Cheryl Sheppard, of Burke, with Doobie on the left and Emma on the right in a photo taken at Lake Mercer. Photo contributed
“Meet Doobie on the left, Emma on the right and I'm Cheryl Sheppard (of Burke). We adopted Emma from Fairfax animal shelter when she was just a puppy, eight years ago. She's the alpha of the pack and always first to greet us howling when we come home from work. Doobie’s not three steps behind. Doobie was adopted from our good friend who rescued him from a shelter in North Carolina five years back when Doobie was 2 years old. Doobie is a gentle giant with a big heart. He's learned so much from Emma but Doobie is still working on his table manners. Without these two I'm sure this photo, taken at Lake Mercer, wouldn't have happened. Our family is blessed to have these paws in our household.”