#kaplanpets

It’s my bestie’s birthday! While I miss Cooper almost every day, Skye has easily become the living creature I rely on the most. She’s always at my side (unless someone else has cookies on hand) and knows just how to cheer me up and make me laugh when I’m in less-than-great moods. She’s a total goof and a doorknob and the sweetest giant lap dog you’ll ever meet. Happy fourth birthday, Skylar! Thank you for being a part of my life. ❤️❤️🎂🎈🎁 . . . @for4dogs #skye #skylar #kaplanpets #dog #dogs #dogsofinstagram #mutt #mixed #mixedbreed #muttsofinstagram #mixedbreedsofinstagram #blackdog #bigdog #girlsbestfriend #happybirthday #birthdaygirl #birthdaydog #puppo #pup #floof #floofs #floofsofinstagram #farmdog #farmlife #farmdoglife https://www.instagram.com/p/BpusFfDDtQj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=l2lm1kjhassg

Cooper is omnomnom-ing away, happy as can be. Happy Thanksgiving! . . . #cooper #dailycooper #kaplanpets #dog #dogs #dogsofinstagram #golden #retriever #goldenretriever #goldensofinstagram #goldenretrieversofinstagram #goldens_ofinstagram #instadog #apples #eatingapples #appletree #appleseason #happythanksgiving #thanksgiving #canadianthanksgiving

Meet the latest member of the #kaplanpets! Because the Kaplan farm isn't enough of a zoo yet. She came with the name Heaven. We're not sure if we're going to keep the name. She's a border collie, about a year old. So far, there's been lots of barking between everyone. Stay tuned! #bordercollie #dog #dogs #dogsofinstgram #bordercolliesofinstagram #rescuedog #rescuedogsofinstagram

Today marks a year since Cooper’s ... you know. Sometimes it still doesn’t feel real - that I’ll come home and he’ll just be in the mud room, waiting. But I miss him every day, and I think I will for a very long time. No matter how many other puppy kisses I get, no matter how many more I snuggle, none will be like my pillow. He’s with me every time I dive into the water, every time I eat an apple, every time Skye sits on top of me. And I see so much of him in Khal, it’s almost scary - since they never met, and Khal was over 4 years old when he joined our family eight months ago - and sometimes it hurts more than it helps. . . . But anyway. Here’s a small sampling of pictures of me and my best boy, almost entirely from the cottage, most of which have never been seen by the Internet. Swipe all the way through to see my little fish fetch, back when he could still sorta see. I miss you, Coop. I hope you’re living your best life wherever you are now, with working eyes and an endlessly thrown Kong and all the treats your little heart can handle. Thank you for all the years and all the good times and all the memories I will hold on to for years still to come. . . . #cooper #kaplanpets #rip #dog #dogs #dogsofinstagram #golden #retriever #goldenretriever #goldensofinstagram #goldenretrieversofinstagram #goldens #goldenretrievers #puppylove #girlsbestfriend #imissyou #cottagedog #waterdog #fetch #swimming #dogswhoswim #happyplace #coopershappyplace #cottagelife https://www.instagram.com/p/Br6MXD6DbaM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=petmns58p5gd

Apparently today is #nationaldogday! You guys know how much I adore my pups. Here’s a throwback to a month or so ago, having a quaint moment on the dock at the cottage with #skylar! And if you want to see more of the #kaplanpets, follow the dogs’ account @for4dogs!!! 📸: @dilaseber . . . #dogsofinstagram #dogdaysofsummer #dog #dogs #outofcosplay #mutt #muttsofinstagram #girlsbestfriend #kiss https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm9bJJ0g2cb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1av8515m53b9f

I spent all day thinking about this post, what I'd write, what photos I'd use, going through old albums ... and next thing I know it's midnight and I missed the whole day. . . . On March 15, 2018, Cooper would have turned fifteen years old. It's been just under three months since we said goodbye to him and it's still a hole in my heart. From the moment I first held him, my perfectly golden Golden Retriever that I always wanted, I knew he was mine. From the moment I said goodbye to the very white old man he had become, I knew I'd never be a dog mom to another Golden Retriever. He was beautiful, he was silly, he was sweet, he was loving, and he was mine. . . . Happy would-be birthday, Cooper. You're forever in my heart. ❤️🐾 . . . #dailycooper #cooper #happybirthdaycooper #kaplanpets #goldenretriever #golden #retriever #goldenretrieversofinstagram #goldensofinstagram #dog #dogs #dogsofinstagram

This is Khal. We brought him home yesterday and he's adjusting wonderfully. This is what we know about him: he's about 4 years old, a Shitzu cross of some sort, and was found wandering the streets of suburbia by animal control. The shelter gave him the name Khal Drogo and we're keeping it - but really, he's more like Jon Snow: he knows nothing. He's already learning how to sit on command though! The other dogs are a bit wary still, but a little bit of progress every day is progress all the same. Welcome to the family, little man! . . . #kaplanpetsarethebestpets #kaplanpets #khal #khaldoggo #khaldrogo #shitzu #shitzucross #mixedbreed #dog #dogsofinstagram #shitzusofinstagram #mixeddog #mixeddogsofinstagram #newdog

Car across this old photo of #Skye today so figured I'd do a #tbt side-by-side, three years apart. Wasn't she just the cutest little pup? . . . #skylar #kaplanpets #dog #dogs #dogsoginstagram #mutt #mutts #muttsofinstagram #sidebyside #glowup #mixedbreed #mixedbreeds #mixedbreeddog #puppy #puppiesofinstagram #puppies