Dog Daze

This weekend was definitely one for the books.

I had two days off from work giving me a four day weekend. I was a little disappointed to find out it wouldn't be as warm as I was hoping, but it didn't stop Jared and me from having a few adventures.

Friday- being the only predicted warm day of the weekend- Jared came home from work early so we could go on a hike. We explored the woods behind Caughlin Ranch. Who knew we had a national forest inside Reno?

We enjoyed a nice little picnic in the backwoods of Reno and hiked our way to a beautiful creek. 

With the storm clouds rolling in we began out hike back to the car planning our next outing back to this spot.

Saturday started out lazy. We lounged around decided what to do. The sun was hidden behind a cloudy sky but the outside air was surprisingly warm and inviting. 

Jared quickly decided it was the perfect day for a bike ride (I was a little hesitant with the ominous clouds), but we hopped on our bikes anyway and before we knew two hours had gone by- and I'd seen more bums along the river than I had my entire life.. maybe.

As windy as it was (imagine riding down a hill and feeling like someone is trying to push you back up) I still had a fabulous time.

After getting ready, I suggested to Jared that we go check out the Humane Society.. Just for fun of course. 

We walked in expecting not to be impressed. I asked if they had any puppies, and to my great surprise, THEY DID!

We were led back to the kennels and found exactly the kind of dog we'd talked about wanting. 

How could it not be more perfect?

Jared said no..

I couldn't take no for an answer knowing that these sweet little pups would be gone shortly.. 

We decided to run some errands while we thought about it. 

I finally convinced Jared that I didn't just want this puppy- I needed it.

-and we were back at the Humane Society. 

As fate would have it the puppy I'd picked out that morning was one of three (out of the 7 they'd had) still left.

I knew then, we had to bring her home.

After much deliberation we decided on a name.

Rylee is an Australian Shepherd mixed with what we think could either be Rottweiler or German Shepherd. She definitely has herding skills already always following us at out feet.

We've got our fingers crossed for a Frisbee dog.