#yearofthedogs

Despite living closer to my #office than my #workshop these days because of #youknowwhat I have managed to get some #welding done. Here’s my #interpretation of her logo of the supremely talented @joyfire, a #heart for a #pup named @wadewilsonthedog, a #branding #iron and #bookends for some #coworkers, and a #forged #basketweave #fire #poker for @oldmanwashburn. Fun stuff. 🔥⚒ ••• #blacksmith #barter #handmade #yearofthedogs #covi̇d19 #telework #quarantine #lockdown #salvage #forge #metalworking #gettowork #woodworking #projects #willweldformasks (at Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_KPCa2jU6Q/?igshid=1oimlqiqa57u6

Happy #halloween! I tried to dress violet up as a #rhinoceros. She was having none of it. 🙄😂💜🦏 #spoilsport Also, I made these #pumpkins outta #horseshoes. Have fun and be safe out there if you’re #trickortreating! 👻🎃🍭🍬🍫 ••• #welding #pitbull #violet #nora #rhino #art #hippo #peanut #piggy #pitbullsofinstagram #dog #yearofthedogs https://www.instagram.com/p/B4SBXERgb3e/?igshid=111xnv8ac31kg

#Violet is a dog of simple pleasures. She’s likes her #handmedown #hoodie and her 2-sizes-too-small dog bed (come on, it was $5 and has dogs in Halloween #costumes on it, also she has like 3 other beds 🙄😂). She also likes to get #crazy. And when she gets crazy she wrecks stuff, like my #ceramic front stoop #squirrel... just like her dearly departed sister, #nora,did. That squirrel has had a hard life. 🦛🥜☠️🐿 ••• #welding #pitbull #rhino #art #hippo #peanut #piggy #pitbullsofinstagram #dog #repair #destruction #yearofthedogs #fix #clumsy #norathadestroya #romperstomper #rambunctious #superglue 💜 https://www.instagram.com/p/B42NThfg2jT/?igshid=k08p3d13rb66

#Happy #birthday #Ma. Today’s is #moms birthday. She was never really a “dog person” but I think she bonded with #nora. Here they are taking care of each other while we waited out a bad #thunderstorm in the basement. I miss them both everyday 😔 ••• ••• #mom #family #pitbullsofinstagram #yearofthedogs #peanut #happybirthday #dog #peanut #missthem #love https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq2QKXNDBRp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=od282csxjzwn

MoreMetal #dogsitting. This is #foxy. I got to borrow her for the weekend. And I promise that I’ll return her to her parents. Fully spoiled. 😇 ••• ••• #dogsofinstagram #dog #yearofthedogs #redhead #walrus #nora #peanut https://www.instagram.com/p/Br_bT6mjCax/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=164uq256g28q

Two years ago today we lost mom. Hard to believe. We all miss her everyday. But I think she’d be proud of what we’re all doing. Here she is with me and sis (the two middle kids) on a train about 30 years ago. Love ya ma! 💚 And here’s a picture of Nora, cause I miss her too 😔💙🐶 ••• ••• #mom #family #love #mother #pitbullsofinstagram #peanut #yearofthedogs #dog #pitbull #loss #remember #nora #middlekids (at Ithaca, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrNQyusD0r-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l768cvod946a

I miss my #dog 😔💙🐶❄️ ••• ••• #nora #pitbullsofinstagram #pitbull #ithaca #visit #woods #home #peanut #bestie #pup #yearofthedogs #olddog #loss #grave #snow #bestfriend #iloveyou (at Ithaca, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp91S6ajTg8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15nx5lntrn2r6

I make a lot of #hearts. Here’s some from a recent batch. Lemme know if you need one. The more jagged the better 🖤 ••• ••• #welding #art #heart #names #toby #yearofthedogs #dog #pup #metalwork #handmade #buylocal #salvage #reuse https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq91-3MjDWn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lunx38fgaf92