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"Sandy" and "July" from the Musical "Annie" in Medford, NJ

Our neighbour who lives about 1 km away just stopped by to see my FIL. He told us his dog just had puppies. He has a female husky cross who is very territorial, and a male lab newfie cross who is friendly but crazy. Neither are fixed and both are left outside. The husky is tied up outside pretty much all the time, the lab/newfie is sometimes loose outside, sometimes inside. This is quite common in this area unfortunately.

WHAT DID THEY EXPECT WOULD HAPPEN!

She…

This was grooming weekend for the boys. Declan got a bath and blow-dry and his important bits trimmed (or shaved, as appropriate), his ears flushed and his nails trimmed. Dec loooooves being groomed. When it's Lach's turn I have to peel Dec off the table because he wants a turn NOW! If I'm just doing ears and feet they both get on the table together. Just as well I have a big, sturdy table.

Lachlan ... poof, he's a Saluki? *grin* Lach's coat is so bloody thick it's almost impossible…

DH entered in another triathlon this weekend, so we took Chewie along on a 3-hour drive to seaside town of Rayong.

Here's Chewie in the car with DH's bicycle. "Mommy, are we there yet?"

Here's Chewie at the Start/Finish Line. Behind him is the transition area with around 250 bicycles.…

My husband and I took our dogs for a training walk today and we are now “this close” to signing divorce papers.  We always start out with the best of intentions and then it all starts to go bad.  I can’t pinpoint exactly what the problem is, but my best guess is it is my husband.  After all, I have tried explaining to him that I have taken both dogs to their puppy classes, I read the DK training group’s advice religiously, and I have attended at least eight more…

The week has been unseasonably mild here in NH, with temps in the 60's.   We've been able to get a jump on yard work - which is a great thing as we never quite finished our fall clean-up.   When we're unable to keep a constant eye on Banjo, we'll tether him to the front porch.  He can sit up on the porch, or down on the driveway.  There's one stubborn patch of ice that remains and THAT is where Banjo gets comfy! …

Well, we are still living out in the country, preparing to move. Darwin is loving all of the extra people and space of course, and I think he's going to be sad when we leave. The funny thing about it is that there is so much space and places for him to run free but we never let him because he gets so filthy. Not to mention matted and covered in burrs. His coat is just terrible for this type of environment... like velcro. 

So, now that spring has come I decided to get him…

Here are the latest new puppy owners with their babies--I forgot to take a picture of Hazel (the chocolate female) who went home to the owners of the momma dog--I will have to ask them to send a picture!

I still have 5 here and they are so active now at 9 weeks old! March is vacation time for three families, so they are staying a bit longer while the families travel. The other two are going to a breeder and a guardian home so will be with me for a while. Exhausting!!

I…

So it's come to be the time in my life where I start thinking about buying a backyard for the doodles (and a corresponding house of some sort too). Yes that's right, I'm investing in real estate for the doodles. Ok, that's not entirely true, they say owning a home is a good investment, and it would be really nice to have a garden and a barbeque, and a little more space. However, the idea of being responsible for a house is scary business to me. Who do I call when something breaks?…

I had gone almost eight months without having a dog.  I would have been the first one to laugh in your face if you had asked me if I wanted to start over with a puppy at age fifty-one.  Of course, I didn’t want to be tied down to a puppy/dog when my husband and I could travel and finally get away without worrying about kids.  Only a real nut would trade a life of leisure for a dog.  So, what happened?  Well, I started looking on the Internet at puppies, just to see what was out there, and we…

What a glorious day!  We are experiencing record high temperatures and sunshine.  It was perfect weather for a long walk along our city’s waterfront.  Mylie uses a gentle leader, but I don’t feel comfortable using it on her because she hates it and I am don’t like the feel of having her on it while Gavin is on a collar.  So I bought a martingale collar for her and started training her on it yesterday.  She did pretty well and was mostly good on it today.  There were many challenges for both…

Apparently, Jack is trying to make art and we are stifling his creativity. Who knew! Must be his namesake...…

I'm sorry it's taken me so long to post this follow-on to my blog about switching Paddy to RMB.

It's been a mixed bag, but mostly good.  He still has some itching -- although, prior to all the trees bursting into bloom here (and my starting to sneeze continuously), his itching was markedly reduced.  In fact, it had all but disappeared.  With the tree pollen -- which he did not react to on the allergy test we had done last year -- he is itching a lot, especially on his face, and he has…

Monday morning I called the vet and spoke to Jamie (one of our favorite technicians). She said we could come in at 11:15. My daughter insisted on coming … But since this was Leo’s “adventure”, let’s have HIM tell you about it… (please read along in Leo’s voice) So we get there, and it’s all I can do to stand up after hopping in and out of the back of the car. Could they not have gotten a ramp or something? We get in the examining room, and Harley tells me to lay down and look “lame”…

Two years ago today, Murph came home.  He rocked our world!  He is the love of my life (well one of them), and I've been totally in love with this boy from the moment I laid eyes on him.  He is naughty and fresh, but he loves his Mom like nobody's business!  He was meant to be my dog, and he teaches me and helps me to grow every single day.  I have learned patience (I've never been known for that), confidence (I CAN train this big oaf), unconditional love (I never asked for a perfect…

Newspapers are bursting with stories about children being bullied; but rarely is the phenomenon of Dog Bullying broached in polite company. It's possible this is because when I hang outside polite parties with my ear pressed against polite windows I'm mishearing polite things, but I think polite people (my friends) just don't discuss it.

My dog is a frequent victim of…

I have a couple of hand holding, or should I say paw holding, Doodles.

When we brought Fudge home, she would often sit by our side and extend her paw. I had never had another dog that did this, so I started reaching out and holding her paw. She seemed to like it and take comfort in that simple gesture and I have to admit, I like it too.  Even now, she likes when you stroke her paws when she is lying beside you and sometimes, I watch TV just holding her paw. Lots of times, if you are…

Today, the first puppy is leaving for her new home and 3 more will leave by Sunday. I will post pictures of all the new owners and their pups. All the puppies are doing really well and are ready to go but 5 of the 9 will be here for a while longer. March vacations are making it difficult for some families to pick up their pups at 8 weeks old, so I agreed to board them until everyone is back. That means one extra week for one pup and two extra weeks for two pups. Then there are two others…

I was ill at the weekend and I think I still have a fever. Ive been having strange dreams!

Now, this isnt the first time Ive dreamed about DK - and Im sure hope some of you have too

http://www.doodlekisses.com/profiles/blogs/i-had-a-dream-about-adina

last nights honour was to Donna…