Kaitlin Butts at the North Texas Fair and Rodeo 2018

The Black Lilies playing "Don't Be Afraid": at Rhythm and Blooms - Knoxville, TN

Young Hopscotch, playing ice hockey on her cooling bed, while I'm at work

Hopscotch patrolling the perimeter of the bed, but Echo is persistent

Echo's first time getting on the bed. Hop wasn't super happy 😂 Now there's no going back!

116° today, so we're dreaming of snow days! Hop & Echo live for days like this! Just two happy dogs

Morning grumbles with Hopscotch

To be as peaceful as a bird, cleaning up seeds, in the shade of flowers

A calm, relaxing lake day in Oklahoma for the two dogs and me #takemeback #lakedays #muttlife

Love this little backyard bird oasis! So lucky to have these visitors!

Living for snow days! Two dogs enjoy romping in the North Texas snow

Echo, the toy thief - Hopscotch knew it was coming!

Two very happy dogs playing on a wet morning

Dog wags tail while sleeping. Such happy dreams!!

Hopscotch, trying to teach Echo how to play and share toys. He's come a long way since then!

Peaceful morning at the bird feeder

Flashback to a month after I started fostering Echo - learning the ropes of playing from Hopscotch

Party at the bird feeder!

The clean-up crew after the party at the bird feeder. Thanks for leaving my tomatoes alone, friends!

Possible record-setting hammer throw at the Decatur Celtic Festival 2026

Group bagpiping at the Decatur Celtic Festival 2026

Antonio Santiago & Angelika Ruiz, playing Hamlet's Rebuttal at the Decatur Celtic Festival 2026

Bagpiping at the Decatur Celtic Festival 2026

Puppy's first trip to California came with an identity crisis. Is Hopscotch a puppy or gopher? 🤔

Sand + digging + rocks = one happy, young Hopscotch

North Texas lightning show

A little of last night's North Texas lightning storm

Two happy dogs on the lakeshore

We all agree - Lake days with the two pups are the BEST

Butterfly fruit salad! Putting out banana peels and nectarines for the butterflies

Sleepy, angry golden retriever mix dreams

Trying out Mighty Paw's two-dog leash

I love the slow meandering along the red banks of the lake with these two pups 😍

Casually and happily strolling in White Sands - just two dogs, taking it easy

Baby Hopscotch puppy antics! She was so little! 🥹 ♥️

Hopscotch loves a good splash in the lake!

The laziest tug-o-war ever 😂

Two dogs digging for that California gold!

The pups got those California zoomies going on! #muttlife

Not quite a successful training, but "A" for effort and cuteness 😂

I'm at work, so that my dog can have happy, tail-wagging dreams on the couch...

Hopscotch says, "GETTTT UP! And let me go play in the snow!" Dog tantrums at their finest!

The pups are going to be so sad when this all melts!

The two dogs really are just living their best lives in their personal ice rink.

The snow and ice broke my dogs 😂 Hopscotch and Echo, rolling in the snow

North Texas snow day! Can you tell the dogs love it? I'm freezing, so sorry for the bad tracking! 😂

Little birds scavenging in zero degree weather. I need to get some bird seed

A young Hopscotch, fulfilling her neighborhood watch duties

Two dogs enjoying their yard

Hopscotch and Echo's first playground visit for 2026! Just two happy pups, running in the sun!

Echo's gotta dig! And White Sands is the place to be!

Hop & Echo take a trip! Echo is learning about hotel life, which evidently means playing at 4:30am.

Just a little rough housing 😂

Hopscotch and Echo live for cold mornings

Doggy ice capades! Two dogs, playing in the Texas frost

Two dogs trying to bait each other to see who chases who 😂

Hop & Echo LOVE cold nights and fast runs

Two dogs and one giant pup cup!

The tables have turned - Hopscotch has Echo on the run 😂

Rainy day park play