About Scout:

Scout was Slagle Design’s most welcoming employee. When clients and creative partners came to the studio, they always looked forward to seeing her. She loved people and always made them feel at home.

In late October, Becky and I took Scout for a walk when a pit bull came out of a neighbor’s yard and crossed the street. Becky held Scout above her head and I did my best to keep it away until the dog eventually knocked her to the ground and pounced on Scout. It’s hard to get the images and experience out of our heads.

Later that evening, the family went to Med Vet to say a tearful goodbye to our pet of nearly 14 years.

I got so used to having her around the studio, I often think she’s walking behind me when I go downstairs to refresh my coffee. Before I go to bed every night, I have to remind myself that I don’t have to bundle up and take her out.

Double take!

About a week after the incident, I still couldn’t sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I replayed the incident over and over in my head. I grabbed my laptop and searched for dog breeders here in Ohio and landed on Forever Goldendoodles’ website. They had great reviews and as I started digging deeper into their website, I came across a video of Cece introducing new a litter of puppies.

As I watched, I noticed something. I hit pause and looked closer. Cece had a tattoo on her right arm that looked really familiar:

It was a sign! We decided to look no further and put a deposit down for the next litter and told her we wanted a female. We have only had female dogs and always had good experiences, so why mess with a good thing?

Here’s Penny!

Over Thanksgiving, we received a text message from Cece that Avalon’s puppies had opened their eyes and she was ready to share the new litter with us. There was only one female, which made our decision easy! We decided to name her Penny because of her copper color. Here’s the introduction video Cece sent us:

Family visit

December 10th, we drove 1.5 hours to meet Penny. She was even more precious in person. For an hour, the family got in lots of snuggles and kisses and even shed a few tears. Cece shared about the enrichment and training process she does with each puppy. While it was hard to leave Penny, we know she is in great hands and has lots of training ahead before we bring her home.

Coming home in January

In mid January she’ll be taking over Scout’s duties as Slagle Design’s Chief Hospitality Officer. I can’t wait to hear the footsteps behind me when I refill my coffee and don’t even mind bundling up to take her out in the cold Ohio weather before bed.

While our hearts were breaking and Scout can never be replaced, God was at work. Penny was born 2 days after we said goodbye to Scout.

Let’s celebrate!

We’ll be giving out Risograph mini posters (seen at the top of the post) and Penny stickers to celebrate! Swing by the studio after January 16th to welcome her with a snuggle or tummy rub, just reach out and we’ll set up a time.

We are so excited!