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All of our "kids" are four-legged, and all were adopted from local animal shelters. Our cats, Tess & Mariah, prefer to stay home and sleep when we go on the road. Abbey & Jodie, however, take it as a personal insult if we ever drive anywhere without them. Abbey (the blonde) is the tallest Australian Shepherd mix we've ever seen, and she's very smart. As a Golden Retriever, Jodie relies more on pure love-of-life to befriend everyone she meets.

Our dogs love to travel, so we had to choose a profession that allows them plenty of opportunities to stick their heads out of car windows...

Our four-legged family: Jodie (Golden Retriever), Abbey (Australian Shepherd mix), Mariah (the black cat) & Tess (Mariah's sister). Everyone meets for treats on the stairs each morning.

Abbey patiently waits for her ship to come in, and mom to wash ashore safely.

Will create beautiful pottery for dog food! (On the California coast...)

Abbey's fake growls get little respect from her younger cousin, Qanik.

Mom and dad went to Ireland for their anniversary, and all we got was our picture taken in their hats!

Tess watches the kitty widescreen -- a birdfeeder hidden in the tree, as seen from the livingroom window sill.

Abbey & Jodie love the snow. But for some reason, wet snow balls up on Jodie's fur. Then she likes to come in and pick the snowballs off onto the carpet.

A dip in a California river turns into an impromptu game of tug-of-war.

Abbey & Jodie love to greet all visitors. Friends and customers appreciate this, but it wears thin on the UPS delivery man.

Abbey & Jodie sleep during the long hours on the road, so they always have lots of energy when we reach our destination.

Jodie is the fastest kisser in the west. Take your eye off her and she'll plant a wet one across your face. Her unwary accomplice here (after a central California show) is our nephew, Kerway.

Unlike the dogs, our cats do not appreciate the finer points of camping. In southern CA, our "Mariah The Scared" cat meets Laura's "Sebastian The Blind" cat for the first time.

Picnic dinner after the show in Anaconda, MT, includes our girls' best friends, Cornelius & Bernard (plus Brian, Karen, Mike & Tracy).

A hailstorm during a summer show sends Abbey under the table for shelter.

Jodie is a retriever of any loose item. Her favorites include stuffed animals from thrift stores.

Jodie loves to carry things. She helps bring in the mail every day, and she carries tomatoes in from the garden in late summer.

"The girls" wait on the tailgate while we're packing up the truck for the next show.