Zoe

Pointer Puppies Play Date at the Dog Park

2012-05-27T23:44:00.001-04:00

Hiking with my Human

2012-05-20T22:39:00.001-04:00

I thought yesterday was fun, but today was exhausting! My human left early in the morning and brought home lots of bags of good smelling things... I tried to help her put stuff away with a sweet potato and she took it away... crud! Then she put my collar on and we went for a ride back to the dog park. YES! ... No! she brought my backpack and Shasta's harness. Hmmm... a run maybe? It's really hot, so I don't think that's it. Ahhhh... a hike in the woods! Cool!!!

This is going to be FUN!

My human put this thing around my harness. But it didn't work, so I got stuck carrying it... oh well... not a big deal. You see that split in the woods behind me? Yah, we're going THERE!

This is a little more than half way there. WOW was it a steep climb! We didn't go up over the rocks, there is a really steep area just behind me a little. I was strong though and was careful. We took our time because the rocks were really loose and I could have hurt my feet if I stepped on one wrong. I'm glad my human brought lots of water, I drank a lot. I was really really REALLY thirsty when we got to the top part. On the way back I was really scared and my human had to help me down. I was SO scared! Its much steeper coming down than going up!

This is on the top of those steep rocks. Hay! Isn't that where Deacon lives? He told me he walks with his human to the dog park.... I be he lives down there. Maybe if I bark really loud he can hear me.... no, probably not. That's a far ways away.

Yep... Now that we are pretty much at the top of our climb, I'm sure that's where Deacon lives, and that IS a far ways away!

The climb down went faster than the climb up, but I was really hot and my human helped me a lot. We stopped a few more times to rest and so I could have water. I didn't get overheated because there was shade on the way down. The soft dirt felt SO much better on my feet. Maybe my human will get me boots for my feet next time. But in the meantime, I think I', just going to relax in the coolness of the truck. My human was really good and turned on the breeze really cold. Ahhhhh.....

But what's this? We have to go somewhere ELSE?? Do I have to walk??? My human didn't take any photos of this place, but I know where we were. We were in the store where the dogs get food. I got to ride in the big thing humans push around. Little humans pet me, a big human gave me a treat, and when we were leaving I got a BIG treat from the other human on the other side of the table. It tasted like peanut butter. Yah, I know what that is, I get it all the time at my house.

My human said I was such a trooper today (I thought I was a Champion?) that she had a special treat for me.

Oh yah! Knuckle bone in bed on the deck! LIFE IS GOOD!

Pointer puppy heads to the dog park

2012-05-19T20:30:00.000-04:00

Hey there! This weekend has been very busy for me and Shasta! Mostly me, but Shasta came along on my adventures. We went to the Dog park to play and Rasha came too! I love it when she comes out to play. We have SO much fun!

See? That's Shasta getting a brushing... he's shedding really REALLY bad! Rasha is waiting for Shasta to finish so all us humans and dogs can walk to the park together. There's a lot of these little things that scurry around lately. They are really fast and have blue tails sometimes. I try to chase them but they are good hiders. One caught my eye right as my human was taking this photo... She calls them Skinks... I call them little fast things I can chase!!!

I also met these really cool little humans! They know a lot about dogs, and told me this other really big dog was the breed Greater Swiss Mountain Dog. I dunno, but he was big. We chatted for a little, but he didn't want to be bothered too much. You see, HE'S a show dog. He was on his way to a show and wanted to stretch his legs a little. He asked me not to get him dirty. (what?!?!) He said his name was Attacus and had only to win one more show before he was a Champion. I don't know what that is, but my human says I'm a champion and I didn't have to do any shows. Oh well... he was nice, but kinda snooty... off to play with Rasha!

yah.... we're puppies..... and we play HARD!

"Get out of the bucket Rasha, it's MY turn"... "Snowy, your splashing me! Quit"

Then we met this really cool dog. He was a puppy like us, but maybe a little older. he wasn't an adult like Atticus, but not young like us. His name was Max. He had really big feet and reminded me of Suki. He didn't know I was cuddling with his tail... His humans were the little humans I spoke about earlier... they know a lot about dogs.

Oh! And this dog.... She was the same size as Rasha and I. She was a puppy too... like Max. Her name was Zoe. Just like my mom! She didn't want to play much. She was really nervous and stayed close to her humans. What a fun day though! After I got home, my human put me right into the tub! Ahhhhhh....

The Charlotte Pet Expo

2012-05-12T15:44:00.001-04:00

Snowy here...again... as always... ready to give you the scoop on my adventures! Today was a lot of fun so far and it's only half over! Another half birthday? No... not so soon my human says, but it sure FELT like it!

It all started like this, Once Upon A Time..... hehehe... I always wanted to say that. My humans were awake unusually early this morning and got me up also. While they were rushing around (they must be going somewhere again) I just hung out on the couch and waited...whaaat...doesn't every pup sit on the couch like this?

Then we went for a ride to watch all my friends on the really loud things they ride on arrive and leave. My human said that they were leaving for the mountains where the roads were really curvy. Phew! I'm glad we're NOT going with them. I just ate breakfast and I would like to keep it in my tummy please.

Then...we went into a place that is like the place with the food and the other dogs on leashes, but this wasn't like that place. hehehe.. this place smelled like dirt. My human kept me on a super short leash and we practiced sitting... and staying... and laying down... (sigh)... and dont pay attention to the humans... or the things they push... and yes, let them pat me, but don't jump... ugh...geesh! That wasn't really fun. At that time I wanted to go home. I was totally bord. That was really no fun.

Ha! But then! It gets better! WAY better!

LOOK!!!! IT'S PENNY'S HUMAN!!!!!

Where ARE we??? Look at all the dogs!!! This is gonna be FUN! I don't know what it is, but I think my human felt bad that I had such a tererible time at that other place she brought me here. Lets go inside... please? please? please? pleeease???

Hmmmm... What does the sign say??? I dunno, I'm a dog, I can't read, but I CAN tell what goes on over there. Can we go there first? I think I gotta go potty....

Look at all the humans! and the SMELLS! Mmmmmmm. I smell other dogs, people (not so good) treats, food and... hmmm... something else I just can't put my nose on it. oh well... walk on humans, lets go check this place out!

First things first... My human gave some other humans some paper and they let her spin this round thing. After it stopped the other humans let my human take a ball... odd. why did she have to spin the thing? How come she couldn't take a ball. humans are really strange...

Then. what? who's this??? Hayyyy! I know who that human is! I see him on TV all the time! He helps other dogs who need help...I'll have to have my human edit that sentence later... Anyway. His name is Shorty and HEEEES the Pit Boss! His Pit Bull is named Hercules and they live wayyyyy far away in the TV at home. Most of the time. I guess he got out. I wanted to meet him, but there were too many other dogs around and he looked really busy. NEXT....

Now THIS dog was scary! He seemed all cool in the beginning, but what my human didnt take a picture of was this dog...yah that big one right there... BIT the other human! ON PURPOSE! Really hard too! So hard that the little fluffy human fell to the ground and was yelling. Then his human said "OUST!" -- that means drop it by the way.-- And he did, right away and acted like nothing happened... weird. I think he's a little unstable... Can we go please??

Look at this! I'm famous! They have a sign with ME on it! No, not really, but it sure does look like me... These two guys thought it was me. They wanted my paw print. I told them I was a little too busy for handing out paw prints today, and I flipped my ears forward and winked. hehehe. No, really, I didn't, but wouldn't that have been fun?

Woahhh! STOP! Right here! Look! Agility!!! Can we? Can we? Can we? PLEEEEASE??

YES! We are next in line. My humans are AWESOME! I was told that Penny's human has a video of me on the agility course. I can't WAIT to see it! I was a pro runner and jumper, I had NO idea what I was doing and the thing that looks like a tube with a sheet attached to it was a little scary, but I was brave and the human that was training my human said I was a natural and did really well!!

Then it was time to go home. I was SO tired! All the water bowls smelled funny from all the other dogs drinking from it.. ewww... dog slobber. When I got home I took a LONG nap. when I woke up, I had this thing around my neck. My human said it was because I did good at Agility.

I wear it proudly!

What a Great Day!

6 Month Old Pointer Mix Puppy Birthday

2012-05-07T22:24:00.002-04:00

I was told that TODAY I'm 6 months old! My human said it's my half birthday. Hehehehe...I so don't know what that is, but OK... I'll go with it. Sounds like fun... So now that it's almost over I'm having my human tell you about my day and how AWESOME it was. (grin)

First, we went into the yard and they let me dig up roots. These things are fun to crunch on and superior tug-of-war players!

I got to hunt for birds. Yes! That's ME!!! Right there with my foot up. I'm concentrating really hard on that bird, but it keeps moving and so do I. My human show's me this on the thing she's writing this on...When it stops, I stop. It moves, I move... then I POUNCE!!! No wait, I think that's wrong. That's what a cat does. OH! I stand still... with my foot up. Gotta remember the foot.

Then my human took out all these things and put them, one by one in a bowl and mixed it all up. Oh WOW did it smell GOOD!

But whats this??? Whats this left in the bowl? For ME??? Ooohh... (lick lick lick) Mmmmm.... (lick lick lick) Thanks! I don't EVER get to do this. I'm liking these half birthdays. But guess what? There's MORE!!! YES! Really. Can it get better than this???

Oh yes it did! I not only got the bowl, but I got the spoon too! I think I'm in doggie heaven! So then, she put whatever this awesome stuff was into the really hot box. I don't know what it is, only that it made some of my whiskers smell funny when I got too close to it. I don't like that thing, but my human isn't afraid of it. She puts stuff in there all the time. I just wait for her to close it up and look in through its window.

Then... wait! It gets better! After my humans ate and they cleaned up their mess... they have more than one bowl for their food. I don't know why because they put it all in one bowl at the end... I don't understand my humans, but they love me and I love them. So anyway, I was told to go out on the deck and "Blide". That means wait there and don't move. (sniff sniff sniff) I think I smell that stuff that was in the bowl earlier.. I wonder if I'm going to get more?

I was told to close my eyes and I would get a surprise.. (sniff sniff sniff) Oooh... I think I know what it IS!!!

WOAH! ALL MINE??

My humans are so awesome! This is the thing my human made for me! All for ME because it's my half birthday!!!

Nom...Nom...Nom...Nom...

Before anyone asks, yes, I only had half. I gave the other half to my buddy Shasta. He may be old and grouchy with me because I have more energy than he does, but he can still share my cake. It IS my half birthday after all.

Zoe's Puppies are 6 months old!

2012-05-07T11:53:00.000-04:00

HAPPY 6 MONTH BIRTHDAY PUPPIES!!!!

Left to right: Moose (Scrappy), Patty (Patches), Ruby (Smudges), Rasha (Autumn), Penny (Benji) and Deacon (Sherlock)

Love, Snowy

Pointer Puppy's First Hike

2012-04-24T19:49:00.001-04:00

Hay everyone! My human has been very busy lately. She is looking in the same book over and over for hours on end lately. I tap her with my paw or my nose sometimes to get her to take me out and to take me for a walk... She's so focused... I hope whatever she's going to do is over soon... but... I had a surprise a few days ago... We had puppy day!

It started like any morning.... hehehehe... my humans taking photos of me in bed... "Really?" and picking me up... "please put me down, I know I'm getting big".

THEN

Rasha came over to visit, but she stayed outside... Hmm... My humans were rushing around the house picking up ...we must be going somewhere. They always do that when we get ready to go somewhere, its a strange habit, but OK. I was right though. they put Shasta in the back of the truck, Rasha got to sit in the front seat with her human and me and my human were all stretched out in the backseat. Ahhhhh.....

Hehehe... you look cramped Rasha.

This is going to be a fun day if Rasha is coming. We always get to play! Maybe we're going to the dog park? I know what that is now... Its the place that's really big, all fenced in and we get to run off our leashes. But nooooooo.... no dog park today...My humans put water in my backpack...kinda heavy but I can handle it, and we were going to explore in the woods!!! WEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

Hay! Hay!! HAY!!!! WAIT FOR ME!!!!! I don't like to be in the back. I'm the leader you all should follow me.... or just go off on your own and my human and I will explore by ourselves. Hmph!

By the way...... I missed you guys....where did you go?

Rasha said they went all the way around and found a stream to play in. I was getting really hot so I wanted to go, but nope.... iiitsss... DOG PARK TIME!!!! Lets PLAY!

Then we went to the stream Rasha was talking about....

Wow.. this is really cool... whats this?? hmmm... smells neat...maybe I can dig it out... yah, (digdigdig) I think I can... (splash!) Oops. I think I slipped on something. Woh that water is cold, but refreshing. My human didn't seem to mind that I was laying in the water, but it made digging easier... (digdigdig) HA! I got it! a good smelling rock with green stuff on it. hehehe. My prize!

After all that digging and running

and playing, I needed a nap. Ahhhhh... nice cool shade to lay in.... but it wasn't long before we had to go meet back with Rasha and Shasta. We all got groomed and dried off. When we were ready, we were packed back in the truck again and my humans went to get food for themselves... Umm... hay... excuse me... I haven't had my lunch yet....did you bring my food???

What? Whats this??? Mmmmm.... I don't know what this is, but it's GOOD!

And that's my day..... ha! fooled you! it's not over yet! Rasha came over to the house and we got to play with a new toy we found while we were exploring. It's a really hard ball covered in stuff that I get to chew. I forget what my humans called it, but we played keep away and got to play in the water from the long green thing hanging on the house.

We got wet and really DIRTY!!! YES! Best day ever!

Pointer Mix Puppy Stays Focused Wearing a Backpack

2012-04-16T16:19:00.002-04:00

Mornings are tough. I like to sleep in and get my puppy sleep because my humans stay up very late and I can't get ANY rest.

So to get me up early, I got a job today. Yep! ME! My human says that I need something to do, so last night she went into the room where they keep the loud things they ride on and took out something from one of the boxes of toys they have. (they don't play with those toys much) It was Black and looked really funny. Nothing like I have ever seen, but it smelled like SUKI!!!

My human said it was a Backpack. She ripped it into two pieces and put one piece on my back. I tried to play tug-of war, but was told not to. Hmmm... "Blide"...Stay... Sigh. This must be serious... I'll stay.

She fiddled with some straps and I heard clicks, she took it off my back, told me to stay again and put it back on. More clicks and fiddling with straps... I wanted to say "Do you know what your doing?", but you know, dogs can't talk, and since I have a tattoo, I'm a dog and not a puppy anymore.

After taking it off my back for a 2nd time, FINALLY! No more clicks and no more fiddling. She left it on my back this time. Hmmm... Feels weird, but oddly comfortable, like when she gives me a hug. This isn't too bad, but what is that other part you ripped for??? She didn't do anything with it, but let me walk around the house with the first part. It's is cool, but... umm... your not going to leave this on my are you? These straps that are hanging, yah, the ones I'm tripping over... well these have to go. Right then, she gave me a pat, told me I was good and took it off. ok.. cool. WHAT was that all about?

The next day... That's today, she took the "Backpack" out again but somehow put the two pieces back together again. She told me to sit and stay again and put the whole thing on my back. wow. that feels really weird with the other piece on. I have to concentrate to make sure I stay balanced. I think there's stuff in the things that hang on my side.

At first when we walked, I really had to concentrate... this is very different. I can feel the top part moving when I walk, but after a little I got the hang of it. When I had to go potty, my human picked it up in her little bag and put it in one of the things on my side. ewww... I can smell that!

I wanted to play a little when I saw a leaf run across the road, but I was told that new word she's saying in a serious voice... "No, Work" . This must be a very important job as she has something like this too sometimes she carries on her back. THIS is my job!!

I get to carry things!!!! Just like my human! YAY!!!!

I like my job. C'mon dogs that bark! I'm not afraid of you! I have a JOB!

Pointer Mix Puppy Goes to Deals Gap - Tail of the Dragon

2012-04-03T19:53:00.005-04:00

A few days ago my family put a lot of things in their truck and we went for a long ride. When I say they packed a lot, I thought we were moving! It was really hot and I had to sit inside while Shasta was in the back with all the stuff. They even took the really loud thing they ride on and one of their friends too... I wonder where we are going? Suki disappeared the other day and I'm really confused as to where she went. I saw my human take her for a ride but she didn't come back with her... Hmmm.. there IS a familiar smell over by the garden, but it can't be her...she doesn't live UNDERGROUND. I miss her, but we're going on a long ride!

I took a nap while my human too this photo of Shasta hanging his head out the side of the truck... he's so funny! Then we stopped... There are more of my humans friends with their stuff and loud things they ride!!!

We finally arrived to where we were going and I fell asleep right away. The next morning I was able to explore my new place...Wait!... Whats this??? My sister is here too??? YAY!!! And another puppy... Who are you? I was told his name was Lodi. He's younger than we are but the same size. He's pretty smart too. We wrestled and we played, we napped, and we ate food. We were PUPPIES and had SO much fun!!!

I learned a lot of things while I was there too.

1. Don't jump. (humans don't like that)

2. Don't bite. (humans don't like that either)

3. Stay with my humans when the other puppies are out of their cages so we don't get into troubles.

4. You can't run through invisible doors (my human calls them screens)

5. I can squeeze through tight spaces if I want to.

6. There are a lot of funny noises in the woods that Shasta isn't afraid of.

and most importantly

7. Those things around a fire on the ground are really HOT!

So that's pretty much it... when we were ready to leave I helped the best way I know how... Find a safe spot and wait. There was a lot going on and some of it was scary. Overall... We had a blast! We even got to play a prank on Shasta... hehehe...those are the things my human uses to dry her paws with .

I was told I'll be going back again when it gets cooler out again... I hope that's soon!

Snowy's 1st Vacation

2012-03-24T17:01:00.000-04:00

GOING FOR ANOTHER TRUCK RIDE...

A Really... Really...Long one...

We stopped a few times so I could stretch my legs and go portty... I scared these REALLY big birds that sounded really funny when they flew away... My human said they were geese and it was OK I scared them away. I don't know why, I just wagged my tail.

When we got to where we were going, There was this house that had these two Poodles living there.... My human knew everyone and the Poodles knew her so I thought it must be OK. We played in their back yard for a while until my human was OK that we all got along. We did of course.. duh! One is called Suzi... She's the greyish one and Duchess is the all black one. I thought I was fun! These two are a blast!

Snowy takes a vacation

2012-03-22T11:21:00.000-04:00

7 week old puppies

I'M GOING ON A VACATION!!!!!

~I'll have my human post lots of times~

Litter Update: Ruby, Deacon, Patty and Rasha

2012-03-16T19:50:00.003-04:00

Hello everyone! I hope your enjoying the posts lately. Since we are having a very big thunderstorm right now I thought to ask my human if she would write an update about my brothers and sisters. We have been getting photos off and on for a bit now and I think it's a great time to show you all of them!

Ruby (Smudges):

Her mom sent these to us just a few days ago. She says that she LOVES car rides now. She looks just like me but a lot darker and she wears her ears forward while I sweep mine to the side. LOL She's so cute!

Deacon (Sherlock):

Deacon and I are pretty close and we get to see him a lot at the dog park. We went on our adventure together earlier and the photo on the left is his pouty face because he can't get on the couch. The photo on the right is him watching a video of when he was little in the litter. I think he misses us.

Patty (Patches):

My sister is getting really big. She was the last one in the litter to get a home. She has really big ears! Her humans say she loves to snatch things from around the house and hide them under their bed. hehehe... I do that too! She gets to go an an adventure soon too. Her human is going to stay with her for a lot of days after so she can heal well. She also LOVES to sunbathe... yah.. I do too.

Rasha (Autumn):

My sister is a pure HAM! That is until she comes to visit and then we run all over the woods. She's still fast, but she's bigger than I am and I'm better at heading her off at the pass... LOL She loves sleeping in and playing couch potato while inside with her humans. She gets to visit her humans friend when he goes to drill... I don't know what that is, but she says she goes on a long ride to get there.

(16 weeks old - Deacon, Ruby, Rasha and Patty)

That's all I have for now... The storm is over and I'm gonna take a nap. I didn't want my human to put these in, but she thought they were funny. The one of the left is me before my adventure and the one on the right is after. I look so silly! I lost my appetite for a little so I lost some weight, but I've got it back and gaining the weight I lost back quickly. I'm feeling better and better every day!

I love my humans!

Snowy Gets Fixed

2012-03-14T14:51:00.006-04:00

Hay there everyone! I have just been through the biggest adventure of my life! I was confused at first because one day, my human fed me dinner early and didn't give me any treats for the rest of the night! I though I was in trouble or something... Then, she got me up really early one morning and we went for a ride. She put some itchy collar on me too... The sun wasn't even up yet. What was going on?

That's not the worst part... The WORST part was when she left me! yes!!! my MOM left me. She brought me to this small place that had a lot of other scared dogs and cats. There were so many of them being put into cages and their humans leaving them! "NOOOO!!!! I don't wanna go! Put me down" I cried, but my human held me close and told me to be brave. I was scared and I piddled a little. She put me in a tiny cage that was just big enough for me to stand up in, gave me one last look, spoke to some other humans and walked away. SHE LEFT ME!!!!

But that's not really the worst part, I fibbed. That was the worst part at that moment. it got worse! Oh yes did it get worse. The only good part was that my brother Deacon (Sherlock) was there with me. He showed up right after my human left and he was really scared too.... he piddled in his cage I think. What was happening to us? Did our humans not want us anymore???

After the last dog was put in his cage and his human left, the other humans that were there all the time put us all in a truck. I whispered to Deacon... "Where are we going?" "Are we in trouble?" He didn't know either. He was hungry and embarrassed that he piddled in his cage. The truck smelled funny and I missed my home...I had an accident too....

There was a husky across from me... his name was Harold, he was older and really scared. He kept howling and yelling to have someone let him out. I tried to talk with him, because he was older than me you know, and see if he knew why we were all here, but he was too frightened and didn't hear me. The cat above him just stared at me. I don't know how to talk with cats so I just stared back...cats are strange.

After the truck started to move most of us fell asleep, some got sick and others just cried. We were all very frightened and wanted to go home. When we stopped. the door came up, we all stood in our cages and this is where we were...

It was a very strange place, but smelled oddly familiar. It reminded me of the place my human brought me when I was sick and we napped on the floor. Maybe this wasn't going to be a bad place after all. I did miss my home though. I'm happy the people that brought me kept Deacon and I together. We had my humans name on both our cages so they thought we were together. That was nice. We kept each other company.

My human found this video and asked if this is what happened... I watched most of it... haayyy... that's the human that I saw when I woke up. The one in the video... that's the human who came in to see me. I remember them..and hayyy...that's the same blanket I had! WOW! Everything was very OK after they gave me that shot to relax.... Zzzzzzz.....

Then it was back in my cage again. Deacon was right there too. I asked if he was scared still and he said no. He was a little uncomfortable and didn't know why, but he wasn't scared anymore. The last thing I remember before going to sleep is Deacon asking... "Pssstt...Snowy, are you awake? I heard a noise."

The next morning we were all checked to make sure we were still OK and put back in the truck in the same spots we were in when we came here... hmmm... Where are we going now I wonder. I was tired and most of the dogs and cats that were really scared the first time were just sorta scared this time... Harold was sad and they must have given him something to calm him more. I don't really know because us puppies were put together and the older ones went somewhere else....the cat above him just stared....I stared back.... Cats are VERY strange. Most of us fell asleep again and when we stopped we were back where we started!

And there was my human!!! YAY!!!!!! She didn't leave me!!! She petted deacon through his cage and said he was a good boy. My human hasn't picked up on dog language yet, but he was asking her to let him out. He wanted to go home and didn't want to stay there anymore. Humans are silly. She just kept petting him and saying he was a good boy and that his daddy will be there soon to get him.

Sorry Deacon, I'm going HOME! I'll see you soon!!!

UPDATE:

So after a day and not feeling too swift, my human told me what happened.. Oohhh.... Hmmmm... Okayyyy... Gotcha.... I still don't understand, but I gave her a kiss anyway for trying. Here's my belly from yesterday. It looks way better today 'cause I get to clean it myself. That funny green mark, my human calls it a tattoo so other humans know what they did to me. All I know is that I can't WAIT to play with Suki and Shasta again... my tummy aches.

A day in the life of Snowy

2012-03-04T22:17:00.002-05:00

Hay! Hi! How are you??? I'm sorry my human hasn't written in a while, we have been very busy these days, and I caught a cold. I haven't been myself lately. I know some of you have been looking for a new post. I've been feeling better now and I've been nipping at my human to write lately, but something always comes up and she gets distracted... and they say us pointers get distracted easily. HA!

Okie dokie... where shall I begin... hmmm... well... lets go back to my last note... wow, it was when Penny was visiting for a week... Ahhhh... Now I remember.

Well... Since then I have been quite busy....

We play hide and go seek almost every morning... then it's nap time after lunch and at night... I help my human with her homework.....

Then Suki and I play outside for a few hours... When it's cold and rainy we play inside... then it's more hide and go seek...That's my favorite game you know...Something always gives me away though... I really don't know how my humans keep finding me!

Oh! Yah! My human got me this really cool ball!!!! It's really bright and smells sooooo good, but I don't chew on it. My human showed me that if I move it maybe treats will come out from inside! It's like magic! I've learned really fast how to push it all over the house with my nose. It's a lot of fun! But not as fun as playing on the deck when my human is trying to clean it... She laughs when I play in the water. It's cold but fun to chase!

Oh, and we can't forget about the car rides! I LOVE car rides... mostly. This last time, wasn't so much fun... I got sick. My human took me on a really long ride. We stopped a lot so I could potty and meet some of her friends, but this one time... I don't know... I just didn't feel good. She said it was OK that I got sick, but I still felt bad. I slept the rest of the way to this really cool place where we stopped for a really long time.

At every stop, and after I pottied, I get to play with my ball in the back of the truck like the big dogs do. Maybe someday I'll be big so ride back here, but for now, I'm happy to stay cozy on the inside.... speaking of inside...

This was the place when we stayed for a long time... those are my humans and their friends. You see me?? Way in the back? In that room in the back? They brought me inside and the nice human took her big dogs away and I got to stay in their room because it was cold outside.... I ate all their food.

So there you have it. I had LOTS of fun.... what?? Wait... oh yah... Autumn came to visit today too! Her name is Rasha now. I'll tell you about that visit tomorrow, but here's a photo of what we did... nothing unusual...just playing. She's bigger than I am, but I'm stronger. I think.

Quiet Night

2012-02-20T22:51:00.001-05:00

Today was the last day Penny and I could play together for a little while. Her humans came to bring her home. No more sleepovers, but wow did we have FUN!!! Playing in the woods, wrestling on the porch, chasing the big dogs around, watching broken ice cubes fall from over our heads... I wonder how my human got all that ice from inside the big silver box to outside...

These two were from today. She didn't take too many photos because she had to go somewhere and our other human watched us. He doesnt take photos of us much. He would rather play.

But OH did we have FUN last night!!! hehehehehe we sat with our human in HIS chair and watched TV, sort of. We play mouthed for a little, then I got down and sat with my other human, and then wanted to sit with Penny again on her blanket with my other human.

Then my other human thought it would be nice to give us each our own seperate bone to chew on to keep us from messing with eathother. Yah... No... That didn't work...

Mine! No, Mine! Give it up! No, It's MINE! She gave it to ME!

So I think my human thought to quiet the squabbeling and gave Penny a bone that I just got. I said it was OK to share it with her...Hehehe... Our other human has a sense of humor... Penny... Not so much...

We love you Penny.... Sorry for making you look silly.

In the end I let her have my bone and we finished watching TV... I miss you already Penny... who else am I going to play with now.... The big dogs are boring and my humans don't play like we do... I hope to see you again soon!

SLEEPOVER!!!!!

2012-02-18T00:09:00.000-05:00

GUESS WHAT!!!

A couple of days ago, Benji's parents came by to visit and when they left they forgot to take Benji with them. ...wait... I should call her Penny. That's her name now... PENNY is here for a few days my human said. YAY!! SLEEPOVER!!!!

We have been having a BLAST! It's like we were really little all over again.

We played in the woods....

Then the next day we played in the house and on the deck because it was raining outside but still warm and my human didn't want us to catch cold for being wet... Umm... Human... I have FUR... I don't get cold as quick as you do... But I love you anyway!

Then today we went to the dog park (woo hoo!) and got to play with Max, the West Highland White Terrier (he was fun), Bunny, the Miniture Pinture, (he was a boy and his owner a little odd. We didnt play with him) Baby Girl, the dachound mix and Emma, the parti-colored Cocker Spaniel (that means 2 colors where one is white.... I learned that from the dog show. hehehe) Oh yah... that REALLY BIG white dog... in the middle photo on the bottom??? That's Avalanche. He is a Great Pyranese and a little grouchy. He said that he was our size when he was 8 weeks old!!! Now that he's all grown, he says his hips hurt a lot these days... he's really old... like 8 or something. (I'm not even 1) I asked him if we could play together and he said I was still too little and I might get hurt. He said he's clumbsy sometimes and didn't want to trip on me... his hips hurt these days you know. I really want to get big soon...

My other human kept trying to get Penny to get a stick, but I got in the way and tried to take it instead... in the end, he said she was visiting and she should get the stick.... is that part of having maners too??? I don't like that part. We were there for a really really long time, but it was warm so we didn't mind. We had fun playing with our new friends!

Litter update: Scrappy AKA: Moose

2012-02-14T11:13:00.001-05:00

Ahhhh... this is the LIFE!!! Valentines day and I get to snuggle with my favorite pal, Suki... well, actually she was taking up the whole bed and I was trying to nudge her off... She didnt' move. But

OH GUESS WHAT!!!

My human got a special letter from Scrappy's mom today!!! YAY! I have been thinking about him because we used to play together. She said has a big personality, is smart and is sneaky too... I wonder what she means by that. She says he's "A wide open pup". Thats good! Right? Means he's getting love and the right kind of food! Way to go supper scrappy! Scrappy power! (That's from Scooby-Doo... Scrappy... his son... remember??? Thats how he got his name here in the pen... Hehehe... My human told me that.)

Here are the photos she sent to us. He's just like ME! (but bigger boned)

Training day!

2012-02-12T09:40:00.007-05:00

Snowy 13.5 weeks old

"Obedience training is one of the most important things you can do with your puppy"

My human says this all the time. Why? If you ask me, I don't know yet. I'm just little, but SHE says its so when we go places, I'll be nice and mind my maners. I'm not sure what that means yet, so I asked.

What does "mind your manners" mean? She says it means a lot of things.

She has a list of what maners are... she always has a list...

When I walk nice on my leash next to her and not to pull.
Its to sit when a car (I know what those are now!) comes down the road so the human inside knows I wont run inn front of it.
Its when I sit for a treat and take it nicely and not to grab. (I don't get the treat if I grab)
When we are out away from home and the park, and when I meet new humans, I don't jump. I sit nicely and wait for them to say hello to me first.
I come when I'm called.
When humans come into my house I stay away from the door and wait for them to come in.
When I meet new dogs when on our walk I don't jump all over them or bark, I sniff nicely and say "Hello to you, I'm Snowy, What is your name?"
It's to stay in my own yard and not run away.
Its to stand nicely when I'm in my tubby and being brushed. (I like tubbies and being brushed)

yes... There's more... Ugh... she always has more...

Its when I am asked to stay out of the room she uses to make really neat smells in
It's to keep my paws off the counter and the table. :(
It's when we go to see the doctors that I'm brave and I don't fidget when he looks at me.
Its when I let my human or anyone else take away a treat or toy that I really want to keep. (I know I'll get it back)
I won't wiggle when being picked up.
I sit nicely and wait for her to ask me to come out of my den (crate) and don't paw at the door.

She says this is the big one... When I'm ready, I'm going to have to take a big test that shows other humans I can do all these things and more. I'm going to be a S.T.A.R. puppy! What is that??? HA! I'm glad you asked. My human says that all this work is to get me and my litter mates ready for the test. She put a link up... it's HERE. Suki has her CGC title... that's Canine Good Citizen. She took a really really hard test in front of lots of humans and other dogs. The AKC humans gave her a medal and paper that says she's a very good dog. I want to take that test, but my human says I have to take this one first. When I'm still little THEN I can take the big dog test.

And for our humans... She came across this poster on YOUR manners towards US. hehehe... finally!!

Humans - Mind your manners towards dogs

So My human took some photos after our class yesterday. The only one who was there was Deacon. (Sherlock) He did very good. He's gotten very handsome! He's getting big and his brown is very shiny.

His human is holding him... He just moved close to the park so I get to see him all the time! He says he's happy with his home and Kayak is his friend. When he first came Kayak told him not to be afraid and that he would keep him company.

So we "caught up" and played! A lot...

Litter Update: Smudges AKA Ruby

2012-02-10T21:05:00.000-05:00

Hey there! My human just got in this photo of my sister Smudges... Remember? She when was little?

This was when she was 6 and 7 weeks old. Now look at her!!!

My human said this is her after an afternoon of playing. I look like that too. Love LOVE the collar Ruby!

See you at training class soon!

13 week old Smudges - Now Ruby

Puppy Training 101

2012-02-06T21:14:00.000-05:00

For all my littermates... I'm going to show off! Watch this!!

Puppy Update: Patches, Benji & Sherlock

2012-02-06T16:18:00.000-05:00

Hay you guys! This is Snowy... I have some really cool news for you! I've been told all sorts of things about Benji, now Penny and Patches... I think her new humans kept her name, and Sherlock, now Deacon... but anyway I HAD to post some new photos for you! Both their families have been awesome with sending photos and updates. THANK YOU!!! So here they are!

Patches:

These are three of the photos Patches humans sent to us. The middle one was the first day she got to her new home. She's spoiled like me and gets to sit with her humans on the couch! The other two are of some of her playmates. The Golden is still a puppy too... he's a little older than one I think. I don't know how old the cat is, but I hear they are all getting along just fine!

Benji: (Penny)

This is Benji now... She's getting really big! I get to see her a lot because my human is teaching her humans how to teach her manners. She's super spoiled and gets to go to a place where she can play all day with other puppies! She calls it Daycare. Must be fun! She says she's very tired from playing when she goes home. She's pretty lucky. She had to go to the Doctors the other day because she had too much fun and missed her nap... She's ok now though and found she can fit in her green bed under the table. I get to see her for a few days soon because she's coming here to visit! Her humans are going away and we're having a sleepover!!!!! YAY!!!

Sherlock: (Deacon)

This is Sherlock getting all big and handsome! (He's the black one) His pal is Kodak. When his human came to pick out one of us, he brought Kodak with him. Sherlock wanted to play with those two and not us, so that's how he got his home. I was told that his humans litter mate will be bringing him to teach manners too! YAY! How wonderful!

When I have more information I will defiantly get my human to write about it for me!

I'll save a toy for you!!!

~Snowy

Patches gets ready to go home

2012-02-01T20:15:00.001-05:00

PATCHES

Hello there! Patches here... I asked my human if she could write something about me before I left for my new home. I really wanted to stay here, but some humans came to visit and they really liked me! I thought they smelled good too. They have other dogs... I could smell that... I have a good nose. I'm going to miss my humans here because they have taught me to be brave! I don't bite hard, I can sit, I go potty outside...mostly, I sometimes have mistakes when I drink too much water, and I behave when I take warm baths.

That's me snuggeling with Snowy. I'm telling her that she will be OK without me and not to cry too much. Thats also me as a newborn. I was so tiny! I was smaller than the thing my humans point at the big thing with moving pictures. I grew really fast! I'm 12 weeks old now and I've been told that I'm 20 pounds! HA! I'm not only brave but I'm BIG too! At least I think I'm big...am I big yet?

These are me too! My human says I was only 11 days old here. See there? I'm on my blue blanket with Weezer, he's the black one... Dot, She's the tan one... and Smudges, She's the other wite one. She got freckles like me but only on her face, I have spots all over! Little humans say I'm a firehouse dog... whats a firehouse dog? Sounds important. I wonder if I AM a firehouse dog?!?! How exciting! yes, I think I will be a firehouse dog when I grow up! I hope my new humans want me to be one. Firehouse dogs are BRAVE, and I'm VERY BRAVE! I'm not afraid of anything! Not even the big gray dog next door. He's really grouchy because he's jealous. He can't come inside. His house is outside and he has to stay in his yard. He barks at me and I bark right back! HA!

So I wanted to say good-bye to all the humans that read this. I'm glad you were here to watch me grow! Snowy and I were out exploring and we went too far away... My human wasn't mad, but she brought Suki our to come get us. I hope my new home lets me explore with their other dogs!

Family Reunion

2012-01-28T23:44:00.001-05:00

Hello there! Patches here and BOY do I have a story for you today!!! My stories are GREAT!!!

We were going for a ride today... together... how odd. We always go seperately. Anyway... it was ok, I liked the company. Snowy knew where we were going and said she liked it there. She said it was really big and lots of room to run and play... no streams though. She was sad about that but I really don't like getting wet so I was ok with the idea. First, when we arrived Snowy and I had a quick day at school. We learned "Come" and "Sit". I already know this and showed off. Then... THEN.... wow! It was Benji!!!! YAY!!!!!!! Her parents came for a visit! oh wow! I was SO happy to see her! She's getting big like me! We didn't talk much because we had class again... I showed her all the things I knew, and she showed me things I couldn't do yet. She's SO smart! Her new name is Penny so I'll call her that from now on.

After class we all went into this really big place. This must have been what Snowy was talking about. There were lots of other dogs and their humans here too! Some were nice, some not so much, and others just wanted to stay with their humans.

There was this little human... there were a lot of them... he was nice... he kicked the leaves and snowy and I played in them. He was quiet when some of the others wanted to pick us up a lot. I was good and let them. We couldn't play with the real big dogs because we were still little, but that's OK... I didn't want to get stepped on. We were the biggest dogs in this area so I was the one who had to be careful.

Oh! Guess what! Guess what! Guess what!!! AUTUMN!!! Her new owner came by too! WOW! What fun! She had so many stories to tell me. She went home only a few days ago but wow the stories! She said she plays with balls and gets to sleep on her humans bed. She sleeps in her own box all by herself and has been very good for him. She showed me these round hard things. There were lots and lots. They all smelled different and they were cold. Perfect for chewing on! After playtime was over we were all really tired. Our humans took us back for the ride home, but we didn't go home... My humans didn't have food before they left like we did... when we got there they put all of us together... one of my humans too... she let us snuggle and nap next to her. Wow what a day! I had so much fun! I'm Pooped!

Snowy goes to the Vet

2012-01-25T22:18:00.000-05:00

Hey there! Snowy here. The other day I wasn't feeling too well... it felt like I had to "go" all the time... My human was worried about me and kept me away from Patches and Autumn since they were being a little too rough for me when they played. I slept a lot, but never lost my appetite and drank lots of water, but it still felt like I had to "GO"... ohhh... I really wasn't feeling well....

That night my human gave me a shot of something that I really didn't like. I yelped a little but I was brave. It wasn't like the other shots, this was on my bum! I suppose it was worth it because I got to sleep in a BIG blanket in the kennel by myself. I was so comfy. See there??? on the door? That's my new toy. MY new toy. No one else gets to play with it...Aaand... I have a new collar. See there? It's brown and from the AKC...That's where the purebred dogs go.

My human is so good to me she knew exactly what was wrong with me, but to be sure, in the morning we took a ride to a strange smelling place. Not like the other place I went to with all the humans and other dogs and things, but this place was weird. I'm not sure I liked it, but my human wasn't worried so that made me feel better... She gave me another shot before we left... hmmph... I'm not liking shots... The humans that were there were really nice. One smelled really good! Like treats and stuff! The other... not so much. She smelled like too many smells, it made me dizzy.

This human was the one who looked at me and the other photo was where my human and I got to play in before he came in through that door. We waited a long time, so my human sat on the floor with me and we took a nap. Really... I did!

When he came in, he and my human talked to each other for a little and he felt my tummy... hehehe! It tickled! I liked his hand to say it was OK and he looked in my ears and mouth. Why did he do that? All I could understand was "Good". I guess I'm OK? I still feel bad, but not as bad as the day before. My human seemed ok and we left... how strange. I was still so tired, I fell asleep in my basket on the way home.

So that was my day yesterday... Today I got another shot... Really?? I feel fine now... I can potty just fine and I'm ready to play! I don't want another shot.

See??? I can play... That's me chasing Patches who's chasing Autumn... She's super fast and I have a hard time keeping up with her. The next photo is me sliding down the hill. I LOVE sliding! Patches is at the bottom first. She cheated though and didn't go all the way up. And SEE... the bottom photo is me after Patches pushed me into the water.. no, actually, I fell in by myself. I was clumbsy. I slipped.

Autumn wants to write a post...

2012-01-21T12:28:00.002-05:00

Hey there, I'm Autumn, but most of you already know that. I asked my human if she would write something about me today. Hay... Did you know that if you click on the little photos, a window pops up with really big ones? My human showed this to me the other day when I said I couldn't see myself. You see, I move a lot and it's hard to get any type of photo of me.

I DO love to run really fast! I zoom everywhere and I leap like a gazelle...that's what my human says, but I don't know what that is... She says to take her word on it. OK (grin) I love the woods and after a little bit, I like car rides. I love when people come to pet me, and I'm a fast learner. I come when called and try to do all my business outside, but show me where the papers are just in case. I can hold my potty for 2 hours while I'm playing, but when I wake up from a nap, I really have to go! My human is so cool, she takes us outside right when we wake up and we're supposed to potty there.

If you've seen some of the video's you know I can run really really really fast! Maybe a game of flyball is good for me? I think I can keep up with those super fast Border Collies! I love to play inside and because of my sleek coat I get chilly easy... Maybe my new owners will put one of those really neat coats on me when I get big? That would be really cool!

I'm a little shy when it comes to seeing new things I haven't seen before... like when I was going to the big place that smelled like lots of dogs and things, I was a little scared at first, but then I was OK. If my new owners bring me to lots of places that are new I will be brave all the time.

Some of my favoritest things to do other than running and leaping is hiking! I love to explore with my aunt Suki. She's a Japanese Akita you know... straight from Japan... no, not really, That was a fib. She's from a place called Georgia. Anyway. She's really patient with me, but doesn't like it when I get in her mouth. She growls and I settle down because I know what will happen next. She'll get really mad and growl even LOUDER! That's scary! She's good with all of us though and we love her so much!

Every night after supper I get to go into a quiet room all by myself away from Snowy and Patches and our human has a little bowl of FOOD! She says words that are hard to understand, but when I do something right I get a piece! This game is a lot of fun! I know what to do when I hear her say "off", "sit" and "touch"... that one was fun to learn. She said the word... her paw was held out and when I went to sniff I bumped into it and all of a sudden there was food in her other paw for me. Hmmm.... lets try this again... ok... Paw out... I hear the word "touch"... I bump my nose on it... and BAM! There's food from the other paw! How does she DO that?! This is FUN!

Benji and I sitting nice for a treat.