04/25/2026
Shelby 💜
10 years old.
A Doberman I whelped, raised, trained… and built a life with.
She’s done it all — IGP, agility, and now SAR area search. Different disciplines, different chapter…same drive, same heart.
This last month tested us. Hard…She got really sick, and I was preparing for the worst. What we thought was cancer turned out to be Cushing’s.
Not easy… but not the ending.
She’s still here. Still working. Still showing up.
Today she trained. She searched. She did her job like she always has. And now she’s crashed out, sleeping hard after a full day — exactly where she’s happiest.
There’s something about these dogs… they don’t count the years, they don’t dwell on setbacks. They just keep going.
And so do we.
One day at a time. 🖤 🐾