Adina P's Blog – May 2009 Archive (7)

Room to Run

I'm sure you've all rolled your eyes at rehome ads in the paper or elsewhere where the current dog owner claims the dog needs a new home with "room to run." As if said dog would gladly go out for a jog or sprints every morning if it weren't for the current home's dinky yard.

"Master, I love you and all...but this place isn't letting me live to my full potential as the marathon labrador I was born to be. Won't you please find me someone who has 30 acres so I can truly… Continue

Added by Adina P on May 31, 2009 at 5:30pm — 10 Comments

My lazy hot dog

This is Rosco.

He's wearing a wet towel.

He and I had just come back from a 3 mile walk held locally to support a member of our church who is fighting cancer.

The walk was supposed to be a 5K but it got reduced to a 3K due to the heat. Thank goodness, as Rosco looked horribly pathetic and hot the whole way I think we would have been in trouble.

When we finished I took him to the side of the gym where there was a hose and let… Continue

Added by Adina P on May 31, 2009 at 12:00pm — 6 Comments

It's Official! I'm a Breeder!!!

I've tossed this idea around a lot...not sure if the timing was right, etc. Was I ready? Could Clark handle it? Is there really a need for another breeder? What generation I should I breed? You know the usual issues.

But having passed some critical milestones, I wanted to share that it's now official...

Who's ready for some photos of my new 13 week old addition?

Are you?

Totally… Continue

Added by Adina P on May 20, 2009 at 10:00pm — 73 Comments

Thank You for Your Prayers

Thank you so much for your warm thoughts and the love you are sending my way. I appreciate it so much.

I'm still in shock mostly with moments of disbelief and sadness. I have been most concerned about his wife and two kids. My father's wife and their young boys are in Oregon, where he died (if any of you near Portland read the articles about a man crashing into an ODT truck...that was my father). My brother, sister and Mom are in Southern California. His youngest son doesn't quite… Continue

Added by Adina P on May 13, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Please pray for my family

My father was killed in a collision today. Please pray for my family and his family. My youngest sister and his two sons will need a lot of comforting.

Added by Adina P on May 11, 2009 at 10:28pm — 112 Comments

Poopin' Fools

For those of you with only 1 dog and thinking about adding another...a little reality check :-) In the list of pros and cons to a multi-dog household...one of the cons is "more poop to pick up."

Well I recently calculated exactly what this means for my 2 labradoodles + a border collie and here is the math:…

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Added by Adina P on May 5, 2009 at 9:30pm — 10 Comments

Rosco and Thule had a Doodle Houseguest this weekend!

Our friend's F1 labradoodle, Noulli, stayed with us this weekend and did great at wearing out my doggies =)

He had a difficult first night settling in his crate in our room--wanted to be touching Thule I think the entire time so he vocalized this for a long time. He's absolutely smitten with her and thinks she's there for his humping delight. She's gotten really good at telling him when she's had enough, but he's a...um...male, so you know how that goes! LOL

His first full day… Continue

Added by Adina P on May 3, 2009 at 4:00pm — 6 Comments