Tori and I attended Dog Scout Camp in St. Helen, Michigan and we were proud to come home with 10 total badges.  The first badge that any dog has to earn is the Dog Scout Badge, and then Tori also took home badges in First Aid, Backpacking, Art of Shaping, Frisbee, Obstacle Courses I, II, and III, and Agility I and II.   The Art of Shaping badge was earned by Tori learning to paint a picture, which she really enjoyed.  I will try to scan in her paintings, and get some pictures from camp soon.

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.

Megan is taking Faith out in the conformation ring for the first time since the puppies were born. Faith went to the Colorado Springs show with Kelsey handling her, but she was very out of coat. Kelsey was told by a bystander that Faith was the nicest moving dog in the ring! Megan is very excited to be handling Faith again. Stay tuned for news of how that show goes.

The Donovan family has moved to Colorado. We are now in the Denver area. The dogs are loving it, and so are we!