HeatherA's Blog – September 2010 Archive (5)

The trainer I use sells "Piddle Bells" she makes and only charges $10 a set - including shipping and handling, an instruction sheet on how to use and her card for "training support" if you have questions. For other non-crafty people like myself it's a nice option for a bell set that isn't $20. You can request colors and she will do her best to find a ribbon that is durable enough to be on the bells and meets your color preferences. I didn't post until I got mine, I wanted…

My girls are a source of constant amusement. It was a very busy Saturday for our human kids. Today we had soccer and dance (2 soccer games and a dance class) so dinner was quick and simple - hot dogs and raw carrots. Violet and Veruca came barreling into the living room fighting over something. I assumed one of the kids must have dropped a hot dog - they were treating it like fillet. Low and behold.. it was a carrot. Veruca broke off a piece and while she worked on what…

They say we do everything "big" in Texas... apparently rain as well. The water in my backyard is several inches deep. It's a couple inches even on my patio. Let me tell you - tons of fun trying to potty train a young puppy in this. Violet is a trouper. She checked it for a few minutes and then braved the lake that is our backyard to find a spot she could call her own. She came in looking like a drowned rat, but I was so proud of her.

I thought I…

My parents got this lady from the DRC. Her previous owner shaved her down - completely... even her whiskers are cut short, and the vet says she has a little bit too much meat on her bones... She's a Labradoodle and did get more of that thick Lab body, though her face is narrow. She's very strong, very solid. She's a big girl, I think she was listed as 42lbs, her actual weight is 68lbs. She doesn't know it though - she is intimidated by my 11 week old Goldendoodle puppy,…

My parents are now proud Doodle parents. I had mentioned that my parents had been won over by my Doodles in my previous blog. They lost their mini-Schnauzer at least a year ago and finally this last month have been talking about how much the miss the company, which they realized after having Veruca stay with them for a week during our vacation.

After ups and downs, holding their breath, thinking there wasn't a chance but hoping there was... they…