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My husband is out of town for the weekend. He is being a good uncle and went to see our nephew (his godson) play football in one of his last games as a senior in high school.  I actually was happy that he got a chance to go and Thursday when he left, I was even counting down the minutes until he departed for the airport.  It wasn’t that I wouldn’t miss him, but all morning on Thursday, he was in my way. I went in the kitchen to make my oatmeal and there he sat on MY seat sipping that darn…

As much fun as vacations can be, there is no place like home!!!! Being away from my Lola for 2 weeks proved to be quite unbearable...even with the skyping and photo e-mailing my sister did (she was her sitter). New Orleans is an absolutely beautiful city with a great history and even better people. I experienced more in 2 weeks there than I have in a whole year in my own boring city. The people there really open up your eyes to…

I'm seriously considering bringing home a little brother or sister for Lachlan and Pixel. Raise your hand if you didn't see this one coming. Anyone? Anyone? Yeah, didn't think this would come as a shock to anyone, LOL!   There's a litter ready to go in a few weeks with the parents being Lachlan's father and Lachlan's mother's full sister, so I know the genetic makeup of both and am comfortable with it ... but this is a huge decision and I'm waffling a little bit. Part of me thinks that it's…

I have discovered that she's not as good on the leash as I thought. If I bring my sons for our walk she just looses all concentration any thoughts. When its me and her she sits when a car is coming, stays right beside me. When the boys come its like she has P.A.D.D.  and the boys are not doing anything to get her going they are just walking with us.

Rhonda & Marabelle

Do you need a nice long puppy fix? I made a video tonight that shows the puppies over 9 days as they go from 3 weeks to today (just over 4 weeks) Wow--have they changed! So, for those of you who love to watch puppies, there are a full FIVE minutes of video --it's a bit fuzzy and I almost dropped the camera once, but they are so cute, you might not mind. Make sure you turn up the volume to hear Patch sing at one point--you can't miss it--he does a solo.

I also made a big mistake when i…

We haven't been on DK for a while because Mom has been super tired and hasn't been taking out the laptop for us....Mom told us we're going to get either a little brother or a little sister in May......We're hoping it's a cat that we can chase all around the house....but I guess we'll just have to wait and see.    

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Last week, I had to have a tooth pulled. I had a root canal in that tooth years ago and for the last ten years I have had problems with the tooth from time to time. It always seemed to know to act up when I was on vacation, so in my opinion, it got what was coming to it the other day.  The only problem with severing my friendship with this tooth was I had to be the one to take it to the dentist for its final demise and I hate the dentist. He is a perfectly nice man, but nothing good happens…

Daisy Doodle turns two tomorrow on the 27th. I can hardly remember before we got her.

She brings joy and happiness every day.

Just look at her, is it any wonder why we love her so much? Love you big girl!…

It used to be you took the kids around town to see the Christmas Lights.......  

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This entering your dog's photo can be addictive. I just sent a photo of Calla and Luca to Orvis. I thought the video of Betty White was very cute and expressed the frustration of pet owner's everywhere. Fear not, I did not try to seduce the judges: )

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Stuart has been going for his long walks using his new Easy Walker harness for about a week and he seems to have adjusted to it nicely.  He does walk pretty well just using a collar but when excited will pull so at our trainers suggestion we were using the harness.  Because we didn't get our 3 miles in this morning - I'm waiting for a yard company - I left the harness on thinking that we'll finish our walk it a little bit.  Bye bye Easy Walker - someone - I'm guessing the happy looking cream…

Lilly was spayed yesterday.  I felt for her since I had the same surgery a few years back. We paid more to have the laser elective surgery and I requested pain meds. Previcox and Tramadol. We had the home again microchip put in at the same time. Total for everything 181.53. nebraska city, ne. I could not believe the cost was that low but I am still getting used to living in the midwest and living in small towns. I.love.it. except when you need something right now and have to drive 70 miles…

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…

We made the move to the downstairs pen! I also started solid food today and didn't have to ask them twice. Usually you have to coax a little to convince them that eating food is a good thing, but these guys dove in with both feet--literally!

They were a bit unnerved by the move to the big pen after being in their closed-in whelping box, but everyone found the attached crate and are now sound asleep. This is the first time Rio and Mattie have seen the puppies--Rio was so excited! I…

What was life without all this love our Brady Goose has brought?   This little guy is my baby.   L o v e   him so very much!    At 6 mos. he is (touch wood) finally house trained.   Gotta say, he's been very slow in this area but so quick in others.    He is a dream boat at night, just as he was the very first night with us.... quiet as a mouse and doesn't make a sound until he's spoken to in the morning.   He has slept in very late ... until 10 a.m. on occasion!    Over the summer we had…

Marabelle has started barking at me in the mornings when I don't get her food quick enough.  I have let her know that I do not like this behaviour by practising the whole Ceser Milan thing, getting her to do eye contact and sit nicely for her food. any sugestions on what my responce should be when she barks at me for food? ( I don't want her to do this ). Other than that, what a great week, we've had a few accidents, nothing major though. Marabelle is walking on a leash very well, she sits…

Well first trip to a groomer was a success.  Alittle pricey but work it.  Bailey had a pedicure, bath, girly parts trimmed and her ears done and it was $60.00.  I have nothing to compare it to so for now I won't complain... 

I did panic at first.  When I dropped her off I talked to the groomer about what I wanted and she said OK no prob.  Her last words were, I will give her a "BC".  which stands for breed cut.  So I leave, get home, jump in the shower and start to think..BC?…