I’m so grateful that West Street Dog brought Shea, Carla, and I together!

Little did I know when I met them at an event there that we would be getting together less than a year later to celebrate Shea’s 3rd Gotcha Day with her very own photosession.

Not only is Carla, Shea’s Mom, an amazing human and such an incredible advocate for Bully breeds, but she has worked with Shea to turn her into an awesome example of what this breed can be when given the right mixture of love, socialization, and enrichment.

Shea is silly, loving, gentle, derpy, smart, attentive, but also, confident. She didn’t flinch at any of our antics including leaping in the water for sticks, jumping up on logs, putting her paws up on a my tiny stump, and more.

Honestly, she had a great time splashing, zoomying, and working for treats.

This post is just a snapshot of all of the goodness we captured, but if you would like to keep up with Shea and all of her adventures, I recommend you follow her here.

Shea’s cake was made by Pup Pastry NC and her bandana was made by Carla herself. A shout out to my assistant, Elizabeth Sechrist, for all of your help with dog wrangling and behind-the-scenes content.

Enjoy!

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