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Delilah the traveler, protector and f riend
DOWN TORIDE -------------------------------------BY: ALANA HOLT Staff Photographer -------------------------------------The sky was lit by a golden sunset, mountains rested against the radiant backdrop and water lapped against the kayak. Jarrod, with his line cast, was trying to get his new pup accustomed to kayaking and being out on the water. She stood at the bow, looking out at the landscape a few hundred yards away. There?s a splash ? not a fish. Jarrod looked at the dogless bow of the kayak then down into the depths of the water hoping she?d come back up for air, all the while thinking, ?Well, my dog?s gone.? A couple minutes later, after looking all around him he saw her swimming in the opposite direction about 100 yards away toward land ? going after a squirrel she?d spotted. He circled back around and picked her up. He recounts it as one of their more exciting, and scarier, 18 | TEXASDOGMAGAZINE.COM
Whether they're out on the water in La Veta, Colorado (BOTTOM photo courtesy of Jarrod) or they're at home in Weatherford (TOP photo by Alana Holt) Delilah and Jarrod are by each others' side, ready for whatever life has for them next.
moments together because he really thought he had lost her, ?but it turns out she can swim!? Delilah is a traveler, protector and friend to Jarrod Reynolds. The 2-and-a-half-year-old Chesapeake Bay/Blue Nose Pit mix was a spur of the moment decision for Jarrod. The first time they met, she couldn?t even open her eyes. But as soon as he was able to bring her home, she was a travel dog. Jarrod is a photographer, Lifeproof ambassador, founder of Nomadic Anglers and a student at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He?s always been a free spirit in the sense that he doesn?t know where he?s going to be the next year, or even next month. He had just moved to Colorado when he welcomed Delilah into his life, ?and from that point on it was a learning experience for the both of us,? he reminisces. Their learning experience started with puppy potty training while living
out of a tent for three months and not having any access to running water for a period of time. Shortly after he adopted Delilah, Jarrod camped around southern Colorado while
