Tiny Explorer & The Yorkie Tour Guide
🌼 Date: Saturday, March 28 – Sunday, March 29, 2026
⚡ Energy: ☀️ Sunshine, Fresh Air, and Tiny Puppy Adventures
💕 Status: Two Yorkies Living Their Best Lives
🥰 Outlook: Proof That Healing Sometimes Looks Like This
This weekend blessed us with something we haven’t seen much of lately…
SUNSHINE.
And when the sun shows up in Oregon, you drop everything and go outside like it’s a national holiday.
Casey was out mowing the lawn, which meant the puppies were also outside enjoying the weather and exploring their kingdom.
And let me tell you — Gidget has fully stepped into her new role as Big Sister and Official Yorkie Tour Guide.
She took the job very seriously.
She showed Maizy where to walk.
Where to sniff.
Where to investigate.
And more importantly…
She also showed her where NOT to go.
Apparently there are sections of the yard that are not appropriate for puppies, and Gidget made sure Maizy understood the rules of the land.
Watching Maizy follow Gidget around was the cutest thing. She stuck to her like a tiny fuzzy shadow, faithfully trailing behind her everywhere she went.
It’s like she decided:
“Yep… this one knows what she’s doing. I’m just going to follow her.”
And when I say tiny, I mean tiny.
Five pounds of fur standing in the middle of our big front yard looks a little bit like someone accidentally dropped a stuffed animal into a football field.
But Miss Maizy is clearly enjoying her new outdoor freedom.
Another thing we discovered?
She loves sunbathing just as much as Gidget does.
Apparently laying in warm sunshine is a skill that transfers naturally between Yorkies.
No training required.
Between the exploring, supervising Casey’s lawn mowing, and soaking up the sun, the girls had themselves a pretty perfect weekend.
And honestly?
Watching these two together — the seasoned professional and the brand-new trainee — was exactly the kind of simple, happy moment that makes everything else feel a little lighter.
Sometimes healing doesn’t look like doctor’s appointments and medical charts.
Sometimes it looks like:
A sunny yard.
Two tiny dogs.
And a little Yorkie learning how to be part of a family.
💗 Tina –
One Badass Day at a Time
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