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January Animal Portraits
I have finally taken some photos of Poppy with my camera. She has grown so much! I cannot believe she will be a year old in April. The whole experience of Steve and Nala's newborn puppies is almost surreal. The above photograph is of Nala though and it was taken in 2015 when she was a year old. If you make it to the end of this post you will see how different Poppy is to her mom.
The above two photographs of Steve and Judy were taken 5 years ago. A few short weeks before we got Nala. Steve was 5 then, the age Nala is now. I have no idea how old Judy was then, but definitely over 10 years. She was Steve's mommy and then Nala's mommy, she did a great job of raising them.
I love coming across photos of Sassy. She was always out and about with me and the dogs, This is why I have so many captures of her frolicking around. Our new Kitty cat hasn't joined me on any adventures outside with the dogs yet. But she is starting to play with them in the house. Nala's favourite game with the cat is boxing. She absolutely loves when Puss keeps swiping claws at her face and Nala avoids them at the speed of light. These photos of Sassy were taken in 2014, just before we got Nala.
I just had to include the above photo of Nala. It made me smile when I came across it. She was a year old and gazelle like. She jumped up in the air like a flea and landed on the stone wall. Nala was so slender and extremely athletic. I have noticed her chest fill out a lot in the last year as she went from being 4 to 5 years old. She's definitely chunkier now and doesn't jump up on the wall anymore.
These photos of Sassy are from 2015. Fourteen months after these were taken, I was devastated to find her dead out on the road. A month after that we found Kitty. Life works in mysterious ways.
These photos of Steve and Nala were taken last year. Before Nala got knocked up by Steve. They make such a beautiful pair. They are the opposite in everything from colouring to characters. How I would have loved to keep all the pups to see how they all turned out. Having three German Shepherds is quite enough though. In our tiny little cottage, there are more animals than us humans and space is tight.
Again more photographs of Steve and Nala from 2015. These two have a special bond now, they understand each other so well. Poppy is so lucky to have these two as her parents. They set such a wonderful example for her and they have taught her many things, saving us the hassle.
The above photos of Steve and Nala in snow were captured in 2017. We had a beautiful sunny day in the snow throwing snowballs and getting wet. They absolutely love the white stuff, it makes them very hyper and they run around the place like crazy. The photo below is of Steve taking a moment on our walk in 2014.
And finally we made it to Poppy. These photos below were captured last month when we got some lovely fluffy snow. Poppy loves chasing Nala and sometimes Steve joins in and chases them. They are such an adorable family.
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