 miles in just over 6 hours (in sloppy conditions, and I twisted my ankle). The following day, we celebrated Blitz’s birthday/gotcha…
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For nothing loved is ever lost – And she was loved so much
We adopted Reece on May 17, 2008, when she was only four months old. We said goodbye on December 23, 2020, when she was less a month away from turning 13. In her final days, she alternated between days of lethargy and her usual energy levels. That’s why it was so hard to know something…
Karyn Johnson 