The Life and Times of Princess Cailin, the Pretzel Girl

Hi, I'm Princess Cailin. I've crossed the Rainbow Bridge but I want to tell you a little about my awesome family and the wonderful life that I had with them.

Introduction

On March 1, 2010, my family adopted me from Halfway Home Pet Adoption so my new brother, Buddy, would have a friend. We loved each other immediately.

Adoption and a New Brother

People thought I was his pup.

Mini Me

But it wasn't all fun and games...

Oh-oh...

But then I had enough.

Here she comes!

And Buddy apologized.

Respect little sister!

I was a sickly pup, and he helped me get better.

Poor baby

One time, we got stuck out in a thunderstorm. Very scary. We found the driest part of the porch and Buddy covered me with his body to keep me safe and warm.

Good Brother

I learned to love swimming. Well, I loved swimming with Buddy.

But not that scary

And I grew up to be strong...

So strong...

And fierce.

And tall

And then I found out that mommy likes to play dress up.

What's wrong with that?

My first Christmas.

She was spoiled

My first birthday.

Healthy and Happy

My first St. Patrick's Day. I wasn't sure what was going on but I wanted to be included.

Buddy's not happy

My first Snake Day Parade

The Saturday before St. Patrick's Day

On March 23, 2011, I got a new brother!

She's excited

And we became the Three Amigos

The Three Stooges

And explored...

Always exploring

And walked...

Three leashes, one human

And guarded the house...

Zero squirrel attacks

And ran...

So much energy

And trained...

Sit, shake, lay down

And napped...

They can fall asleep on a dime.

And swam...

It's hard to get a good picture when they never stop moving.

And explored...

They loved the snow.

Green's my color.

Snake Day/St. Patrick's Day

We went to the Renaissance Festival...

She liked this costume better.

Sometimes we stayed in a cabin...

They were good road dogs.

Buddy didn't like rafting.

He kept trying to jump out of the boat.

We had a lot of fun.

Never stop playing.

Let's see, what else...

How about some of my favorite things?

Sure...

Yeah, leave her stuff alone.

Learning the hard way.

They deserved it. Stay out of my kennel.

Spicy Princess

Running in the summer!

Never stopping...

Running in the winter!

The cold didn't bother them.

Being an enforcer! Follow the rules, brothers. Break one and I'll growl and look at mommy for support. No biting allowed.

So happy she stopped biting.

Looking out the big windows.

New house so they'd have windows

Begging for cuddles. I somersault onto my back and curl up like a roly-poly bug if I wanted a belly rub.

Pretzel Girl

Chewing bones. Real raw bones!

Stinking bones

I love being near Buddy.

Some things never change

Outside together.

Almost got a yin/yang there

Togther on the floor.

Gray faced twins

Yeah, I cuddled with Maddok sometimes.

2nd favorite brother

My last Christmas.

Still a princess

Even though I was sick, I was still happy..

Still has a beautiful smile

Then, on March 18, 2022, surrounded by my family, I became an angel dog.

She was 13-1/2 years old.

I was born on October 18, 2009. I didn't have a family, so Dawn with the Foxwood Animal Rescue took me in. She named me Sasha and told me I'd find a forever home.

Start from the Beginning

We were always together.
Side note: I always wore my ears straight up until I saw that Buddy wore his down. Always wore them down after that.

Ears Decision

And we looked a lot alike.

Twinsies

Buddy thought it was funny to pretend to hamstring me!

Watch out...

I learned to be fierce!

15 pounds of fury!

Most of the time, we were best friends.

Besties

No matter how annoying I was.

But she was cute enough to make up for it.

Buddy showed me how to run without a leash while staying with the pack. Shawnee Mission Lake leashless dog park had acres of fields, trees... and a lake!