Hey Steemit - Cash here, a miniature Australian Shepherd living with my pack in Seattle. I was born on a farm in rural Eastern Oregon, where I thought I’d spend my whole life as a pup.
But, it wasn’t meant to be.
For some reason or other, I was the “clearance” puppy in my litter and the very last one to get a home. I finally went home with a very nice lady, but she immediately put me on an airplane to New York - which was a very traumatic experience I might add! But, once I was off the plane I met my forever human, and I ended up living with my mom (@lilyraabe) in NYC for four years - before moving to the PNW! I guess you could say I’m a well-traveled pup.
I had no idea that dogs were so well represented here on steemit!
At least not until @brittandjosie (dog mom to gordon setters, Joe and Charlie) told my mum about #dogsofsteemit! When I found out that so many pups were here - I decided it would be fun to steal my mom’s account from time to time to share my adventures with all of you. So, throw me a bone and keep on reading.
The first thing you should know about me - I’m a ball dog.
I’ve never met a ball I didn’t like. Chew toys are great - and squeakers are amazing - but I tend to have too much fun too fast and destroy those toys within an hour. I like balls because they provide hours of fun. The best is when I can convince my humans to play “Hide and Seek” where one of them holds me down and covers my eyes (while I freak out and act like a wild dog!!!) and the other one hides the ball somewhere in the house. They try to be tricky, but I always know how to find the ball. I beat them at their own game every time.
One of the best parts of living in the PNW, are all the adventures I go on!
I’ve hiked mountains, scrambled up boulders, kayaked, roadtripped, and run wild all over this part of the world. I like to work as a scout - running ahead to survey the trail then looping back to make sure my humans are following. I can’t help myself, and usually try to herd them up the trail (even when I’m hiking on my leash...oops). Just look at this next picture of me and my Mom having a blast!
And a few more of my favorite adventure shots!
I’m also a big laze-about. I love sleeping (and I love sleeping even more in my humans bed with my head on the pillow).
Here’s a few of my laziest moments - sharing them here because I know we can all relate to the joy of utter comfort!
(I’m giving my mom this look because I was sleeping and she wanted me to go for a walk. In the rain.)
Belly rubs. :)
Okay, okay, enough silly pics - here’s my proper headshot.
My Mom likes this one of me a lot, she thinks I look super handsome, and hey, who am I to say no to a compliment? To be honest, I love being in front of the camera - when my Mom asks me to pose I’m more than happy to oblige!
And now, a pic of me with my mum.
They say that miniature Australian Shepherds are “velcro dogs” - and I sure do try to stick like velcro to this human. I wait for her at the door when she’s away, and follow her from room to room wherever she goes. I’m always the happiest to be doing whatever she is doing - whether we’re hiking a mountain or just Neflix and chilling.
And for today - that’s where I’ll leave you friends.
I’ll pop back by to share some of my travels with you - from a dog’s perspective. I also have fun photoshoots sometimes (my mom has a series of pictures of me in a cowboy hat that she says I ought to consider posting). Or - you know - maybe I’ll tell you more about the miniature Australian Shepherd breed and what we need to be healthy and happy!
EDIT: I’m also going to add this to the weekly #dogsofsteemit challenge by @supernovastaffy! Thanks for hosting!
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