We got Jake from a breeder. They were keeping him to show, but then realized he was going to be oversized, and they decided to sell him. He's extremely large for a Sheltie.

We got Pepper from our local shelter. She was a sweet little black poodle/terrier mix. She was older and apparently had been well-loved at one time, because she sure was spoiled!

We got Max from a shelter about 2 hours from here. Our shelter didn't have any dogs we felt a connection to, so we drove to another one which we heard was good and we met Max.