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Comment by Lisa & Bailey on June 27, 2010 at 8:32am

Bailey's first birthday is coming up, July 16. He is such a big (56 pounds) happy boy. He is from the Milou & Royal litter. Are any of his siblings close to being this big?

Comment by Kirkwoods on June 21, 2010 at 11:07am

Thanks Carol.

She does go in and lay on the first step so she seems to know that much and the one time she fell in she headed right for that area. I will teach her the "steps" command and try coaxing her in deeper and letting her swim to them. Have a great summer.

Comment by Carol - RainbowsEndPuppies on June 21, 2010 at 11:01am

I start my dogs out on the steps to get used to the water. Then hold them a few feet away from the steps and let them swim to the steps. I use the command "steps" so they will connect it with going to the steps. You can use any term you want, but if they start to panic for any reason they know where to go to get out if you give them the command. (It is amazing how a dog can be panicking or just out of control and you give them a command they know , like sit and it snaps them out of it.) I do this at both ends of the pool where the steps are located. It is harder in the deep end…but they are hopefully fairly comfortable with being in the water after a few pool sessions. I feel them knowing where to get out of the pool is something to be focused on at first. The swimming comes pretty naturally. :o)

Comment by Kirkwoods on June 21, 2010 at 10:42am

Anyone have any thoughts about learning to swim? Our girl is 7 months and loves water but we haven't encouraged her to enter the pool until the weather is warm enough for us to go in with her. Want to introduce it to her right. She fell in once and swam without a problem and didn't seem to panic. I need to teach her where to exit but don't want to force her in. Thoughts?

Comment by Katie McGowan on June 21, 2010 at 9:13am

Happy Birthday to Halle and Zoe! My kids want to invite all of Kiki's friends over for a party....Kiki just wants to sleep. Too much fun this weekend. Have a great day!

Comment by Liza, Halle and Finn on June 21, 2010 at 7:42am

Happy 1st birthday to Halle, Kiki, Zoie , and all of their siblings from Grace & Royal's 6/21/09 litter!!

Comment by Carol - RainbowsEndPuppies on May 25, 2010 at 2:04pm

Hi Mike, I am looking forward to seeing pictures and getting updated on Tristan's littermates, also!

Comment by Kirkwoods on May 25, 2010 at 11:40am

Carol,

Our six month update. I have attached a few pictures of Tristan (Gabby and Socks Nov 15/09). At six months she was 48 pounds and 23 inches at the shoulder. Looks like she will be big (which we like).

She is a treat and very well behaved. She gets lots of exercise, interaction and a ton of love. Very smart pup and loves being part of the family. Hesitant Kelly gushes over her more than anyone else. She is kind of rough with Maclean (our son) and treats him like a sibling more than a master but he knows he needs to work on that.

Any pictures from her siblings?

Joe & Kelly Kirkwood

Comment by Carol - RainbowsEndPuppies on May 2, 2010 at 10:33am

I already cast my first vote for Coco! Our Rainbows End Puppies "Finnigan" won last months Cutest Doodle Contest, congrats Finnigan & Jen.....let's see if we all can get Coco voted this months Cutest Doodle!

Comment by Christin McPherson on May 1, 2010 at 9:23pm

http://www.cutestdoodlecontest.com/ Please go vote for Coco! Thanks!

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