Princess Lilly

Hey Debbie I wanted to give you a quick update on Lilly she has been wonderful to have around and has made herself at home with our family .As far as we know she has had many first and lots of fun with us this last summer camping, boating,swimming (kind of she has a thing about water it her terms only) and geocashing etc. She has been lots of fun and we would like to thank you and Adrian again for helping us find her. I included one of her pictures from feb out in our backyard she really is a pretty girl or princess as my wife refers to her.The rain jacket was my wifes idea. Thanks again The Mix family

Crystal Clear

For Romeo's 4th birthday (Nov. 7th) I decided to get him thoroughly checked for bladder stones and/or crystals. We've never really had him checked and he's never had any problems, but seeing chances are good for a Dal to have crystals in their urine and stones can turn into a life or death situation - it's well worth having a preventative look.  So today Romeo and I spent the afternoon at the vet's office. I'm extremely happy to report that his ultrasound showed his bladder to be completely free of crystals and stones (they also visualized his prostate gland which looks perfect as well). Then they checked his urine sample, which had perfect pH at 6.5, was free of crystals even under the microscope, free of red & white blood cells. His concentration level was on the lowest side of normal (his urine was nice and diluted) at 1010 (normal is 1010 to 1040). So he was 100% as perfect (or at least as perfect as a Dalmatian can be)!! 

Lazy Jewels

Apparently Jewels was too tired to get her entire body up onto the couch tonight ~ this was as far as she made it!

Boys night

Now that Adrian has a new job in Walla Walla, it's a special treat to have him home on a weeknight. The two men of the household had a nice evening watching Monday night football in their favorite positions. (Romeo must not have found the game that exciting seeing he was actually sound asleep in this photo).

Happy boy

Ti had an ultrasound in October and passed. No crystals and no stones. I've decided to have him checked semi-annually. He has a good diet (my own invention) and we make sure he gets 8 cups of water (occasionally less but never less than 6 cups) a day. That seems to be the key in my opinion. We use skim milk to bait his water and add a 1/4 of cucumber to keep his PH up. I hope all is well with you. I attached a recent pic of Ti. He actually fell asleep like this! ~John

Nora's growing up

She's crazy but it sure is fun at the same time... ~ Jeremiah

Dalmatian in need

There's a Dalmatian in need of help near us. Please follow this link and take a look at this girl in a shelter in Idaho Falls. If anyone out there has room in their home and heart, let me know and I can assist in transporting her closer to you. Unfortunately with 6 Dals in our home, we just don't have the room to take her.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DalPals/attachments/folder/779278521/item/1364938440/view

Lola's birthday ball

We can't believe that Lola is 4 already! It seems like yesterday we had a wrinkly little, razor-toothed, gator mouth chasing us around! She enjoyed her birthday very much. She got a new toy and had some time playing her FAVORITE game. Playing with a tennis ball literally makes her a little crazy. You can distract her from anything by saying the word "ball" - what a crazy girl! Someone once told us she might "mellow" after 3...we are still waiting... :0) We always say that she is a "really good dog when she is not being bad!" (the usual: counter surfing, stealing food, barking at us to play, and plain ole stubbornness). She is lucky that we think she is the cutest thing ever!

Thank you so much for allowing us to bring our Lola girl into our family - she is our babydog! We promise we'll be better about sharing pictures and videos... we follow the blog and enjoy seeing how Lola's little "dalmatian quirks" are shared by her entire family!!

Give hugs to the spotted crew! - Krissi, Dieter, and Lola

Lexi's 4th birthday

Deb and Adrian and MAMA Jazz-
Here is our sweet little puppy. Can’t believe it was 4 yrs ago she was born.
We still thank you guys everyday for our sweet Little Lexie Doodle. We enjoy
every single vid and pic on your blog! I am glad we were your FIRST------
Love you guys-  Pat, Lori and Lexie