Kayla
From neighborhood cat to family, Luec has become one of our favorite little visitors.

Staff Pets at Black Hills Parent

Black Hills Parent Magazine·
Fun Times

Meet the Staff Pets at Black Hills Parent! These are the loveable little guys we get to call family each and every day.

Rick DenHerder

Cooper is like a canine stress ball. He offers up his paw and lets you rub it until your stress is gone.
Cooper is like a canine stress ball. He offers up his paw and lets you rub it until your stress is gone.

Lisa DenHerder

Tucker is a good and faithful friend. He waits for me and then follows me wherever I go.
Tucker is a good and faithful friend. He waits for me and then follows me wherever I go.

Jim Wilber

Bella wishes that she were a lap dog. She loves her family, but she also loves treats so she stays on the floor!
Bella wishes that she were a lap dog. She loves her family, but she also loves treats so she stays on the floor!

Caitlin Beyer

Sadie likes to eat baby carrots and baby bunnies. It's her idea of a balanced lifestyle.
Sadie likes to eat baby carrots and baby bunnies. It’s her idea of a balanced lifestyle.

Jordynn Schmautz

Leo and Meeko are my entertainment, excitement, and a huge part of my family. I love them to pieces!
Leo and Meeko are my entertainment, excitement, and a huge part of my family. I love them to pieces!

John Edwards

Millie has all the classic Basset characteristics–selective hearing and the ability to take up 90% of a king size bed–despite only being three feet long.
Millie has all the classic Basset characteristics–selective hearing and the ability to take up 90% of a king size bed–despite only being three feet long.

John Eining

All three of my pets are wild, crazy, and act like a pack.
All three of my pets are wild, crazy, and act like a pack.

Ryan Hall

My kitty is new, the dog is old...super old. So, it makes for an interesting mix!
My kitty is new, the dog is old…super old. So, it makes for an interesting mix!

Chris Valencia

Sheldon: Our ball-hoarding, gentle giant.
Sheldon: Our ball-hoarding, gentle giant.

Cathy Chmielewski

Rocky and Snickers are the perfect remedy to a hectic day. As soon as I walk in the door, they’re waiting there with a rawhide and a smile!
Rocky and Snickers are the perfect remedy to a hectic day. As soon as I walk in the door, they’re waiting there with a rawhide and a smile!

Kristen Begeman

Both pups have the mind of a hunter, but the heart of children…often playful and sometimes mischievous.
Both pups have the mind of a hunter, but the heart of children…often playful and sometimes mischievous.

Kayla + David Schmalz

From neighborhood cat to family, Luec has become one of our favorite little visitors.
From neighborhood cat to family, Luec has become one of our favorite little visitors.

Jenna Carda

GusGus can’t contain himself when treats are involved. He starts jumping around like a little piece of popcorn!
GusGus can’t contain himself when treats are involved. He starts jumping around like a little piece of popcorn!