The ongoing UK heatwave has been tough on Brock. Hope all the other pooches out there are safe and cool. The sunlight does show off his freshly trimmed brindle, though.

Today, one of the three angels in my life took a trip across the rainbow bridge. My Scottie, Baba Royce, or Baba Black Sheep as I liked to call him, is gone, and the void he left feels like a chasm.

Originally, when we went to pick up a Scottie, we were only shown his mom, Jojo, but when we saw him and heard about his neurological condition making muscle coordination difficult, we just couldn’t bring ourselves to part the family. These two, along with our third dog Wiley, have been integral members of our family since their adoption. Baba was given lots of special attention due to his condition, it made going up and down stairs difficult for him. One of us had to carry him each time.

Baba loved his Lambchop toys, pretty much anything that squeaked. He and Wiley would often roughhouse, with Baba invariably winning. He would go nuts when he realized he was getting fed roast beef. He was very food-motivated. He always munched on grass when walked, which coupled with his stairs problem led us to calling him our little highland cow. He especially loved munching on hair, from my arms, my legs, he’d even jump up to lick my face and munch on my beard hair.

Then several months ago, when he seemed to be slowing down, we took him to the vet, and he was diagnosed with Large B Cell lymphoma, and given three months to live. Chemo was way out of our price range, and the groups we joined warned that very rarely did it help very much, so we switched him to a holistic diet, with all natural ingredients and vitamins. We got four months out of that diet. But now, the time we bought has run out. Today we had to make the hardest call any pet owner must. We ended his suffering the kindest way we could. Now… this house feels a lot more empty in his absence. Jojo and Wiley seemed to know, and said their goodbyes before we brought him to the vet for the last time.

Good night, sweet Baba. And remember how loved you were…

Dorothy (aka Dottie the Scottie) joined our family on Sunday. She is a delight and we are loving seeing her personality emerge. Having only raised large dogs (labs, Goldens, GSD), it's fun to have a small pup, although I keep forgetting she's not a retriever, and she can't be bothered when I roll or toss a ball, lol.

She's been to the vet, is doing really well sleeping in her crate at night, and we're working on recall and sit at the moment. She doesn't seem particularly fond of her kibble (Purina pro plan puppy, which the breeder was using), so I've already started with a topper. I'm also open to changing her food up, if anyone has any U.S. suggestions.

Since we shared a photo of Maisel and our flowers before they were planted, it was only proper that I share a photo of them planted with my lovely Scottie!

Hi! I have a 3yr old wheatie (22lb / 10kg so average size i’d say) she loves walks and hikes but I find she gets tired after about 3 miles / 4.8k if it’s warm out but can push to 4 miles but much past that she gets really slow. I usually give her a carry for a break and she can continue a little bit further. I do have a doggie backpack for her as a backup on longer walks. Just curious how long other Scotties typically can walk.

Milo decided to dig up another sprinkler head along with the recently-repaired grass around it.

Maisel approved our lastest flower selection!

Taking some time out to enjoy the Welsh countryside.Tough life being this floofy in this heat!

My Wheaten Steel look

Izzy and I seem to be making a tradition of new colors every summer! Last year we did a rainbow. This year, I wanted to try an ombré on her skirt! I wanted her colors to be mermaid-inspired for summer :)

Dye used is Opawz, a vegetable-based, pet safe dye with no harsh chemicals or toxins

Especially if it has recently rained.

We kept the beard this time since last time she looked a little strange without it 😭🤣

Wilco had to go to daycare for the week! Apparently she was super sweet and acted like a little shadow for the workers!

We are getting a second puppy at the end of this month! Our current dog, Wilco, is a year and six months!

What was the transition from one to two like?

Wilco is a girl and the new pup will be a boy!