Random Dog Post :)


With two good looking dogs trotting at our heels, there is always some photo opportunities where ever we go. And lucky for me, they seem to really enjoy having their pictures taken. Here is a bit of a modge podge scrapbook of the pups.
P.S. Click on the pictures to view them as a larger slideshow.
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Just the other day we took the dogs out for a little off-roading adventure in the desert. 

Kodiak is real into having his picture taken.
Juneau the mountain goat.\ 

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A couple months back, the old jeep broke down on the side of the road. While Andy was getting her running again, the pups and I found a little stream.




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During the summer, heading up to Navajo Lake and hiking Cascade Falls is always a must.
Kodiak showed Juneau his love of fetching sticks, and she figured out what all the fuss was all about pretty quickly.


Here we got to the Cascade Falls hike! The view behind this guy is overlooking the Virgin Valley and into Zion.

This is my mom's dog, Tallulah! She is a Hairy-Hairless Chinese Crested dog.


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Finally here is just a couple of picture from our go-to hike, Crystal Springs.






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