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Featured on WRAL: Summer pet safety in North Carolina, plus expert advice from Truss Vet to keep your pets safe and happy.
Summer in North Carolina is my favorite time of year to enjoy the beach and find fun ways to still be outside without over-doing it in the heat. For...
Tabby and Kate – A Love Story
Kate and Tabby have one of my favorite stories. It's not necessarily one you haven't heard before, but it's the intensity of their love for one...
Silas and Finn – Raleigh dog photos
I love the story of how Silas and Finn found their forever family! It is so true that these amazing animals choose us and boy are we lucky they do!...
Rosabelle’s Farewell Session – When love means letting go
It's taken me a while to write this post because I felt like I had to share my own story of re-homing my dog Lily first. It took me from last...
The Golden Guys – 2016 pet portrait session
Golden Retriever lovers unite and squeal with delight at this blog post! Not one, not two, not three, but FOUR Golden Retrievers! Oh how I love...
The heartache of re-homing our dog – Lily
2021 update: Click here! Today, I think my heart is ready. Ready to tell the story about re-homing our dog Lily. I've thought about what I would...
Baxter’s 8th dog birthday party
It's hard to believe this turkey is EIGHT years old. Baxter's birthday is the first week of June so we went with a nautical theme this year! I...
Suzie – Senior pet photo session
It only takes a second to fall in love. Which certainly is the magical thing about pets! No matter how much time we have with them, they fill our...
Happy Birthday Anubis – Dog Birthday
Happy Birthday Anubis! This rescue pup is officially two years old and somehow manages to get cuter and cuter. Anubis celebrated his doggie...
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My sweet Baxter turns 13 years old
His face is whiter. He walks with a limp. He thankfully can’t hear the doorbell these days but knows exactly when his kibble tumbles into the metal bowl in the kitchen. My boy is 13 years old. Thirteen! All but the first three months of his life, he has been by our...