Hi! My name is Shiloh and I was adopted by Lauren when I was 8 weeks old. Puppy hood was a blast. I got to play with lots of cool toys and had many new experiences. Mom didn’t get much sleep as I had to go out to potty a lot during those first couple of months. And even though I had lots of toys, my favorite has always been the ball. Yet that doesn’t mean I didn’t have fun with lots of other new items as well like this big green plastic thing.

Mom calls this thing a bucket. They are so fun to play with. It rattles when I carry it around and rolls all over the floor. I can even put my head in the opening and push it across the room. How about 101 things to do with a bucket as a new game?

After I got acquainted with my new home, Mom started introducing me to other doggies. Sometimes they would come to my house and sometimes I would ride in the care to visit and play away from home. It really didn’t seem to matter as I made lots of new friends and had lots of wonderful doggie play sessions. One of my best friends is Bingo who is also pictured in the testimonials section. Bingo and I met when I was only 10 weeks old. He was my first real friend. We have had many wonderful play sessions since then. Bingo now lives in Sacramento and I miss him a lot. Hey, Bingo, I hope you are enjoying your new digs.

Another pal of mine is Maya, a black and white Corgy dog. She runs very fast because of her short legs and we have great chase games together. She also loves to romp, roll, and wrestle with me in the grass.

Jasmine is an Amstaff who loves to swim almost as much as I do! She has a pool just like mine. When I go to her house for play sessions, we would run around her huge yard and then race to the pool to cool off on hot summer days. It was a blast. Sometimes with all the splashing, our Moms would end up as wet as Jasmine and me! And they didn’t even get in the pool!

Growing up can be so much fun. One of the things I like almost as much as chasing the ball is playing in the water. I also like to run through the sprinklers in the back yard. I just don’t understand though why Mom wouldn’t let me swim in those bowls of water she would put down for me in the house. Later on I did learn that those bowls were for drinking and the pool in the back yard was for swimming.

So here I am in my pool cooling off on a very hot summer day. I am so lucky to have my own pool as I get very hot when I play out in the sun. But mom takes very good care of me making sure that I don’t overdo it. She changes the water in the pool often and keeps it very clean for me all summer long. And on those balmy summer nights I really like a quick dip when Mom takes me out to go potty before bedtime. Ahh…nothing like a
late night swim to soothe the soul ………

And of course, being the suave debonair guy that I am, I should introduce you to my girlfriend Carmen who loves to play and romp as much as I do.

She is a very cute chocolate lab. Lauren gets to take care of Carmen which is great for us as we get to spend a lot of time together. Carmen has a nice yard with grass for us to play on. We love to wrestle together until we are hot and tired. And friendship is all about sharing—even the water bucket.

Keeping up appearances takes lots of energy and hard work. Sometimes I get so tired I just have to crash. But I am never alone as one of my best buds is Ming who lives with me and we just love taking long afternoon naps together (oops now I am supposed to call them staff meetings).

Of course I have to keep up my strength as I am out riding in the car with Mom every day while she takes care of her clients. So if you see me sitting in the car, wave, say hello, or toot your horn and I will wave back.