The Week in Review

Having puppies around the holidays, I thought, would be a little stressful. Not so! They are my calming force, they ground me, make me smile and more often than not you can find me immersed in their world. Apollo, Truly and Zap are regular visitors into puppyland (Max not so much yet due to his over active, loud vocalizations ;) Before the weather turned nasty this week the pups took a field trip out to the front porch. It was a gorgeous sunny day and in the afternoon the sun streams on to the porch in a glorious fashion that can't help but lift your spirits. As usual Mr. Red was the first to venture off the blanket with his brother and sister not too far behind. I can now add wood decking to some of the surfaces they have been exposed to. Still, even though the sun was warm we didn't stay out there very long as I didn't want them to get chilled. Last week I took the puppies to my vet for a quick check up and a weigh in so I could worm them. They were all over 6 pounds. The real surprise was Red boy... he weighed 6.2 lbs. That was only .2lbs less than Green boy! Cades was tied with red at 6.2 lbs. Siena was proud to show off her brood to the wonderful staff. Everyone in the office made it a point to greet her first before they dove into the puppy box!

I had a photo shoot with the pups for our Christmas card the other day. It was challenging doing it by myself, but then I thought of people who have large litters and I can't imagine how they get all the puppies to hold still at the same time!! I did manage to get a few cute pictures and ordered my cards yesterday....whew!

Yesterday was Siena's birthday! As a special treat we snuck off to the McDonalds drive thru and shared a cheeseburger. It was nice to have her all to myself for a few minutes. This drive thru thing is a ritual of ours after agility trials. Happy Birthday cee cee, nennie, nennie poo poolata, siena nenna!!!

Zap and I had a humbling lesson on Tuesday. This word was used several times during our lesson: fren-net-ic: (adjective)-frantic; frenzied. :o)

The boy just couldn't seem to get his head together so instead of working on go outs and other fun things it was all basic control stuff. Not what I had in mind; however, my now approaching 1 year old lad needs to slow down and think. At this age not a big deal, and since he picks up things so quickly I have no doubt we will be back on track in no time.

All in all there has been really good news coming in this week from Bob, Jamie and Erik (career/college related). It's refreshing and encouraging!



Looking forward to upcoming puppy visits this weekend and Monday from friends and neighbors!




Truly visits puppyland