Hi everyone…my name is Indigo. My mom named her business after me and another Australian Cattle Dog she rescued.
Yesterday, she went with a friend to do a photo walk at Bishop Arts District and while she was there she ran into a man with his standard poodle who had done a 5k as part of Strut Your Mutt put on by the local SPCA. And since she knew I would have LOVED to do that, she decided I can have some time to share what’s going on in my life.
And she PROMISED that next year, we’ll go to Strut Your Mutt!
We think I’m about 6 years old, but we’re not entirely sure since my mom and dad rescued me from the shelter in Nacogdoches Texas. I was there for 6 weeks, AND I was even featured in the local paper, but no one called to ask about me, or come look at me. But, my mom found me on Petfinder, and made the drive out from DFW to come get me. And boy, am I ever glad…
I was nervous around people, I’d never been on a leash, in a house, or had only been in a car to go to/from the shelter. And let me tell you, when I first came home and we went out for a walk in the winter at the local park, the people in coats and hats really scared me. And once I got used to that, going out in public was still a bit much, because everyone seems to want to touch me…but now, I’m used to that too, and when my mom and dad can tell when I’m ‘peopled’ out, they give me a break.
But now, I l o v e going out for walks and meeting people. And I can tell when someone says I’m pretty; so of course, I head over to say ‘hi’ so they know I understood.
My mom says I’m too sexy for my shirt, and while I’m not quite sure what she means by that – it sounds good to me.
So anyway, I’ll be checking out local dog parks, places that are thrilled when dogs come around, hotels that let me stay with my people and I’ll let you know about other things I do too!
Because I want to go where my people go!
I’ll check in as often as I can, but it won’t be every day, because really, I have things to do too, you know…
p.s. This photo is during one of our trips when we were on a hike; we were in Colorado in late August, and up about 11,000 feet near Silverton and that was a blast! It was my first time camping, and when we got back to camp I was so tired I crawled in my bed, my mom covered me, and I didn’t move for the rest of the night…