https://dogbookstore.com/journal/Stories of the dogs in Shoot the Dog and German Shepherds of Australia.en-AUhttps://dogbookstore.com/journal/hermi-mr-big-barks/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/hermi-mr-big-barks/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTHermi spent most of his first two years in foster care, and was once sent back for barking too much. Then Leanne and Rob came to visit. His story, from page 17 of German Shepherds of Australia, Volume One.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/alfie-and-saffi/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/alfie-and-saffi/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTAlfie was a stray on the streets of Sydney. Saffi is a working-line shepherd who swims in the dam. Deb's family were blown away by their portraits, and the two share page 101 of German Shepherds of Australia, Volume One.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/kai-the-session-was-a-blast/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/kai-the-session-was-a-blast/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTRebekah called Kai's photo session a blast, and the coffee table book at the end of it amazing. Kai is the pouncing bunny on page 148 of German Shepherds of Australia, Volume One.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/gordon-and-daisy/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/gordon-and-daisy/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTPenny brought her bouncy 20-month-old German Shepherd Gordon to the studio and promised to come back when he had a sibling. She did: Gordon and Daisy open German Shepherds of Australia, Volume One.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/gotcha-day-ideas-for-a-rescue-dog/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/gotcha-day-ideas-for-a-rescue-dog/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTGotcha day is the anniversary of the day a rescue dog came home. Five simple ways to mark it, and what two rescue dogs' families wrote about their own.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/where-the-hundred-dollars-went/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/where-the-hundred-dollars-went/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTEvery family photographed for Shoot the Dog paid $100, and all of it went to an animal rescue. The five groups it went to, and how the books were made.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/luna-at-home-and-on-the-beach/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/luna-at-home-and-on-the-beach/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTAdsie's family photographed their German Shepherd Luna at home and down at the beach, then watched the photos come up on the studio wall.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/della-and-the-newborn/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/della-and-the-newborn/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTKate's family had their German Shepherd Della photographed with a newborn at home. A shepherd, a bassinet, and a family's own words about the day.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/german-shepherd-rescue-after-the-adoption/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/german-shepherd-rescue-after-the-adoption/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTAdoption profiles stop at the day a German Shepherd goes home. Three rescue shepherds from Volume One tell what came after, in their own pages.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/kaden-and-kaitlin-taking-part/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/kaden-and-kaitlin-taking-part/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTEvery page of German Shepherds of Australia began with an owner who said yes. Kaitlin and her shepherd Kaden were two of them. Here is how it went.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/joey-surrendered-young/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/joey-surrendered-young/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTJoey was surrendered young to Homeless Hounds. Now her weekends are spent at the hockey club, chasing a ball. Her page in Shoot the Dog, Volume Two.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/jesse-best-dog-at-the-wedding/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/jesse-best-dog-at-the-wedding/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTJesse's first year was not the best. Then German Shepherd Rescue Victoria stepped in, and a family made him Best Dog at their wedding. In his own words.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/putney-the-baby-whisperer/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/putney-the-baby-whisperer/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTPutney, Black Velvet to his family, is friends with every dog from Chihuahuas to Irish Wolfhounds. His favourite human is his one-year-old brother.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/cuddle-bug-and-sassy-girl/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/cuddle-bug-and-sassy-girl/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTTwo German Shepherds on facing pages: Vegas, possibly the laziest shepherd you will ever meet, and Tilly, a rescue her family says changed their lives.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/evie-and-minimus-bang/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/evie-and-minimus-bang/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTSay BANG and Minimus drops to the floor, acting out the role perfectly. Evie would much rather give you a lick. Two dachshunds, one great love: food.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/kooper-koops-ruby-doo-or-rubes/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/kooper-koops-ruby-doo-or-rubes/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTA German Shepherd with four names, a brand-new steel fence and a neighbourhood to keep an eye on. Kooper's family on their escape artist.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/cherokee-was-still-waiting/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/cherokee-was-still-waiting/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTHer owner saw her adoption profile a year before she could take her home. When she looked again, Cherokee was still there. In Chez's own words.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/lyla-princess-in-gumboots/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/lyla-princess-in-gumboots/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTLyla's owner was warned about the barking, the energy and the shadowing. Nobody mentioned being pinned to the bed for a face wash every morning.https://dogbookstore.com/journal/bambi-delivered-by-santa/https://dogbookstore.com/journal/bambi-delivered-by-santa/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTBambi arrived one December, number 1 on the wish list. Then came a lonely spell, and a boy who gave up his video games to find a pug.