The Fourth of July is a time for the "F" word - Fun!  My dad always made this little joke, and the 4th was his favorite holiday of all.  Since my dad passed away a year ago April, I always recall special memories of him, especially on the holidays. 



Once again that crazy Uncle Dave, decided to make our celebration one to remember by renting a gigantic waterslide.  It was steep, scary, and super FUN!  My dad would have loved it, and that is why Dave got it.…

So last year my beautiful Maggie decided to wait to come into heat until all of my six children and their families (18 of them) rented a house together at the beach..  That breeding had to be canceled of course. So this time, a year later, she decided to wait until we were in CO at my daughters wedding.  Frantic callings to the vet for bruceloosis, to the guardian owner to get her to a boarding facility, to the stud owner to arrange my driving 210 mile to get the two together the day I got…

Ever since Hank was a little pup I have watched him get so scared by the bangs of fireworks. Hank reactions are subtle, first he starts to pant...then he leans...and if it keep up he eventually ends up either under my legs or hiding behind me.

Just a reminder to keep our pets safe this 4th of July

Gavins spent Canada Day at the cottage. 

He posed by the Inukshuk, 

showed off his maple leaf bandana,

went for a sunset stroll in the water…

Let's just say, I should have known better!  On our first full vacation day in New York, Uncle Dave stopped by to eat lunch and say hello to Milton.  Since Uncle Dave owns Owasco Marine on Owasco Lake where we live, he drove a work barge over via the water instead of a car.  That is just one of the many perks of working on the lake all day!…

Happy Birthday to our Beautiful Kona Bug!  She is such a sweet, cuddly and independant girl.  She has fit so perfectly into our lives, and I don't think Buddy would know what to do without all her antics.

We had a wonderful year with a trip to San Diego to meet with Doodle friends and started a new class…

I don't know if Peri is picking up on my nesting habits, but for the first time EVER, I have found a toy that she has not destroyed.  EVER.  For about 10 days, she has had this squeaky chicken that I found at Target.  She carries it around and follows me throughout the house with it.  We have been doing a lot in the nursery lately, hanging curtains, art, etc...and she brings "baby chicken" (as we call it) in there and just lies down on the floor with it and licks…

So I had an important Skype call and decided it best for Ollie to go to play care for the afternoon...so he wouldn't try and eat my computer screen or something. Well I got Ollie loaded up, dropped him off, and went about my day. I had the Skype call and then went to go pick him up. He was there about 4 hours. 

This was Ollie's first experience at playcare. We have done stays at friends houses and have been to the dog park, so I knew he would be just fine, but I was still…

I have not been on to write to our friends on Doodle Kisses. I want to let all of you who have puppies from Evergreen Manor know about the tragic events that we have experienced this month. Ann, my wife, died on June 10th as a result of complications from her cancer treatments. We were shocked by the way things happened, and are adjusting to our new reality. At the same time we have one litter that arrived on June 25th, and another that will be coming around July 25th. It is comforting to…

The Milt is in New York - we made it!  The long, long drive went very smoothly.  We left Dallas at 9P.M. on Friday evening and drove all through the night, crossing East Texas and Arkansas, to arrive at our Tennessee destination at 8A.M. the following morning.  Jeff and I alternated turns driving, and I was very thankful that I decided not to make the trip on my own.  For the entire ride, Milton sat in one of our laps up front with his seatbelt harness securely fastened.  He was a very sweet…

LEO AND THE STORM…

Did I ever tell you Leo was afraid of the weirdest things? He has the strangest reactions to the oddest of objects:

• ALUMINUM FOIL – hates the sound as I rip off a…