Dakota's 3rd Day

My favorite photo of Dakota

We had a photoshoot outside. Dakota still isn't fond of walks yet but she seems to like being outside a bit more.

We spotted Jonah this morning at 9:30 AM. He ran away from us twice. We came back and tried to set up an elaborate trap to get him using Dakota as an incentive and hot dogs. But he never showed up. So I went back and left a bowl of dog food + treats and water. Our next plan is that he hopefully goes back to that area once he figures out that there's food there. Then perhaps we'll get him.

We haven't given up on him. Every time we look at Dakota's puppy eyes... we see that she's missing him. Perhaps it's us humanizing her but you can just feel it in the air. We'll see better days. So I spend about 6-8 hours searching for Jonah. Seconds turn into minutes and minutes turn into hours. When you're looking for someone that you care about... it still doesn't seem like it's enough.

My body is starting to feel the affects of climbing over trees, sand pits, thorny bushes, etc. in the Florida heat. Plus the sunburn on my face is a bit obvious too. (I have sensitive skin.) But it's worth it for Jonah. Plus I got to know my neighbors a bit more every time they pass by and ask how the search is going as they walk their dogs.

On a brighter note:

I created Dakota's debut video. It has Carrie Underwood's Temporary Home song on it which I think is the best song for it. Rights of the song belong to SONY Entertainment.

 

Link to Dakota's Video

Here are some photos from her photoshoot today: