Ryan, the 4th puppy from Dino and Haley

Sandy Davis is running Ryan on as a potential show dog. His last hurdle will be the appearance of both testicles... I have Sara and I will try to get a few pictures posted over the Holiday. She had her first introduction to her family outside in the back yard today as it was beautiful. She did really well and her mother Haley really enjoyed her company as they played for about 15 minutes, who says daughters and mother's can't get along... I took a little video on my cel phone but it may be a mystery till I figure out how to get it into the computer and on the blog but it is a goal of mine.

I want to wish each and every one of you a

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Chris

Charley has settled in...

Hi Chris,

Sorry I haven't written sooner. It's sure been hectic around here. We've all had the swine flu (except for Charley!), and then we all got better and Charley got sick (vomiting, diarrhea). The vet thinks Charley had giardia, although he tested negative for it. (Apparently if you test at a certain time during the parasite's life cycle, it won't show up on the tests they do.) So, Charley's been on antibiotics for the past week, and is finally feeling better. Whew! We were pretty worried about him. They even did some blood work to make sure there wasn't something more serious wrong with him. His bloodwork came back fine, though, which is a relief.

Aside from that big scare, Charley has been great! He's a wonderful addition to our family and we all enjoy playing with him. He loves his toys and loves to play fetch. He lets Joel hug him and pick him up, and has gotten used to us and our home. He's also been very mellow with all the dogs he's met, including my boss's corgi, so I've taken him to work several times. It's great not to have to leave him at home when I go to work.

Charley and I go for walks everyday. We're both a little tired of the wind and rain we've been having, and long for some sunny days! I think it may be harder for Charley, since he's from a drier and sunnier climate! We're enjoying getting our exercise though, and I've had several people stop me during our walks to say what a cute (and well-behaved!) dog he is. I can't tell you how wonderful it is to have a dog living with us again!

Here are a few new photos of Charley - I did trim the hair around his eyes, but after the photos were taken! In two of the photos Charley has his favorite toy - a stuffed hedgehog - which he's managed to tear most of the fur off of, along with almost all of the stuffing. Charley still likes hedgehog, though, because it still has the squeaker in its head. We still have the duck you sent Charley home with - and that's also one of his favorites...

Hope you're well. Now that I know how to download the photos into my computer, I hope I'll be able to send you some better ones soon.

Warmly,
Debbie, Frank, Joel & Charley

Clarissa reports in....

Hi Chris,

Just wanted to check in with you now that a few weeks have gone by. Clarissa is progressing along quite well. She is picking up going to the bathroom quite side at a steady rate and is about to about 85-90% no accidents in the house (although we had one today after a pretty good streak). Her visit to the vet last week went great and she has her next shots scheduled for this Friday. She is still sleeping through the night with no problem. The biggest hurdle is trying to tire her out during the day as she is so excitable and never wants to have "quiet time." :) While she loves to destroy newspaper and the floor mats we bought for her playpen, she is all around less destructive than I thought she'd be. I showed her the website photos of her brother Milo and told her what a princess she was, as she got to live in the warm indoors while he looks like he is out in the fields. She is such a wimp outside, particularly when it's cold and windy. :)Here are some photos from the past week.Catch up with you soon,

Chris

More Nemo pictures from Kelowna BC

Milo's new brother and sister...

hi chris,
how was your holiday?
everything is great here.
milo is a phenomenal little puppy.
he's training really well.
he LOVES to play and if always choc full of energy.
he loves nemo's jolly ball.
every dog i've ever had loves those horse toys!
he's also very big on being outside.
his new thing is hunting rodents.
he runs around with his nose in the thatched grass and he wags/digs whenever he finds something.
he also loves to play with (torment) nemo and yoda.
nemo is tolerating him beautifully and actually likes to play with him a bit outside.
here are some photos.




jody pihl

Ayer's family walk...

JIM TRYING TO GET GOING FOR A WALK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALL FOUR OF THEM---CRAZY!!!!---BUT THE “BABIES”, WE CALL THEM, LOVE IT!!!

Madison and her last daughter Gracie reunited...

Hi Chris, Sorry for the delay and these pictures are from this summer. I will get you more up to date ones—soon—I promise! All the dogs romp through the garden and it is very hard to keep them clean for very long!!!! Let’s see, Maddie is used to going back and forth between my home and Patty’s. Patty is sooo busy all week so we decided to keep Maddie here Monday –Friday. Patty loves her and gives Maddie a bath each weekend for me. Maddie is such a sweet dog and the doctor says she is wonderful and such great bone structure!!!!!!! She is deffinitely part of the family now—THANKS!!! Gracie is a different dog!!!! I adore her but she still rules the house!!! Gracie is sooo darn cute but is a rascal! I had Gracie spayed Sept. fifth and she did very well, but I felt soo sorry for her. She just wanted to be in my lap and follow me around, as she always does anyway!! We kept her in the bedroom with her own soft crate for a week and carried her to go out or stay with us down stairs. The doctor thought it best to keep her away from her siblings for a while!! Gracie loves to go for either a walk or ride in the car, but really loves coming with me in the car. She sure knows what leash means!!!! Gracie is thirteen and a half pounds now and I wonder how much bigger she will get. I kind of like her small---it is just Gracie!!! The two of them look a lot alike, but Maddie is bigger and is more sedate!!!! The two dogs are TV addicts and are crazy about Animal Planet! Grooming coming up tomorrow! It is quite something to take them all and people think they are so cute. The rest of us are well and hope that you are too. How is business? Fill me in and what do you do for Thanksgiving? Hugs from us all, Pat