Oh I just love this entire thread - the pictures, the captions - everything! Your grass has grown in so nicely!! I remember your earlier pictures where there was only dirt. I know you are happy about the grass too as it helps with the muddy paws coming into the house! I can't tell you how happy I am to see the pictures of Riley especially. When I think what might have happened to him if you had not been where you were that day. He certainly landed in a wonderful home and seems to be enjoying himself immensely with his two 'siblings." Thank you for posting these! I always love your posts but this one was especially enjoyable!!!

PS - This has nothing to do with your post, but yesterday as I was driving to work I passed a woman walking her shiba! They are such beautiful dogs!. Of course she was in the process of pooper scooping (she was wearing a dress and all dressed up as if ready to go to work and looked so funny hunched over like that scooping!) and her dog was standing next to her as if to say "yep, there she is - my slave - even cleans up my poopies!" I had to laugh to myself because that's exactly what we are to these furkids - slaves! And we are supposed to be the 'higher life forms.' hehe! Not really!