Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree

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My carefree Chickasha Chiron  born 5/12/06 out of Leavin My Mark and Chickasha Candy

This photo was taken May, 27, 2011.  I was called by a woman who lived in the same community as me to come and do a photo shoot for her 5 year old buckskin gelding.  We took Chiron and his mother Candy to a beautiful lush pasture which needed to be eaten down.  Continue reading

Wordless Wednesday: The Brothers x 16

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Golden Video of the Week – Golden Retriever Wants To Play!

Had to share this Golden video. Thanks Daily Golden 🙂

Black and White Sunday: Doing Time

Black and White Sunday: Doing Time

Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot Two Ways

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreshadow

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We enjoy lovely sunsets at Sundog Ranch but this one was spectacular.  The way the trees create “foreshadows” on the pool was a nice surprise not having designed it ourselves.

Wordless Wednesday: Like Mother, Like Daughter

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Hot Day at Sundog

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Anyone who has visited Sundog Ranch knows why we might want a large body of water near by.  Not just to keep humans cool… What else it there to do besides try to keep cool on a hot summer day?  … Continue reading

Weekly PhotoChallenge: The Golden Hour

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Out of the Archives: Cute and Cuter

I love my grown up Sasha….the baby of the Sundogs.  But now since we’ve decided 5 dogs are ENOUGH dogs I get a little sentimental about the puppy years.  So I have to share what I’m talking about. DSC_0414Around 8 weeks old.  She’s a retriever through and through._MG_0387How about that confirmation.  I mean body._MG_0415In the mornings sitting on the front stairs looking for crawling things was a favorite activity….and still is._MG_1072Learning how to swim at a young age is required at Sundog Ranch.  Sasha is around 10 weeks here.  She started her swimming career in the puppy pen._MG_0965It can get a little intimidating competing with the big Sundogs._MG_0807So drying off and watching is good._MG_0643 Summers are hot at Sundog so staying near the water is imperative._MG_0633“In fact if sitting in water does not cool you down fast enough lie down in it.”_MG_0294In case you wondered Sasha is allowed in the house._MG_0395Even on the couch

  Now do you see what I mean about missing puppy time?

Adios Amigo’s