Wicket, a Labrador retriever mix, steals through clumps of dried knapweed along the banks of Greenough Park. It’s a gray April day, and alternating rain and light snow have made the dead leaves soggy…
Story by Alex Sakariassen; photos by Chad Harder

Near Lolo Pass, along Montana’s border with Idaho, a light drizzle falls on larches lining steep mountainsides. Pepin, a tall, lanky, fawn-colored dog with a dark muzzle, paces in the back of the car…

Rogue, a smart and energetic Belgian sheepdog, has been taught all sorts of tricks by his owner, Dave Vesely. On command the dog can sit, roll over or play dead. But Rogue’s best trick is helping to rescue endangered butterflies.

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