Emily, originally from Colorado and now a resident of Capitol Hill, was out with Sadie, a Border Collie mix just rescued from a shelter, and Chester, a “craaazy Husky,” on 11th Ave earlier this month. Chester is not a member of the family per se, but is a “DogVacay dog” (DogVacay is a pet sitting website similar to Rover). Sadie is new to the family, so she is a bit skittish. She also likes to jump but “tires quickly.” We feel you, Sadie.

We ask photographer Alex Garland to follow marchers in the rain and do crazy things like trying to make yet another picture of yet another huge apartment building look interesting. We thought we’d ask him to do something a little more fun. Capitol Hill Pets is a semi-regular look at our furry, fuzzy, feathered, and finned friends found out and about on Capitol Hill. Are you a Capitol Hill Pet we should know about? Drop us a line. We also have amassed an excellent roster of submissions we’ll pull together soon for a special edition of Capitol Hill Pets. Thanks for all the mail!