My rescue pup spent the first 6 months of her life on her own in a shed, then the next year at an SSPCA shelter. When I adopted her, she had no experience of the outside world so was terrified to step out the front door. Now, she’s happy to come hiking with me. Sometimes, though, when we come across a view, she stops and sits for a few minutes to absorb her surroundings before we can move on again. Here, she’s taking in the view above Achnashellach in Torridon.

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@andy_morehouse @hollie This is our rescue dog. She’d only known a fenced yard, had no idea how to manage the timing of the waves. She learned by patrolling the edge like this, watching other labradors jump into the surf. Now she wades out and waits for the wave to lift her off her feet and put her down again, and then she rushes out.