Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty's Blog – October 2011 Archive (4)

Today was our last day of obedience class. The dogs were tested on all of the things we worked on in class. Sophie's class had about 8 dogs, all different kinds. She was the only labradoodle in the group. I was worried about how the tests would go since there were a lot of smart grown up dogs and she can be so excitable some times. I sort of went to the class with the attitude that we might flunk, and we'd just have to practice some more at home and come back to re-take the test another…

Our very dear friend Laurie has got to be one of the kindest souls I've ever known. When I mentioned that because of Winston's expensive vet bills I'd have to put off getting him a new bed, Laurie immediately sent me a message saying she would like to buy Winston a new bed. I was blown away by her kindness and generosity! I gratefully accepted her offer and we went about the complicated task of picking out the perfect memory foam doggie bed. I finally found the perfect bed and we ordered it…

I hate to say it, but I have to come to terms with it eventually. My 'supposedly' sweet and innocent "Pooh Bear" has a dark side. That's right, there's no denying it any longer. I have photographic evidence of his misdeeds. Poor Sophie Bear will never be the same again.

And to think, I trusted him!

He is Winnie the Pooh no longer. Winston the…

As I am getting ready to head off to my family Thanks-Giving dinner at my cousins place, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the things that make me most grateful in life. Of course there are the usual things like my health, my family and friends, my job and all the nice things it affords me, and most definitely the love and joy that has come to me over this past year as I embarked into the world of doodledom. However, I have to say that true happiness for me is found in little things…