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Nala's World, Mentor, OH (2026)

10/19/2026

🐾 NALA/MIRA'S WORLD: Hide & Seek, Yummy Treats & Sibling Shenanigans! 🐾❤️

Heyyyyy everybody!!! It's ME, MIRA! 🐕🐾

Just popping in to give you all a little update on my VERY busy life! Being a Search and Rescue K9 in training is EXHAUSTING work, you know. Okay, okay... who am I kidding? IT'S THE BEST GAME EVER!!! 🤣

🚨 First up... SAR TRAINING! 🚨

Mom took me out training this weekend, and guess what?! I FOUND ALL THREE HIDDEN SOURCES!!! THREE!!! 🎉🐾

Seriously, humans. You guys go through an awful lot of trouble hiding things just so I can find them. I don't really understand why, but PLEASE DON'T STOP! This giant game of hide-and-seek is SOOOOO MUCH FUN! My nose knows things, people. 👃🐕

Mom was pretty proud of me, and between you and me, I was pretty proud of myself too! I think I'm getting the hang of this whole search-and-rescue thing. Apparently, one day this game could help save someone's life. That's pretty cool, but for now... CAN WE PLAY AGAIN?!

🦴 NEXT UP... TREATS AND BONES! 🦴

Another K9 handler who was helping Mom gave me some SUPER yummy treats! I mean, seriously, these SAR people know the way to a girl's heart! ❤️

AND THEN... I got to gnaw on some BONES!

Now, there was a catch. Apparently, I had to lie there and get my picture taken while chewing on them. 📸

Ummmm... WHAT?!

Mom kept saying, "Mira, stay! This is going to be SO cool!"

Cool for WHO, Mom?! You're taking 47 pictures of me chewing on a bone. 🤦‍♀️🤣

But you know what? I got to keep chewing, so I decided not to question the strange things humans do. Seems like a pretty fair business arrangement to me!

🐕‍🦺 BIG BROTHER UPDATE! 🐕‍🦺

Ohhhhh, and you guys! Me and my BIG Great Dane brother, Cash, are getting along SO much better!

I've learned that he actually likes me! Well... most of the time. 😏

He's SOOOOO FUN to antagonize! I poke him, pester him, bounce around him, and generally make it my daily mission to keep him from getting too comfortable.

He gives me that big-brother look like, "Seriously, kid? AGAIN?"

YES, CASH. AGAIN. AND AGAIN. AND AGAIN! 🤣

I mean, what's the point of having a giant brother if you can't drive him a little crazy?! It's called sibling bonding. Look it up. ❤️

🌰 AND FINALLY... MY NEW BACKYARD JOB! 🌰

I've also taken on a VERY important responsibility around the house.

NUT REMOVAL SPECIALIST! 🌰🐿️

You see, the trees keep dropping these little round toys ALL OVER the backyard! And naturally, I have appointed myself head of cleanup operations.

I LOVE tossing them around, chasing them, and playing catch with them! Mom might think I'm helping clean the yard, but really I've discovered an unlimited supply of FREE TOYS!

Those squirrels better step up their game because this backyard is under NEW MANAGEMENT! 🐿️🤣

🌈 A LITTLE SOMETHING FROM MY HEART... ❤️

I think my angel sister Nala is helping me from above. 🐾🌈 Sometimes when I'm learning something new or figuring out how to make Mom smile, I swear she's whispering in my ear, "You got this, little sister. Just keep going!"

I know Mom and Dad still miss her SOOOOO much. I can feel it. And I know there will always be a special place in their hearts that belongs to Nala. ❤️

I'm not here to replace her. Those are some pretty big paw prints to follow! But I think Nala sent me with a very important assignment: Keep Mom and Dad smiling, keep them moving, and don't give them too much time to be sad.

And BOY, am I taking THAT job seriously! 🤣 Between SAR training, terrorizing Cash, backyard shenanigans, and my never-ending supply of Shepherd energy, these two barely have time to sit down!

I hope Nala's looking down thinking, "That's my girl!" ❤️🌈

So that's my latest update, friends!

I'm getting smarter, finding all my hidden sources, making new friends, scoring delicious treats, tolerating Mom's photography obsession, annoying my giant brother, and running a very successful nut-collection business.

Life is GOOD when you're MIRA! ❤️🐾

Now, if you'll excuse me, I think Cash has been relaxing for approximately 11 minutes, and that is ENTIRELY too long. I have work to do! 😈🤣

Love, slobbers & lots of Shepherd sass,

🐾 Mira — SAR K9 in Training, Professional Hide-and-Seek Champion, Big Brother Pest & Backyard Nut Inspector! ❤️

09/06/2026

🐾🌊 MIRA HERE — BEST. DAY. EVER. 🌊🐾

Okay guys… I’m pretty sure I have officially decided that beach training is my FAVORITE kind of training. 😂

I chased waves. 🌊
I ran the beach like a complete maniac. 💨
I got sand in places we won’t talk about. 🤣
AND apparently, Mom still expected me to WORK with all of that going on. 🙄🐾

But guess what?! I crushed it. 💪🐕‍🦺

Waves crashing, people everywhere, smells coming from every direction, birds, water, sand and about 9,472 things I would have rather investigated… and this little nose stayed on the job. 👃

I worked on finding source and even had to figure out when what I was looking for wasn’t there. Mom says knowing when to say, “Nope, not here!” is just as important as knowing when to say, “FOUND IT!”

Apparently that means I’m pretty smart.
I mean… obviously. 😏😂

Nala left me some pretty big paws to follow, but I think I’m starting to figure this whole search-dog thing out. One sniff, one search and one ridiculously fun adventure at a time. 🐾❤️

10/10 training day. Would absolutely chase the waves again.

Love,
Mira 🐕‍🦺🐾🌊

08/31/2026

🌈🐾 The Big News We Haven’t Quite Been Ready to Share… Meet Mira. 🐾❤️

For the past couple of weeks, we’ve hinted that we had some big news coming.

The truth is, the news wasn’t difficult to share because we weren’t excited.

My heart just wasn’t ready.

Losing Nala changed something in us. She wasn't simply our dog. She was family, a piece of our hearts, and somehow this beautiful, stubborn, goofy Boerboel helped lead us into a purpose much bigger than we ever expected.

She led us to Search and Rescue.

And losing her didn't change how much we love her. It didn't suddenly make the house feel normal without her. It didn't make seeing her empty spaces easier.

And it certainly didn't make us ready to "replace" her.

Because Nala is irreplaceable.But somewhere in the grief, we also knew something else:

Nala wouldn't have wanted the story she started to end with her.

She would have wanted us to keep training. Keep serving. Keep searching. Keep helping bring people home.

And somehow, while our hearts were still trying to figure all of that out, another dog found herself needing a family.

Meet Mira. ❤️

Mira came to us after a tragic accident involving her previous owner left her needing a new home and a new beginning.

Her story isn't perfect either.

Mira underwent abdominal surgery about a year ago, which understandably scared us after everything we experienced with Nala. Thankfully, Mira's circumstances and prognosis are very different. She has had no lingering abdominal issues, her overall prognosis is much better, and she has been thriving.

And somewhere along the way, we started wondering if perhaps Nala had a paw in this.

Not because Mira is anything like a replacement for her.

But because sometimes Mira does something that makes us stop, look at each other and laugh…

…and for just a second, it feels like our girl is still making sure we're okay.

We like to think Nala has taken on a new job now: Mira's guardian angel. 🌈❤️

And apparently, she's already giving Mira some questionable advice.

Because Mira has learned how to open the back patio slider.

Just. Like. Nala. 🤦‍♀️😂

I swear sometimes Nala is sitting somewhere over that Rainbow Bridge whispering:

"Okay kid… antagonize the Great Dane brother. Frequently.

Do lots of zoomies.

Figure out that back slider. They'll never catch you until it's too late.

And when Mom and Dad are missing me a little extra… give them lots of hugs. Their hearts need those." ❤️

And Mira seems to be following those instructions remarkably well.

She has also brought something back into our home that we didn't realize how much we needed.

Purpose.

Mira is already well into her Search and Rescue training and working toward becoming a certified SAR K9.

She is smart.

Actually, according to Mira, she is the most intelligent individual in every room she enters. 😂

She loves learning. She loves figuring things out. She loves working. And watching that little light come on when she realizes what we're asking of her has given us something to look forward to again.

We don't know exactly where this journey will take us.

We do know Mira has some very big pawprints ahead of her.

But she isn't being asked to fill them.

She's being given the opportunity to make her own beside them.

Nala will always be part of our family.

She will always be part of our Search and Rescue story.

She will always be the dog who started something in us that we didn't even know was there.

And now, we get to love Mira while still loving and missing Nala.

Those things can exist together.

So after sitting on our "big news" for a couple of weeks because my heart simply wasn't ready to make this introduction…

Welcome to Nala's World, Mira. ❤️🐾

And I think we'll let our newest girl take it from here…

🐾 Hi guys. Mira here.

Apparently I have been hired for a very important position.

I have a pretty incredible guardian angel named Nala, and from what I understand, she set the bar ridiculously high around here.

That's okay.

I like a challenge.

Mom and Dad keep telling me about this amazing girl who came before me. How brave she was. How much she loved them. How she made them laugh. How hard she worked. And how she helped lead them into Search and Rescue.

I don't think I'm supposed to be Nala.

I think I'm supposed to pick up where she left off.

So I'm learning.

I'm training.

I'm using this ridiculously smart brain of mine.

I'm doing zoomies.

I'm keeping my Great Dane brother on his toes.

I've already mastered opening the back slider—which I personally believe proves that Nala and I have established direct communication. 😏🌈

And I'm giving Mom and Dad lots of hugs.

Especially that last one.

Because my guardian angel made sure I understood that assignment.

Someday, I hope I'll wear my certified SAR K9 vest and help find someone who needs me.

Until then, I'll keep training, keep learning and keep making my own pawprints next to the ones Nala left behind.

Don't worry, Nala.

I'll take it from here. 🐾❤️

You watch over us…

and I'll keep them moving forward down here. 🌈🐾

Love,

Mira ❤️

08/19/2026

My husband shared a dream with me this morning, onehe had where he saw her and was loving on her as we always did and he was able to tell her how much he loved and missed her and she understood. But she left us a gift too....

There’s something we’ve been quietly holding close to our hearts… and soon, we’ll be ready to share it with all of you. ❤️🐾

Losing Nala left a space in our lives that will never be filled. Our hearts are still mending, still broken in places, and we miss that beautiful girl more than words could ever explain.

But Nala also left us something incredibly important: a purpose.

She showed us what these amazing dogs are capable of. She sparked a passion for Search & Rescue that became bigger than we ever expected, and she put us on a path of training, serving, searching, and someday helping bring someone home to the people who love them.

And we truly believe Nala wouldn't want that journey to end because hers did.

Sometimes honoring the ones we lose isn't only about looking backward at the beautiful memories they gave us. Sometimes it's about carrying forward what they started.

Our hearts may still be healing, but there is work to do, people to help, and a purpose to serve.

And let's just say… Nala's story isn't finished yet. 🐾🌈

We have a SURPRISE coming to Nala's World very soon. ❤️

Stay tuned… this next chapter is for you, sweet girl. 🐾

Ohio Special Response Team - OSRT - Search and Rescue

08/12/2026

Monday was a month our sweet girl passed over the rainbow bridge. This weekend I felt the tears coming again.

They haven't really stopped I just stopped feeling and thinking, diving into other things to keep my mind busy so my heart won't notice the hole in it.

The problem is I can't stay busy forever, when I'm laying awake or not thoroughly mentally and physically exhausted I can feel her absence, I can feel the silence and then I feel my heart breaking again.... 😢

Missing you my sweet little girl....

07/25/2026

It took me a few days to post this as each time brought us to tears.....We brought our sweet girl home.

Picking up Nala's ashes was one of the hardest things we've ever had to do, but she's finally back where she belongs—with her family. 🐾❤️

The house still feels quieter than it should. I still catch myself looking for her in her favorite spots or expecting to hear those big paws coming around the corner or feel her huge weight laying down on our chest. My heart aches for her presence in ways I can't quite put into words.

But every time the sadness creeps in, I try to gently replace it with a memory... her goofy smile, her excitement over the simplest adventures, the way she'd lean into us for love, her stubbornness, her loyalty, and the joy she brought to everyone she met.

Grief is such a strange thing. It reminds us just how deeply we were blessed to love.

Welcome home, beautiful girl. You'll always have a place here, and an even bigger place in our hearts.

We love you forever, Nala bear. 🌈🐾❤️

I hope that wherever these memories find you today, they bring a smile as big as the one she gave so freely. Hug your dogs a little tighter for us tonight. ❤️

07/18/2026

Can we all just take a minute to appreciate **THAT smile?** ❤️

I don't think I've ever met another dog who smiled the way Nala did.

It didn't matter if we were hiking through the woods, visiting the vets, walking the aisles at Home Depot or Tractor Supply, at Search & Rescue training, or simply relaxing at home... that goofy smile was always there.

People would stop us everywhere we went just to comment on her. They'd laugh, smile back, ask to pet her, or tell us they'd never seen a dog look so genuinely happy.

That was Nala.

She had this incredible gift of making complete strangers smile without saying a word. Her joy was contagious, and somehow she made every place we visited just a little brighter.

Looking through these pictures still brings tears to my eyes, but they also remind me of just how much happiness she brought into this world.

I hope this picture makes you smile today the way she made so many others smile every single day.

We miss that beautiful face more than words can ever express. ❤️🐾

07/16/2026

It's been a few days...

People always tell you that time helps. Maybe someday it will.

Right now, the house is just... quiet.

There's no giant head nudging our arms while we're working or waiting for snacks to drop while we're cooking, gahhh she loved when people walked in the kitchen.
No happy galloping feet running to greet us.
No goofy grin and barks of joy waiting at the window.
No giant Boerboel snoring loud enough to shake the walls and lay her huge 60 lb head on your chest.

It's amazing how one soul can fill every corner of your home... and leave such an incredible emptiness behind.

I miss you every single day, sweet girl.

Thank you all for loving Nala as much as you did. Reading your comments and messages has helped carry us through some incredibly difficult moments. ❤️🐾

07/14/2026

Enjoying her best life...

07/14/2026

While we are still very much grieving the loss of our fur baby I thought I'd share some memories my kiddo sent me yesterday. Apparently he was taking pictures of her all the time.

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