Meet Jen and Vanessa with their pet crew on the blog today! This fun winter session was taken at their beautiful home in Thompson’s Station. Jen and Vanessa have three dogs (all golden retrievers) and one cat who is possibly part ragdoll, and is a rescue from the humane society in Fort Lauderdale.
The three sweet pups are named Beaux, Rye, and Hank. Beaux is 12 years old and got his name as a play on LSU’s mascot, the tiger, which people often say “Geaux (Go) Tigers”. Side note, Vanessa played softball at LSU and is a HUGE LSU sports fan…so it’s fitting! Rye is two years old and is named after the couple’s mutual love for Rye Bourbon. The cat’s name is Mason and he is seven years old. Both Hank (three years old) and Mason (their cat) seemed like the perfect southern gentlemen names.
When I asked what Jen and Vanessa what their pet family loved the most and liked the least, their response for each were as follows:
Beaux: Most - ALL Food. Least - Baths.
Hank: Most - His Girlfriend Maisy, the neighbor’s dog who he runs the fence line with. Least: wearing sweaters.
Rye: Most - Affection from his moms. Least - being left alone.
Mason: most - wet food snacks. Least - his brothers barking!
I also asked the couple what their favorite things about their pets were: “Collectively, we love the joy our animals bring us. They make us smile and laugh and feel loved every single day.”
Individually they loved the following:
Beaux was their old faithful, predictable and chill in his old age.
Hank - is connected to them in the SOUL! They both believe Hank has some of their dog, Charlie, reincarnated in him. (He also gets away with the most)!
Rye - is their “love bug”, by far the sweetest and neediest boy they have.
Mason - a typical cat, only wants love on his own terms, but when he does it’s so genuine, it always makes us laugh.
The couple love the golden retriever dog breed because “they are so sweet and needy!” They love having them veg on the couch with them, but the dogs are also always up for adventures. “We love that what they want most in life is to be close to their people.” Hank and Rye are both rescued from Adopt a Golden Nashville.
I hope you enjoy all the sweet photos I got of this family!
~Mandy
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