08/26/2026
🐾 IT’S NATIONAL DOG DAY! 🐾
Honestly, probably the best day, right?! 🥹🤍 In honor of the day, I thought I’d share some fun facts about my own pups, Pongo & Posie!
🐶 First up: the Pongo man!
We adopted Pongo from the Effingham County Humane Society. He was a puppy surrender, so I’ve had this little guy since he was just a tiny 13-week-old lad. He is mainly Australian Shepherd and Poodle mix, but according to his DNA test, he actually has 13 breeds in him! So basically… he’s just the cutest mutt. 😂
Pongo is, to say the least… unique. He’s extremely loyal, a little neurotic, and just a tiny bit unhinged. 😅 For being only slightly over a year old, he knows SO many tricks and, if you subtract the barking, he’s probably the most well-behaved puppy I’ve ever owned. 😂
He LOVES toys, playing fetch, and roughhousing with his human brother. He is also my absolute shadow. He wants to be by my side and involved in whatever I’m doing at all times.
He’s a big lover of other dogs, but not so much of people… and honestly, I think that’s pretty understandable. 😂
🐶 Next up: my Posie girl!
We also adopted Posie from the Effingham County Humane Society. She was roughly 6 months old when we got her. I haven’t done a DNA test on her yet, but she is believed to be Pit, Golden Retriever, and Lab mix. Just another adorable mutt really! 🥰
I think she and Pongo are roughly four months apart, and they couldn’t be more opposite if they tried.
Posie is everything sweet, calm, and nonchalant. She LOVES people, while other dogs are more of a “meh” situation… although she absolutely adores Pongo and is very attached to him. If he’s laying down, she will often choose to lay right next to him and cuddle him. 🥹
She is the ultimate cuddle bug and couch potato. I have truly never met such a lazy puppy. 😂 If lounging were an Olympic sport, Posie would have a gold medal. 🏅
🤍 Before these two, there was our original pack of hounds: Elvis, Molly & Richard.
These three are the pups featured in my logo. They were our babies before we had babies, and they will always be remembered and missed. 🤍
I was honestly nervous to get Pongo and Posie after losing our original three. We lost all three of them only a year and some change apart from one another, and it was HARD.
But I’m so thankful we decided to adopt again. Pongo and Posie have been the perfect additions to our home, and I truly can’t imagine walking through my door and not having a hound (or two 😅) there to greet me. 🤍
I’m also incredibly thankful for this career and for all of the sweet doggies I get to meet along the way. One of my absolute favorite parts of grooming is building a connection with each dog and learning their unique personalities while helping them look and feel their very best!
So, Happy National Dog Day! 🐶❤️
Now I want to see YOUR pups! Drop a picture (or two… or five 😜) of your dog(s) in the comments and let me celebrate them with you! 🐾👇🏻