Sarge sketches

I'm officially in love with Sarge. He's so much fun to play with throughout the day and is my tiny shadow on every trip to the post office, bank, and library. He's really getting quite popular around here. In between naps little Sarge's new hobby is spying on all the local squirrels and birds that clean up our yard and feeders every day. This Spring when we open the windows and the birds really come back in droves I'll have to rig him up a spot by the back window in my studio for an all day viewing extravaganza. Little Sarge won't know what to do with himself!

As you can see I'm trying out ways to incorporate him into a new logo for my business. I've never been too fond of the one I have now, so getting a cute little dog is the perfect excuse to change things up. So far I'm liking the one on the bottom right the best. Which one do you like??

Sarge

Christmas came a little early for me this year! Seth revealed his plan to "buy me a puppy and wrap it in a box with a bow for Christmas"(which would have been adorable), but once we started talking we quickly realized we had two different ideas about pets. We finally decided on a shelter dog and browsed through hundreds of photos online through humane society websites. I knew I wanted a mini dapple doxin, but they are so hard to find unless you buy from a breeder.

Finally, on Thanksgiving day Seth spotted Sarge, a four year old mini dapple just like I wanted! We went that night and visited him shivering in his cage between about a dozen other barking and jumping mutts. Poor little guy was so nervous!

He's just the absolute sweetest thing and is super low key. He loves to cuddle and chew on his new fleece blanket and soft toys. He's still pretty nervous around most people and has had so many visitors over the past week! Kourtney and Peyton (our neighbor's kids) absolutely love him and help me walk, bathe, feed, and groom him on a regular basis. Then we cover him in his blanket and he curls up and falls asleep, snoring for hours. Such a little darling! He's already such a fun studio-mate.