Apr 8

Me and a couple friends went on a road trip to Arizona, 9 days in all. We drove through Nevada and back up through LA, Death Valley and Reno. It was allot of fun. Chena spent allot of time in the car though because every time we got out of the car there was hot sand or gravel and Chenas feet got a little sore. We stopped whenever we could find grass of places for her to have fun. We camped the whole time except for 2 nights and she loved snooping around the campsites. Only one night did we hear Coyotes howling and she didn’t even wake up haha. We watched horror movies in the tent and it was nice to have Chena there to ward off the nightmares we were bound to have afterwards. Shes also a good bed warmer on a cold desert night. More photos coming soon!

Chena at the Two Guns Pool
Chena in Two Guns Arizona


Apr 8

A weekend trip to Seaside Oregon for a sunset photo shoot. She loves the beach but not a fan of swimming exactly. She’ll wade a little but thats about it. She also doesnt understand why the water tastes so bad haha.

Chena at Seaside

Chena - Seaside


Apr 7

Oregon legislators sent a strong message to those who participate in dogfighting with the passage Senate Bill 1072, a piece of legislature that will make being a knowing spectator of a dogfight a class C felony in the state.  A class C felony conviction carries a fine of $125,000, a five-year prison sentence, or both.  The bill was sponsored by Senate President Peter Courtney (D-Salem) and was passed during a special supplementary session in February.

“Dogfighting is a despicable and indefensible practice,” says Kelly Peterson, Oregon state director for HSUS.  “Spectators finance dogfights through admission fees and gambling, and Oregon’s law was deficient in handling these people who cheer and enable this cruelty.”

Although watching dogfighting doesn’t carry the same notoriety as training dogs to fight, spectators enable the “sport” to make a profit.  Under the previous law, spectators weren’t held accountable for viewing a fight.  The new law differentiates between people who purposefully view dog fights and those who accidentally come across one.  The bill makes advertising dogfighting equipment and possessing dogfighting paraphernalia class C felonies as well.

dog fight in oregon

“Oregon has some of the toughest animal-cruelty laws in the nation,” says Sharon Harmon, executive director of the Oregon Humane Society.  “This bill is one more step in demonstrating compassion for those who can’t speak for themselves.”Portland Tails Magazine – April 2008

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