Virginia Wedding Photographers – Personal – Our dog, August – Michael & Carina Photography

This is day two of our thankful-series. This blog post is especially for all you dog lovers out there

I have always been obsessed with dogs. And as my family never wanted to get a family dog, I had plenty of toy dogs and hoped that one day my dream of having my own puppy would come true…

August, our snow-white male Chihuahua, joined our little family in March 2012.
His previous family could no longer keep him.
We lived in Germany at the time and it was an icy and wet March day. We took the train and walked for about 3 miles to get to August’s previous home.
He looked scared and we immediately noticed the two big scars on his back and his crooked nose. It seemed as if he hadn’t been treated very well…he was just about 5 pounds and 7 months old.
We just had to take him home with us. We took the train back while trying to figure out what we should call this little guy. After considering a few other fitting names like Gollum and Smeagul, we decided to call him August.
That did not seem fitting because of the month, but because he was born and raised in the small Bavarian town “Augsburg” (founded by Augustus).
On the way home he fell asleep in my arm. Finally, finally I had my dog. What a feeling!!!

August has been an absolute joy!
He sleeps by my tummy every night, he loves to be cuddled and held, he is content to be with us, and do whatever, he is so quiet and easy-going I can even sneak him into stores! He even flew with us from Germany to America last year – he sat on my lap for almost 20 hours without making a single sound.
…I know…that sounds pretty obsessed. But I love this little guy, despite his crooked nose and scars. He is so tiny and yet his heart is so big.
I am so, so, so thankful to have him in our family!

xoxo, Carina

No matter what age or size, I have always been a doglover.

Taking little August to his new home

His first week with us in Germany

Discovering his new home country, America