Sunshine and Razberry Co.

08/26/2026

I need 8 pet families to help me with something new! 🐾
Many of you know that I’ve had my small business for years, primarily making dog collars and pet accessories. Over the past several months, though, I’ve been moving in a new direction that I’m really excited about — photo restoration and custom Heirloom Story Portraits created from the photographs and memories that mean the most to us.
And I need a little help practicing and building examples!
This is Aspen’s Gotcha Day portrait. ❤️Giving credit to her breeder, Judy Knobbe of Futura Golden Retrievers in Missouri, for such a beautiful and sweet-dispositioned Golden! She is sorely missed in our family.
The original photos weren’t perfect — old lighting, distracting backgrounds, and all the things that happen with real-life snapshots — but they captured something I would never want to lose: the day she became ours.
That’s what I want these portraits to preserve.
Not just what your pet looked like, but the story of who they were and how they became part of your family.
So I’m looking for the first 8 suitable submissions from friends who would let me create a Gotcha Day / Adoption Heirloom Story Portrait completely FREE while I continue developing this new service.
Dogs, cats, horses — absolutely! 🐶🐱🐴
What I need from you:
• Your pet’s name
• Their Gotcha Day/adoption date, if you know it
• A short story about the day they came into your life and what made that day special
• 2–5 photos — and please don’t worry if they aren’t perfect! Old, faded, poorly lit, or imperfect photographs may actually be wonderful examples because photo restoration is also becoming part of what I offer.
In return, I’ll create a finished digital Heirloom Story Portrait for you at no charge.
Because I’m doing this to build examples for my shop, I do need the selected families to be comfortable with me sharing the submitted photographs, portions of their story, and the finished artwork in my Etsy listing and social media.
No purchase is required, and no physical product is included, but you’ll receive the finished high-resolution digital file so you can print and enjoy your artwork for personal use (there will be no watermark, as in this example). This is genuinely free — you’re helping me practice, refine the process, and show people what I can create.
If you’d like to be one of the 8, send me a private message with your story and photos. Please don’t post precious personal photos in the comments unless you want them public. This is cross-posted on my personal page so I will update this when it's closed!

07/06/2026

The wedding was almost over.

Then the family dog walked up to the car.

In a viral wedding moment from Guangdong, China, a bride named Carrie Ho was preparing to leave after her ceremony when her family dog, Gougou, came close to the wedding car. The photo, credited in reports to photographer Allen Ko, showed the dog leaning near the car as the bride looked down at him from inside.

It was not loud.

It was not dramatic in the way weddings usually are.

No big speech. No staged pose. Just a dog standing close to the person he loved at the exact moment she was leaving one chapter of life behind.

Reports about the photo say Gougou had been part of the bride’s family life for years. That is what made the image spread so widely. People did not need every detail to understand what they were seeing. A dog does not understand marriage paperwork, wedding traditions, or a new home waiting somewhere else. But dogs do understand routine. They understand their person’s voice, scent, emotion, and absence.

And in that moment, Gougou seemed to know something was changing.

For many families, the goodbye after a wedding is already emotional. Parents cry. Siblings hold on a little longer. Friends wave as the car pulls away.

But when a dog is there, the feeling becomes even softer.

Because dogs do not pretend to be strong.

They simply show up.

They follow the person they love. They look through the window. They wait for one more touch, one more glance, one more small reassurance that the bond is still there.

That is why this old photo still moves people years later.

It is not really about a wedding car.

It is about the quiet grief that can come with happy changes.

A bride was starting a new life.

A dog was watching his favorite person leave.

And for one brief moment, everyone looking at that photo could feel the same thing.

Love does not always understand where someone is going.

It only knows when it wants them to stay.

05/03/2026

Well now I wonder Aspen had 12 seizures on 3/1/25 that started her decline before she passed away! She had never had a seizure before.

Recently we have seen a trend of dog foods changing their formulas and adding 𝑹𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑬𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕 or 𝑹𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒚 to their formulas. Foods are adding this as it is a natural preservative. Obviously natural solutions are better than synthetic 𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞.

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒅𝒐 𝑵𝑶𝑻 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒔. It is very important that you check your dog food ingredients or even just google search or Chat GTP asking “has (your dog food) formula changed in the last year?” As often formulas add ingredients that may not work with your dog like adding chicken or subtracting other ingredients.

05/02/2026

French Bulldog lovers will adore this beautiful Frenchie design featuring a sweet French Bulldog surrounded by a wreath of lavender with “Frenchie Mama” lettering! The artwork is created in a faux latch-hook/yarn embroidery style, giving it a cozy look of stitched yarn while remaining a high resolution digital PNG file ready for printing. https://sunshineandrazberry.etsy.com/listing/4497748299

05/02/2026

I’ve added something new to my shop. I’m always evolving. I’m making digital PNG files now that you can purchase and download to make your own tees or tote bags or mugs or other crafts. I have several up in my shop but what would be more appropriate to share than a gorgeous faux embroidered golden retriever? I hope you love it as much as I do!https://sunshineandrazberry.etsy.com/listing/4497815380

05/02/2026

26 years ago today we had our first and only litter of Golden Retriever puppies! Lakota our dog had 7 girls and the dad Cody was my brother in laws Golden retriever. They mostly went to family! We had the welping box ready with the heat lamps and that day May 1st 2000 in Aurora, Colorado. It was so hot (our condo did not have air conditioning it was a garden level you didn’t used to need it!) I had to go out and buy a swamp cooler fan because we were at or close to the 100 degree mark! But we had so much fun, it was a labor of love! We ended up with 2 pups from the litter - Sunny and Raz. Which is now of course the name of my business Sunshine and Razberry! They were as opposite in personality as you could get and our pack of 3 goldens got along great! We loved them so much! We miss our “Girls” they are forever in our hearts waiting for us at the Rainbow Bridge!

12/19/2025

Thank you to all that have supported my small handmade business this year. I know I haven’t posted much. It’s been a tough year with my breast cancer diagnosis to losing Aspen my Golden Retriever in April. My business keeps me going and I love ❤️ all my customers and have made many friends from vendors to clients. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and looking forward to a new year!

11/26/2025

Anyone feeling Grinchy? Is your pup ready for Christmas? Check out all the Christmas collars or just adorable gifts I have in my Etsy shop! Sale on right now! https://sunshineandrazberry.etsy.com/listing/1585526676

11/26/2025

There’s just something about a Berner! Oh senior dogs always have my heart. I lost my Aspen in April this year and I haven’t been able to talk about it. Cancer sucks. She had stomach cancer that had metastasized.