📷 Met TONY yesterday. She was visiting from Durham with humans Tim and Sydney. ❤️
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📷 Met TONY yesterday. She was visiting from Durham with humans Tim and Sydney. ❤️
▶️ New Hashtag—#DogsIveMet
1/3 ANGUS had a queue of admirers when I spotted him on a bench near the train depot. Humans Ava and Ted of Durham NC were gracious, and obviously proud of their two year-old English Bulldog.
When the dust cleared, I approached: "May I take a picture of your dog for my blog?" Beaming, both: "Sureofcourse!" ❤️
This is Betty. She's about 4 and lives near Bryson City. ❤️
CHUCK, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, is a 4-year-old service dog who lives with their human in Bryson City. ❤️
OTIS is an American Dachshund from Savannah, GA. He's 13 and goes wherever his elder humans go. Beloved. ❤️
1/2 LEROY is from Bradenton, FL. He's 9 and was rescued by his human a couple years ago.
Two weeks ago, they got the heartbreaking news that Leroy is a short-timer. It's his heart. When Mom found out, they drove up to the Mountains to stay with her Mom and give this Pocket Bully the best possible life in the time he has left. He loves to run, especially in the woods.
"We just hope he makes it to Christmas." 🥹
JACK is a 2-year old Australian Cattle Dog I met today at the PLOW FESTIVAL at Darnell Farms.
Watched this pup suss his surroundings, the thousand people (half children) milling about and smells from nearby food trucks—mind grinding a million rpm a minute. ❤️
At the Festival today CINNAMON and GINGER's human stopped their pram for every admirer to fawn over these Yorkies. ❤️
This skeptical pup was waiting in a pickup in the Ingles parking lot in Bryson City, November 2025.
This is Lacey, an emotional support animal from Florida. She's 18 months old and a total Mama's girl. ❤️
OLIVE is a Heeler puppy, adopted by her two Moms.
A fortuitous meeting. Olive's humans are now friends and offered to "introduce" me to queer Bryson City and their community. ❤️
COCOA is a miniature Aussie yearling from Orlando. ❤️
This handsome, skeptical dog was waiting for their human in the Ingles parking lot. ❤️
APRIL and her human pulled into the gas station next to me today. Mom rescued April from the roadside and the puppy is *very attached. Here, refusing to make eye contact while she watched human pump gas. ❤️
This is Diego (Rivera) aka "Papi"—a Terrier/Chihuahua I met outside the PAWS Thrift Store today. ❤️
The dog known as "Girl" was resting in the shade, near the gas pumps at Hot Spot in Bryson City today.
She's had multiple littlers as evidenced by her teats, and belongs to "somebody across the road" according to clerks at the store. I've seen Girl many, many times over the months.
She looks both ways before crossing the busy, two-lane Main Street outside town. Each time I see Girl I'm amazed but thankful she's still around. ❤️
Bonnie is 8 weeks old and was at the vet for shots this morning. ❤️
Met OLIVE with her human in the Food Lion parking lot at midday. They were in a RV, on their way from Gatlinburg, home to Atlanta. ❤️
This is DAISY, animal companion to Steve, the guy who installed the A/C in the cabin. ❤️
TIMBER is 4 and and works on a nearby farm. He was at the vet for an annual check-up. Timber was a bit skittish and stayed close to his human. ❤️
STELLA was at the cabin this morning with her human, the owner's handyperson, here to cut grass and trim back trees from the power lines.
THE sweetest pup! ❤️
DAISY and her human, Dave, were sitting in their pickup outside the Cooper's Creek General Store this morning.