puppy has a new home!

{sweet girl.}

I am so happy to share with you all that this sweet girl has been adopted by a lovely lady here in Napa! Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. All of the love and support was overwhelming and much appreciated. 

the puppy.

This little miss is seriously the sweetest thing ever! We are both in love with her, but know there is no way we can keep her with a baby coming. She is pretty independent and definitely holds her own with Pablo, but she also loves to be held and snuggle. Oh and I love to snuggle with puppies! 

At this point we really don't know anything else about her. My husband seems to think she has some Boxer and Rhodesian Ridgeback mixed in there somewhere. She does have webbed feet like Pablo and already loves to fetch. You should see her trying to carry a tennis ball... hilarious! I think she will be smaller than Pablo, but who knows! I do know she will make an amazing companion to someone. 

Oh and if you look at the pictures you can see that one of her ears is off a bit! My sister pointed it out yesterday... too cute.

surprise!

{thank goodness my husband loves puppies more than i do.}

Hello! I brought this little girl back with me from Todos Santos last night. She is from the same lady who helped me get Pablo... apparently someone put her in her courtyard a few weeks back and she hasn't had any luck finding her a home down there. The truth is, most of people in Todos already have 5 rescue dogs and it isn't easy to find homes for new ones. I brought her home because we are hoping to have more luck up here in California. Sooooo if anyone is looking for a puppy or knows someone who wants one, please, please pass her along! I am going to take more photos today and post all of her information by tomorrow.

Thank you!!!!

photograph a day | 22/365

{miss girdie girl.}

We spent the day yesterday at my parent's new house on the beach here in Todos Santos. The picture above is of their pup Gertrude... she was a rescue they were trying to find a home for, but ended up falling in love with and kept for themselves. I love her! 

I am on limited internet access here in Mexico, so will post more photographs when I return!  

i heart todos santos.

if you have visited this blog in the last few weeks you are probably aware of the fact that i am getting married this june in todos santos. i have to say i am pretty lucky that my parents live down there and are able to help plan this wedding, because i have no idea how it would have gotten done otherwise. i did end up flying down there last week to check out the hotel where we are getting married and see to some other small details. the trip, though very lovely, turned out to be totally unnecessary as my dad has pretty much finished planning the entire thing. he was so cute with all of his notes and spreadsheets and elaborate ideas (including drawings) for the food stations (i really shouldn't be surprised as food has been a part of his entire existence!). now all i need to do is find a dress...

{the beautiful rancho pescadero.}

{the perfect snack after a day of travel.}

{a night out in todos santos.}

{delicious!}

{i heart street treats.}

{i double heart shrimp tacos.}

{fun times to be had.}

{a peek inside jill logan's studio...very talented lady!}

{miss girdie girl...who still needs a home}

{la paz market.}

{our entire meal was under $4. so good!}

{la paz butcher.}

{la dulceria in laz paz.}

{loads of yumminess.}

{chicharones!}

meet: girdie girl.

if you have read my blog in the past, you most likely have seen a picture of my handsome boy pablo. + although he is featured here on a regular basis, i do not believe i have shared the full story of santos juan pablo (his official name)...+ how he came to live with me here in napa. i will say, our story is a love story + it does deserve to be told, but it will have to wait for another day because today i wanted to write about another perro de calle, a little girl named girdie.

{miss girdie girl}

miss girdie was found a few days ago outside of my parent's home in todos santos (baja). at this point we are pretty certain there is this big flashing sign, similar to the one in beetlejuice, pointing all stray dogs to my parent's home (this of course can not be confirmed, as it is is only visible to dogs). since we are certain this sign exists, i was far from surprised to hear that they had found + ultimately brought this little girl into their home. seriously, every time they go down to todos santos, they find another dog who is in desperate need of love. actually, more often than not these dogs just show up on their doorstep. a few years ago it was cowboy. oh, he was such a doll. + then there was rocky...i was obsessed with him (he was my first. such a long + sad story, which actually ties into pablo's story. so stay tuned). + then there was a very, very sick little puppy with one eye. + then there was indy, who we found on the beach. she now lives with my sister ash. + then there was another little puppy who was found under a tractor, a few yards from their house...+ of course there is pablo! seriously, the list goes on...

so here we are again, another year, another dog. girdie is in very bad shape. my dad said she is in one of the worst conditions he has seen yet...this poor girl was beyond starving, she was infested with fleas, she is missing patches of hair, she has been attacked by other animals, she was left for dead. my dad's description - "she is the ugliest thing i have ever seen." of course he said it with love...we all know a dog's beauty is in it's personality. but i think you get the point.

{happy girl.}

as we stand today, with the help of a local vet, they are working on getting her healthy. from these pictures you can see she still has a long way to go. they had some tests done to see if she has ehrlichia (a disease spread by ticks)...keeping fingers crossed they come back negative. once she gets better, they will need to find her a good home. i'll keep her progress updated on this site.

on a happy note, i spoke to my dad this morning + he was pleased to report that in just a few days she has developed quite the personality. another non-surprise, as with most all of the other mexican street dogs i have come across, once given a little food + a little love, they have blossomed into the sweetest, most hilarious little creatures to exist (ok, a bit dramatic i know, but we need to find her a home).

cheers! nm