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And it ain’t even raining… 🌈

August 6, 2021 by Kurt
Aurelius and Zeno reporting live from the outer bounds of Nirvana… 🧘‍♂️
Categories Photography Tags Aurelius, dog days, dog life, dog naps, dogs, naps, pet life, pet photography, pets, photography, Plott Hounds, Plotts, Zeno Leave a comment

Rainy Day Lazies 🌧️

August 1, 2021 by Kurt
Zeno reporting live from the Netherworld… 💤
Categories Photography Tags dog lovers, dogs, mood, naps, pet life, pet photography, photography, relaxation, Zeno 2 Comments

A Brief Moment of Zen(o)… and Aurelius

June 3, 2020 by Kurt
I think we could all use a little sleeping pets therapy right about now

#justbreathe

Categories Mental Health Tags Aurelius, Brief Moment of Zen(o), dog photography, dogs, meditation, pet photography, pet therapy, pets sleeping, photography, therapy, zen, Zeno 1 Comment

A Brief Moment of Zen(o)

May 12, 2020 by Kurt
Put your troubles and cares aside for a moment, close your eyes, and imagine you are in Sleep Nirvana right now with Zeno… Om…

#alonetogetherinnirvana

Categories Photography Tags a moment of zen, meditation, mental health, Nirvana, pet photography, pet therapy, photography, relaxation, sleep, sleep therapy, therapy 1 Comment

Pets sleeping…

April 27, 2020 by Kurt

…is actually a form of human therapy.

Zeno the Therapist at practice

UPDATE: Shift Change

Aurelius the Therapist has now begun his practice
Categories Mental Health Tags Aurelius, health, mental health, pet photography, pets, photography, sleep therapy, therapy, Zeno 9 Comments

Snowed-in Strategies

October 11, 2023March 22, 2018 by Kurt

Snowed In
Aurelius moments after coming in from playing in the snow with his brother Zeno.

Snowed-in Strategies
Zeno moments after the same snow play with his brother Aurelius.

#springhasnotyetsprung

 

Categories Photography Tags Aurelius, books, naps, pet photography, photography, reading, snow, spring, Zeno 3 Comments

What do dogs dream of after the temperature drops 40 degrees in one day?

October 11, 2023February 22, 2018 by Kurt

Zeno Tucked In
Zeno tucked in and dreaming of warmer climes…

#noteveryoneismadaboutglobalwarming

 

Categories Photography Tags dog photography, dogs, pet photography, pets, Zeno Leave a comment

Just One of Those Days

October 11, 2023January 11, 2018 by Kurt

Aurelius & Zeno working hard to slog it through the Dog Days of Winter

Categories Photography Tags Aurelius, dogs, life, naps, pet photography, pets, winter survival, Zeno 2 Comments

A Musing

October 11, 2023February 22, 2017 by Kurt

Cheek flares signify he’s in direct contact with the Literary Gods.
Go[o]d things will be coming my way…

A Musing American Muses
A Musing American Muses

#prayformymuses

Categories Humor Tags Aurelius, dog photography, dogs, literary, literary muses, muses, pet photography, pet videos, pets, photography, sleeping dogs, Zeno Leave a comment

These Guys

October 11, 2023February 8, 2017 by Kurt

THESE GUYS - Aurelius & Zeno
My muses, Aurelius and Zeno, musing

#buddiesforlife
#amwriting

 

Categories Photography Tags #amwriting, Aurelius, dogs, muse, pet photography, pets, photography, writing, Zeno 4 Comments

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