After a long week, Jake and I decided to pack the truck up and head south. We normally aim to stay as close to the mountains as possible, but something about this weekend was different; this weekend we opted for privacy, and vacancy.  From the beginning moments of this trip we knew we were in for a good weekend. The photo above was the view we had almost the whole drive down to Pincher Creek.  After a couple hours drive, we arrived at our campground: Oldman Dam Cottonwood Campground, Site B-78! Initially while booking this site, I thought we were right along the river, but we ended up backing onto the pond, which was fine by us! Surprisingly, as we were setting up camp we both heard an eagle off in the distance. We looked up, and noticed that a gorgeous bald eagle was circling around the campground so we waved and exclaimed "hi dad!".  The tent was set up, the fire was started, and the fire was lit. Night one: success! Morni...

A few days ago, I enlisted my husband's help, and took Bruno on an adventure to Fish Creek Provincial Park.  Bruno is a 40KG, 7 month old rottweiler mix puppy who knows his basic commands. Due to his size, I was worried to walk him alone, simply due to the fact that he could pull me around if he wanted to, but I was happily surprised to be proven wrong; he was a dream! Bruno was brought to the rescue when his previous owner simply could not manage his size and power. He is a respectful pup, but he is quite large, and he does have a lot of power in that adorable body. He knows basic commands, is not overly energetic, is great in the car, and with some basic training will be an amazing dog! Without further due meet Bruno, try not to fall in love with his gorgeous orange eyes! Our adventure night came, we packed up the camera, put on our walking shoes, and headed to the rescue to pick up our buddy for the night.  When we picked him up, he w...

The beginning of Sasha's story is not the most glamorous, she was brought into the rescue because she was pregnant and the owners no longer wanted her. When she arrived, all I remember thinking was "another mostly black cat, she'll be hard to get adopted..." You see, Sasha was not ever one to want any human interaction, even more so when she had her kittens. She would allow you to pet her, but she was never one to seek out the attention.  None the less as her kittens grew they developed their own spunky personalities, and we took 2 of them in as our fosters (Bailey & Marlin, see below).  Marlin here was already pending adoption when we got him in our care, and it didn't take long to figure out why. This little guy was full of personality, and never ever turned down a cuddle.  Bailey however wasn't getting any interest until the day that she climbed next to the food bag and sat there, looking like a mirror image of the cat on the cat food...