Thank you so much Golden Rule, that was very sweet of you and much appreciation for your kind words ♥ ♥

These were wonderful and thank you so much for sharing with us! ♥

Great job Linda and very pretty kitty with great textures! ♥

Many thanks Linda, I'm going to keep going, one foot in front of the other and thank you for the hugs ♥

Thanks so much Jo ♥ ♥

Oh Jo, I love you so much and you have been so supportive♥ You are such a great person and even though we haven't met in person I consider you a good friend. I know you too have been thru a lot with the move and your losing Joe, but we are fighters and we carry on. I do want to get back on here again and start participating, things are finally starting to fall back into place, it just takes time. I've started a new hobby doing diamond art (kind of like paint by numbers-very relaxing) and you know me, love to be at Bella's taking those photos of the students and Penny and I have done some competitions, so it's all good. Thanks again Jo for being there for me when I needed a shoulder and I hope you continue to do well and I'll keep checking in

Many thanks Retired CPO, I need to start getting out with my camera again now that the weather is getting nicer. I am not a summer person at all, and this summer has been really hot and sticky here, but today was beautiful and the wonderful colors are just around the corner, so will have to get motivated again. Thanks for the pep talk, it helped ♥

Thanks so much NMGal, I truly appreciate your kindness. I need to get back to taking photos of the dogs, I have a lot of Penny, she's always with me on Saturdays, but Karma hates to have her photo taken and Caiden, most of the time is sleeping (but still doing fairly well) I didn't mean to run on about my woes, but thank you for listening ♥

Dodie, thank you so much for the warm welcome! I know others who have gone thru the same thing understand how easy it is to get lost in life, hubby and I were together 46 yrs, and there are days I still can't believe he is gone, losing mom, and then to find out Caiden has cancer, it's just been rough, but one foot in front of the other and just keep going forward, that's all I can do. Don't know if you remember Karma (my blue Merle-she hates getting her photo taken) she will be 14 in Dec. but still going strong and then little Penny and I still do some competitions, but it's not having anyone to come home to but the dogs, who can't say too much to me, that gets me down every now and then. I could go on, but that's not what this forum is for, so I'll say thank you again friend ♥

I'm going to try really hard to do better but I've had a rough year, so fingers crossed I can pop in a bit more often. I've posted my youngest pup on the Pampered Pets corner and gone into a bit more explanation of life in general. Please take care and give your pup a big hug from me ♥

These are great!! ♥

Hi All,
I've been pretty bad about keeping up with this forum and apologize for that. I have a lot to get caught up on and can't wait to see more of your beautiful babies! I've had a lot going on, (not sure when I posted last) but after my hubbies passing (it will be 2 yrs in Dec) I finally feel like I'm going to survive. This year has been rather rough, my mom passed in Feb, I ended up with a case of Covid that turned into a sinus infection and took almost a month to get over, then I found out my oldest Aussie (will be 15 end of this month) has lung cancer along with some other issues, so I've been trying really hard to stay out of the rabbit hole. I'm still working full time (hope to retire the end of April next year) and continue to take photos of the students at the Obedience School where I take my youngest dog Penny for lessons. If I could live at the Obedience School I probably would, that is my safe zone and brings me the most comfort. I have no family here, its' just me and the dogs, but the school is like my second home. Anyway, I'm rambling, and these are a couple of photos of my super model Penny who does such a great job for me letting me continue to practice working with my strobe lights that still to this day give me grief I hope you have all been well and look forward to seeing your gorgeous pets ♥♥

Penny (Taken with Lens baby Velvet 56M)

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Our fall photo-my practice shot before starting on the students dogs

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What a little sweetheart!! I haven't been on here in ages, but will have to go back and visit your other posts and if you aren't already, please be sure to share her to our Pampered Pets Corner, I know all the folks on there would love seeing her too. Look forward to seeing more photos of your pretty girl. ♥

I'm so sorry you are going thru this and understand how hard it is. My boy is going to be 15 the end of the month and has lung cancer with a few other issues. I wish they could be with us for much, much longer but it's just not mean to be. You have beautiful babies and I will keep you and your special pup in my thoughts and prayers. Sending hugs your way.

Wonderful set of photographs and thank you for sharing with us!