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

Olive makes a wave

Olive makes me laugh so hard some times that I just had to share. She usually barks at me and tries to eat the bubbles when I take a bath, but last night she took it a step further and just jumped right in the tub with me. I wrapped myself in a towel and grabbed my camera - hope you think it's as funny as I do. She literally splashed half the water out of the tub. http://www.youtube.com/user/samlneff?feature=mhsn

Izza gets 2 CATs

Izza and I spent the day with our friends Jordan, Krash & Kester over in Kent, WA today. We were checking out a new AKC title: C.A.T. (Coursing Ability Title). It's like Lure Coursing (which is an event they do with sight hounds), but easier. The course for dogs the size of Dalmatians is 600' long and the dog just has to show interest in following the lure and must finish the course within 2 minutes. We did two runs, a few hours apart. Izza's first run took her 1.01 minutes, but her second run (which is what this video is of) took her 55 seconds. She received two of her three "legs" (a leg is a qualifying run), she needs to get her title. We had lots of fun and she got to burn off some energy!

Jack's beach birthday

 Jack's doing great--part of the family!! We took him to the coast for his first birthday (pictures attached)--the dogs had a ball! Jack's doing a pretty good job listening & minding--he's getting better. We finished obedience training last week and we both enjoyed it. He still doesn't want to leave the cats alone but we're working on it. Our Lab Parker has taught Jack how to pick marionberries, plums and tomatoes! They go down to the garden and help themselves!! Have a great day. ~Stephanie

Waverley is growing up!

Olive's birthday party

 Dear Grandma and Grandpa,

Olive had a very fun birthday party this year. I invited over the swim team I am currently coaching for for some cake and puppy snuggles. Olive was so excited all of her swim team friends came over, she was in hyperdrive. I made two funfetti cakes, and we had capri suns (seemed fitting for a one-year-old's party). Some of the kids brought her new toys, which she loved, one of which she is currently squeezing next to me. I got her a giant rawhide that she promptly tried to hide all over the house. She tried to "dig" out the couch cushions to hide it, and I eventually found the gooey mess hidden under the covers of my bed (which, come to think of it, was a really good spot to hide it). Hope all is well back at home, Olive says hi to everyone too! ~ Samantha

Cinder's birthday party

Cinder is doing great. For her birthday my son Riley picked her up, spun her around while we all sang "happy birthday to you, woof woof, happy birthday to you, woof woof


Then she got to eat part of a cucumber she just loves cucumbers. She is turning into a wonderful little girl. She is pretty good about coming when called. The only thing that really annoys us that I can't seem to break is her mouthing our hands to death when she is really tired. She is like a toddler who is dead tired but won't lay down for nap because she might miss something. But she is the best in hotels - never barking and she loves going to horse shows. She went to 6 different shos were we stayed in hotels and she was great. Thank you again for letting us "adopt her". ~ Karen

Cinder's first Halloween

I was starting to set up my Halloween houses and had started my little train set up (at the top of my fireplace). Anyway I had turned it on and as it was going back and forth cinder got all excited and was hopping on her hind legs trying to see what was moving. Just wait until I get the whole town set up and the lights and sounds get going. She will have a field day! ~ Karen

Salmon

Adrian had a good day today! He caught a 17lb and a 27lb Chinook Salmons. Meanwhile the puppies (Zoey & Jewels), my mom, Chip and myself all attended the Salmon Celebration at the Mill Casino in North Bend. The puppies got lots more socialization and interaction with strangers, kids and even a couple of other dogs.

Dog Park Fun

We've taken the girls to a couple of dog parks since they were about 3 months of age, but today was the first time that there was actually anyone else at the park! The girls got to meet lots of different sized dogs and people today. We ended up spending 2 1/2 hours at the park before decided enough was enough! They seemed to really enjoy themselves, especially the kiddy pools - they throught splashing the other dogs was fun!

Beach Fun

Sierra was a wonderful sport about wrestling
in the sand with the puppies!

Our godson and his girlfriend Sierra came and spent a couple of nights with us at the house we have rented in Winchester Bay. Zoey & Jewels were very happy to have new people to walk and play with them! The girls had a good time running and playing on the beach again today while Sierra, Tyler and myself tried to play catch with his 'disc' (I was told it's not a frisbee).

Chaplin wins a Group 1st!!

Chaplin is one of Romeo's sons. He's turning into quite a stunning young man!

Jewels strikes a pose

Apparently it's not too cool here for the girls; after a long wrestling and chasing match, Jewels dug herself a little spot in the sand and stretched out to cool herself off.  Seems the girls are quite happy about their vacation at the coast!

Dune dogs

Another fun trip to the beach today. Someday it would be great if the sun would come out while we are at the beach. :) 

First time to the beach

Jewels & Zoey's first time to the beach went well. They seemed to love wrestling in the sand, which was pretty much all they did the whole time, with just a little sniffing and tasting of dead sea life in between wrestling matches. They didn't seem scared of the waves at all, but they didn't get into the water either. Looks like they will have fun the next week and a half!

Cinder's new job

Just wanted to share a picture with you of cinder trying out her new pack. My son put his shoes in so that she can get used to it. When we go for hikes she can carry her own food and water plus when we go for walks she can carry the mail for me. She seems to enjoy it.

Ti passes again!

Ti passed another ultrasound. No stones and no crystals. He has one last check in October but I think his new diet and/or the distilled water has solved the problem. I'm going to arrange for a semi-annual urinalysis as a preventative measure and perhaps an annual ultrasound. I suppose he would be classified as a stone former but frankly, he's pretty bad at it. It didn't take too much to get him cleared up in comparison to some cases I've read. I continue to monitor his PH, check his stream, give him plenty of fluids etc.


I've taken him on regular beach trips this summer. We wade out to some sand bars at low tide and he has a ball chasing seagulls and eating dead crabs. We have a couple trips left before the weather turns cool again. ~ John

Trail hits the trail.

Trail went on his first backpack trip and learned to swim across the river at the same time! After the first swim, he was in the water continually! Chuck fishing was frustrated, as he swam back and forth. He collapsed in the tent at night, glad to be away from the mosquitoes, and completely worn out. chuck will take him into the Crazies again next month. ~Susan

Tonto's summer vacation

It still brings tears to my eyes whenever I see him (Ranger) but I am soooo thankful that you found a great home for him. The only times I feel good about this decision (of returning Ranger to Oregon) is when we spend time with Tonto and see the difference it has made in his life too.  We went camping last weekend and he was great. He really likes riding in the boat. He has become the "family" dog. Jupe and Hayden were across the pond jumping off rocks while Tonto sat next to me. He whined and didn't like seeing the boys jump off the rocks, he swam over there to check on them and swam right back to me. Very sincere pup! He slept right next to the kids in their tent at night and kept a watchful eye on us the whole trip. We were very proud to call him our dog. He got along with all the other dogs, who would roam around our campsite. ~Amiee

Hello From Bow

 Bow is having a fun summer. I think he really likes summer vacation and having me home. We are both going to go through some separation anxiety when school starts again. He seems to enjoy camping. He has been camping and hiking a lot. But I think he has really enjoyed the trips to the beach the most. Running on the beach seemed to be his favorite thing about summer vacation. Oh Yeah, and chasing the birds on the beach was also fun. I have attached a couple pictures of him. Just wanted to let you know that he is doing well and continues to be a great companion for us. ~Roch & Cindy