Kamper Profile: Dubin & Tilley

What a pair we have for this month’s profile! These two lovely ladies are the pride of J.C. and Lyndsay Westby-Gibson of Portland. It’s a privilege for us to feature them this month, as their mom, Lyndsay, is a Lieutenant in the Navy currently stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan, for the next several months, and we are deeply grateful for the job she does.

They may be sisters, but they’re not litter-mates, having come from different mid-Maine households two and a half years apart (although one of Dubin’s litter-mates, Jack, started coming here at the same time she did in late November of 2006, until his family relocated due to work).

Dubin (aka Westby-Gibson’s Lady Dubinski) was born in April of 2006, and spent her puppyhood living next door to her brother Jack, and attending Dances With Dogs puppy day care in South Portland. When they were both big enough and graduated from DWD, they started attending Kamp K9. Dubin is the mild one, and is a total cuddle-bug, and definitely daddy’s girl. Her parents report occasionally having to wrestle her out of their bed first thing in the morning to go potty. She’s a total water-lover, as well as a fan of snow deep enough to burrow through like a mole.

If Dubin is the mild one, then Tilley (aka Tilley Thunderpaws Westby-Gibson) is the wild one. Born the day after Christmas in 2007, she made it her mission early on to get big sister, who’d been in a bit of a funk since her brother moved away, to cheer up. She succeeded nicely. Her style in the morning these days is to hop onto the bed and simply stare at dad, until his eyes open and then the kisses begin. She’s developed a two-foot-high, all four paws off the ground vertical leap, and dances beautifully at the sight of supper.

Both girls are a lot of fun to have here at Kamp K9, and we’re very pleased to have them!

In Other News

We received a shipment of pamphlets from the Maine Emergency Management Agency. These pamphlets have information that will help educate you in the steps to take to protect your pet should a disaster strike.

We all love our pets dearly, but many of us don’t even have an emergency plan for ourselves, let alone our little ones. Maybe it’s time to think about it.

You can pick up one of these pamphlets from the top of our front counter.

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