Just had to share

One thing that will probably be a regular feature on this blog are the antics of my 3 lovely dog-children. They come with me to the studio every day, and are a welcome reprieve from the super long hours I tend to keep. There is Lady, a Vizsla... Daisy Mable, the basset hound... and Hayden, who we adopted from a rescue. This first edition is on our youngest, my little Hayden.

Hayden came from a puppymill down south, so we can't be 100% sure of his parentage, however from the research we've done we believe him to be a Beauceron (french shepherd dog), since there were a breeding pair who were also rescued from the mill. He was severly malnurished and full of worms when he was rescued, weighing only 2 lbs. at 1 1/2 months. After a month at a foster home, with good food and being dewormed, he started filling out. When we got him he weighed 8 lbs, at 2 1/2 months. Our little guy is now a year old as of Nov. 15th, and he now is a gorgeous dog... albeit much smaller than we expected at only 40 lbs! His brothers and sisters, who were much larger puppies, weigh in at around 65. So... we affectionally call Hayden our 'miniature shepherd'. He has been the most awesome puppy... so well behaved, so snuggly... he's my little angel.

I have lots of adorable pics of the 3 of them together, hanging out in the studio and doin' dog stuff. If any of you guys are looking for a canine companion, I can't stress enough to go and look in your local shelters and at rescues. Stay away from pet stores who have puppies by the cageful... odds are they are coming from similar places as Hayden... places that are too horrible to think about. Shelter dogs are all looking for families to call their own... and they will love you more than you can ever imagine.

Here is a pic of little Hayden hanging out at the studio (which is a disaster area right now). This is his "Will you snuggle me?" face.