Puppy Love - Thompson Falls, Montana

A Big Sky welcome to Emma, the mellowest 3-month-old pup I've ever met. 

And a big thank you to the kind folks at Thompson River Animal Care Shelter (TRACS) in Thompson Falls, Montana.

Emma journeyed with her mum and siblings from California to TRACS in hopes of finding her very own human. 

Niece A, in search of a sweet little buddy, journeyed to Thompson Falls from southern Alberta, via Livingston, Montana, with a stop to pick me up in Missoula, Montana. 

Mission accomplished for both parties, thanks to the devoted matchmakers at TRACS. 

In chatting with the staff at TRACS, we learned that, in addition to networking and receiving animals from other states, animal adoption shelters south of the US-Canada border see a lot of Canadian visitors. Who knew?!

But we're certainly glad for all the wonderful work by TRACS that resulted in a happy California-Alberta combination.

P.S. If you are looking for your very own sweet dog (or cat - yes, dear cynic, there is such a thing as a sweet feline),  Thompson River Animal Care Shelter (TRACS)  updates their roster frequently (click the text link in their name). 

And if you wish for a pup as darling as Emma, her sister, Eadie, (pictured in both photos below)  made for a tough choice between sweet puppies. Eadie is still available, as is their mum, Eileen, and a varied selection of other dogs.

Puppy Love - Missoula, Montana

So much sweetness and tiny, squidgy puppy sounds! Just a week old, these snuggly Golden Retriever pups represent an eight pup litter that just happened to be at Missoula's Swoon Beauty Boutique yesterday. (Mama is calm and happy to share the love.)

Puppy Love, Hamilton, Montana

There’s a reason it’s called “puppy love”.
Puppies are kinda like babies in that when you meet a sweet one, you want one of your own - at least for that moment when you’re enamoured of the sweet eyes, those velvety ears, that playful pause in tossing the random leaf. But beyond the smitten moment, commitment is required to create a life-long delightful friendship. Raising a dog ain’t just a walk in the bark park.
Likewise, puppy love needs a little more consideration before being acted on. I’ve heard it said that we spend more time researching and educating ourselves for the purchase of a car than we do for the choice of who we’ll marry. Well, here’s a little help via books that were answers to my prayers when I needed re-education on true love: “Finding the Love of Your Life” by Neil Clark Warren; “Mars and Venus On A Date” by John Gray; and “How to Know If Someone’s Worth Pursuing In Two Dates Or Less” by Neil Clark Warren.
They’re all broken into digestible doses and read easily and engagingly, so if you or someone you know is ready to move beyond puppy love, you'll enjoy them as an investment towards a healthier future.