Sally's Blog – December 2009 Archive (3)

I emailed the breeder that I got Duncan from on his 1st birthday to give her an update and send my holiday card. She asked if I could send his pics to the "guardian momma" of his mom Maggie.

Well today, Duncan's momma's "momma" emailed me and told me the story of his litter.

Apparently there were 5 total but 2 weeks early 2 pups were miscarried leaving only 3 and then a week later she had the remaining three but they lost another that day leaving only 2, Duncan and his brother. I was… Continue

Today is Duncan's first birthday...he suffered through wearing a hat for me just long enough to snap a few pics. And as a reward he got some baked treats from the Beggin Dog Bakery here in my neighborhood. I let him have the 2 smaller treats today and we're going to save the Happy Birthday bone for tomorrow night to keep him busy while we're feasting on our Christmas Eve dinner.

For presents, he got a new dog bed, and a hide-a-squirrel toy! Unfortunately the hide-a-squirrel toy was missing… Continue

Well, I am so excited that today Duncan went to the groomer and had no knots (matts)! So we kept his coat long but I promised to keep vigilant with the brushing and if i notice any matting happening i'll bring him back before it got bad.

He'll be a year old in 3 weeks so maybe most of the puppy coat is out now. I brush him daily and use a fine tooth comb as well and focus on his ears and tail as they tend to get the worst. But what a joy to have a nice soft fluffball curled up next to me… Continue