Warbles with Bella

Max-attack! #greatpyrenees #akbash #dog #puppy https://www.instagram.com/p/CG0an8wF5WL/?igshid=x7q2n9idcxl9

They say the key to a restful sleep is having a really good pillow. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGvWv-pFjtPRAQ7XZikf1Ms9Vsm19OMpm4_Bsc0/?igshid=f9x7wajiml0r

Love the Halloween theme on this custom anniversary locket! #handmade #madeinMontana #custom #personalized #anniversary #jewelry #gift #rosegold #shopsmall https://www.instagram.com/p/CGvCJARlKif/?igshid=ptkd6cohg5qm

Max spent all weekend barking at the snow. But now he’s starting to realize that it’s also pretty fun to play in! https://www.instagram.com/p/CGlN_WQF0ba/?igshid=1t52qqfbbjhy2

Perfect weather and gorgeous fall colors on today’s hike. #fall #HelenaMT https://www.instagram.com/p/CGbOfaKFG1K/?igshid=15vgtissr7nhx

Squeezing in our second hike of the day before another snowstorm blows in! #fall #hiking #HelenaMT #greatpyrenees #akbash #puppy https://www.instagram.com/p/CGV5o4WFolJ/?igshid=122mhi62iatif

Enjoying our little fall wonderland. 🧡💛❤️💚 #ptarmiganvillage #whitefish #montana https://www.instagram.com/p/CGOJ44nF_9y/?igshid=1i3ovkqhem5a7

Swimming lessons at the #whitefishdogpark! #GreatPyrenees #Akbash #puppy https://www.instagram.com/p/CGI6-JPFLxs/?igshid=13ifwtmkxu683

Fall. 🧡💛🤎 https://www.instagram.com/p/CF_HrbmlLq8/?igshid=zd6yc43nb93k

Max got his first trip to the Whitefish trail AND his first bike ride with Mur today! #GreatPyrenees #Akbash #puppy #whitefishtrail #Montana https://www.instagram.com/p/CFqYVjRFzzM/?igshid=xa0qyv0t0s2u

Double, double, toil and trouble. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFn5N6fFzqUKmV3W6HnJuoEpLaDLws8WpXaD6s0/?igshid=1bmbi5zu8grpc

Happy it’s fall! #hiking #HelenaMT #Montana #Akbash #GreatPyrenees #puppy https://www.instagram.com/p/CFh1qkcFh1o/?igshid=blscszjxnk16

Some friends requested this custom necklace with a very important message. #vote! https://www.instagram.com/p/CFQQPjXFJni/?igshid=489cc9u8689h

Max thinks our multiple hikes a day are torture designed to make his life miserable. #puppy #Akbash #GreatPyrenees #fall #Montana https://www.instagram.com/p/CFOC9otlY4-/?igshid=1xiyvy03iy3ib

This is Maximus. Max came to us from the Colorado Akbash Foundation thanks to a little help from @greatpyreneesrescuemontana and @pilotsnpaws. He’s definitely an Akbash and may also have some Pyr mixed in. Max’s mama and siblings were rescued from a sheep ranch in Colorado. They were left to fend for themselves, a scenario that is all too common for livestock guardian dogs. But Max has been so loved and spoiled by his foster mom that he doesn’t seem bothered by his hard start in life. Orange Kitty thinks Max shows potential and is working to teach him the chase game that he and Buddy used to play. Bella’s official position is that Max is incredibly annoying. But unofficially she’s eating, wagging her tail, barking, and begging for walks again, all of which she stopped doing after we lost Buddy Bear. Murry and I like Max just fine but miss sleep. But we’re going on lots of hikes to wear him down, so expect to be inundated with puppy photos for quite some time. #puppy #Akbash #GreatPyrenees #livestockguardiandog #rescue #Colorado #Montana https://www.instagram.com/p/CFIZMOmF4Ce/?igshid=h8xbvhzmcqaw

Listen, of course we’re still going to hike for lupus even when it’s 80 degrees out. But this old lady and I are definitely going to enjoy every little piece of shade that we find along the way! https://www.instagram.com/p/CEsdw7LFYx8/?igshid=r3mc5y5o79h1

Today was the first day of the @teammakeyourmark #Virtual6challenge. My generous friends have donated over $300 to raise money for the #Lupus Foundation of America, and I promised them at least six miles of walking/running/hiking/biking in return. My plan was to hike a mile with the dogs each day and then try to see how many more multiples of six I could log on my own. Instead of our normal party of three, Bella and I did our first hike for two in a very long time. Whereas she normally goes nuts at our two p.m. hike time, I barely got her out of bed. Whereas she usually sprints ahead and rolls around in the grass, she just walked right next to my hip where Buddy used to love to be. When we turned around, she kept stopping to look back up the trail. It was the saddest hike I’ve ever been on, but we’ll keep doing it just so we can pass the places he used to love and think about how much he meant to us. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEm7MM0F9xx/?igshid=1tq39knedmj7e