We have heard nothing yet on the poor dog we found. She is adorable, house broken, comes when you call 65%, and would be more if we knew her name. According to the vet she is 6mo to a year, miniature Australian Shepherd mix and 19.6 lbs of bone, muscle and excitement. Poor old Jethro is not sure what to do with her, but he is warming up. He even…

We are the rescue people! I suppose I should be accustomed, but I forget between times. A dog showed up in the neighbor’s barn. Not a scrappy outdoor dog, mind you. A young, Australian Shepherd mix puppy, 20 lbs wet and terrified. She was skinny, tired, tick and flea bitten and after some debate, I brought her inside. Yep, in my house where she promptly fell asleep next to a…

We are back on the hunt for our next hopeful house, scouring adds, photos and listings, looking for just the right place to move into. It is always an interesting processes; we collect possibilities and my parents go exploring, reporting back via FaceTime and telephone. I am of course in Missouri, working to get book 6 ready to come out in October. If they find the perfect house, we will…