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Outdoors · May 17, 2016

We Adopted a German Shepherd! Meet our new pup, Shadow

Guys. WE ADOPTED A DOG!!

Everyone…meet our new pup, Shadow! Isn’t she gorgeous? 😉 I’m kind of biased.

Our new dog, Shadow!

In love with those cute ears.

Our new dog, Shadow!

If you’ve been following me on Instagram then you’ve probably already heard that my husband and I adopted a beautiful German Shepherd over the weekend!! We’ve been looking for a German Shepherd for a few months now.

And by looking I mean I’ve been combing through Petfinder alllll the time. There were a few dogs that seemed like a great fit, but they got adopted before we applied or those rescues required in-state adoptions.

Finally, we came across what seemed like the perfect pup. We sent in our application and waited what felt like forever until we got the OK!!

While we were waiting for our application to get approved I was checking my email like every 10 minutes lol. So this past Friday we were told that we’d get to adopt our dog (who we have named Shadow)!

In a mad rush we started packing suitcases and started looking for hotels. She was 6 hours away from us (she was located in Tennessee) so we decided to spend the night near her foster house. The whole drive there we were SO excited.

There was an extra special energy about the whole weekend because Saturday was my 23rd birthday!! We didn’t plan it this way, but we got Shadow on my birthday and I think she is the best birthday present EVER.

We were so pumped to finally meet her and she was even more stunning in person! I know she’s just a dog, but to us she really already feels like family. It’s our first German Shepherd, and I’ve never encountered a dog that is so intelligent.

She slept the entire 6 hour drive back to our house and has adjusted super well. No accidents, whining, or unnecessary barking. She’s already like my little shadow and follows me everywhere in the house. When I’m blogging or editing photos she stays right by my feet and naps. We took her to the lake yesterday and she jumped right in the water! Such a water pup. She could not stop playing in it! I could probably talk all day long about how perfect she is but I don’t want to bore everyone to tears.

More importantly, there are a ton of other gorgeous, intelligent, and loyal German Shepherds just like her looking for forever homes. We got her through Imminent Danger German Shepherd Rescue!

They are incredible. They pull a ton of dogs straight from high-kill shelters and place them in foster homes. If you’re looking for a dog that’s good with kids or cats, this rescue is great because they really evaluate them before they place them in homes. Check them out!!

Thanks so much for following along and reading this blog — it means the world. For more posts on Shadow, see HERE and HERE.

I hope you all had a FAB week! I will try to keep the photos of Shadow here to a minimum 😉 But for now, keep scrolling to see photos of her at the lake! We all need a puppy fix now and then.

For daily pics you can follow along on INSTAGRAM, and for daily inspo you can follow along on PINTEREST.

Xx, K

We adopted a German Shepherd!
We adopted a German Shepherd!
Our new dog, Shadow!
adopted a german shepherd
Our new dog, Shadow!
Our new dog, Shadow!
Our new dog, Shadow!

In: Outdoors · Tagged: dog adoption, german shepherd, jassamine elaine, summer style

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Comments

  1. Olivia says

    May 17, 2016 at 10:19 pm

    German Shepherds are the best!! I have two at my parents house.. I’ll miss them so much when I move to Colorado for a job!
    -Olivia
    Miss Olivia Says

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    • Kathryn says

      May 19, 2016 at 2:43 pm

      Ah that’s that’s amazing!! I’m sure that is going to be a hard goodbye, but at lest it will be semi-temporarily! Visits home will be extra special then 😉
      Xx, K

      Reply
  2. CLM says

    May 18, 2016 at 1:00 am

    Congratulations on your new addition! Shadow is beautiful and so lucky to have a wonderful new home with a couple who will love her forever.

    LOVE your blog!!!! Follow it regularly and look forward to your creative, gorgeous, and inspiring posts. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Kathryn says

      May 18, 2016 at 6:02 pm

      Thank you SO much!! And thank you for your kind words! This is the nicest comment and has completely made my day! Thank you so much for reading 🙂

      Reply
  3. Marianne says

    May 18, 2016 at 3:13 am

    She’s beautiful! I think she knows already that she has found her forever family. Congrats!

    Reply
    • Kathryn says

      May 18, 2016 at 6:00 pm

      Thank you so so much! Yes, most definitely her forever family! We love her and can’t believe how boring life was without her!
      Xx, K

      Reply
  4. Gemma says

    May 18, 2016 at 8:23 am

    Oh adorable!!!

    Gemma
    http://www.fadedwindmills.com

    Reply
    • Kathryn says

      May 18, 2016 at 5:48 pm

      Thank you Gemma!! Hehe I think so too 😉
      Xx, K

      Reply
  5. Rachel says

    May 18, 2016 at 11:34 pm

    SO ADORABLE! Congrats on your new family member!

    Rachel / http://www.seashellsandsparkles.com

    Reply
    • Kathryn says

      May 19, 2016 at 2:41 pm

      hehe thank you SO much Rachel!! She is such a joy.
      Xx, K

      Reply
  6. Maricor D. says

    May 19, 2016 at 1:55 pm

    Aww, she’s adorable!! Life is happier with dogs.

    http://www.golden-cor.com

    Reply
    • Kathryn says

      May 19, 2016 at 2:38 pm

      Hey Maricor!! It really is 🙂
      Xx, K

      Reply
  7. Jenny says

    May 21, 2016 at 2:11 am

    What a cute dog! He looks like he was having a blast 🙂

    Jenny Loves Beauty

    Reply
    • Kathryn says

      May 21, 2016 at 5:16 pm

      Thank you so much Jenny! Yes, such a water lover 🙂
      Xx, K

      Reply

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new years/anniversary in pcola🤍 new years/anniversary in pcola🤍
5 years ago under the night sky we said “I do” 5 years ago under the night sky we said “I do” to forever. happy anniversary @mdhadel !
cozy patio hangout (obsessed with these oversized cozy patio hangout (obsessed with these oversized chairs from ikea!!)📙🍂
October 2020 in Mississippi 🍂✨🎃 http://lik October 2020 in Mississippi 🍂✨🎃 http://liketk.it/301h2 #liketkit @liketoknow.it
wish there was a Jeep emoji 🥺 wish there was a Jeep emoji 🥺
happy 30th(!) birthday to my love @mdhadel 🤩🎂 with each year that goes by you get more handsome, more wise, and better in every way (altho the mustache is questionable). I love you!!! #dirtythirty #gettingold #justkidding #kinda
home sweet home in Mississippi! we closed on our h home sweet home in Mississippi! we closed on our house last week that we bought 2,000 miles away in San Diego via FaceTime. major thanks to my angel parents @barnabypie & @ranger.steele who drove down from Ohio at a moments notice to check out this house for us in person before we made an offer. we love it so much and are so excited to get settled! #visitorswelcome #mississippivacation #notsandiegobutitwilldo
WE’RE MOVING!! 🚚 After 3 years in sunny San D WE’RE MOVING!! 🚚 After 3 years in sunny San Diego, we’re moving back to Mississippi. Back to the deep south, humidity, and gas station BBQ. Michael and I first lived in Mississippi as newlyweds when he was in flight school. This time around he’ll be an instructor and we’ll be able to put some roots down as we’ll be there for at least 3 years. Now we’ve just gotta pack up and hit the road. We’re moving ourselves this time around (full DITY move) and the pandemic is def adding extra flavor to the whole experience. Here we goooo! #ditymove #pandemicmove #gitrdone
one last time exploring mount laguna! one of our f one last time exploring mount laguna! one of our fav places in San Diego county 🥾🤎
got the full set of pics from Michael’s homecomi got the full set of pics from Michael’s homecoming — love them so much! 🤍 thank you @rachael_mariephotography ! As Michael’s time here is coming to an end, I’m really glad we could get these pics with the C2 #flynavy
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