Last year my mom, Doree, attended a leadership retreat for Dog Scouts of America, where Faith became a dog scout, and got the opportunity to earn badges in Steeplechase, Dog Care, and Search and Rescue. Later that year we started to form our Dog Scout troop here in Colorado. Over Memorial Day weekend, we took a 24 hour car trip with four people (Doree, my younger sister Kelsey, me, and our friend Cathi) and four dogs (Gyp, Faith, Pirate, and Little - Cathi’s adorable long haired chihuahua mix, who I say looks like a toy sized Australian red Border Collie) in a Ford Expedition to attend this year’s leadership retreat in St. Helen, Michigan. I am proud to say that Gyp, Pirate, and Little all became dog scouts, and each earned extra badges in various activities.  To learn more about why we got involved in Dog Scouts, read our new page in the Training section.