Stephanie and Ragley's Blog (2)

It's hard for me to believe that last Thursday, September 18 marked a whole year since I anxiously opened the very first picture of Ragley and her newborn litter mates all snuggled up to her mom. I spent endless hours staring at that single picture, wondering which one would be mine and hoping ardently that my breeder would post more pictures. Oh, how far I have come!

There are no words that can adequately describe just how much she has touched my life. I am a total crazy dog lady and…

I’ll start with a disclaimer: I am fully aware that my dog is a mix of golden retriever and standard poodle.

I have taken Ragley everywhere with me since the day she came home. Being a friendly sort, she thinks she is God’s gift to all the people of Earth and so we meet a LOT of people when we go places because she is very proactive in greeting her new human friends. People are always happy to say hello and most of the time they know she is some sort of doodle- we get labradoodle most…