Samson Went for a Hike

Samson loves to go for walks even though he is an old man. He will turn 10 in February. His mush is turning gray. I love walking him in public :-) People are always leery of approaching him...But he is just a big teddy bear !!

Puppy Portraits

Here's Chip. Kinda fuzzy but still cute :-) He has what looks like chocolate chips on his back, thus the name Chip.

This is Chip's brother, appropriately named Dale.

Here is Donald. His sister, Daisy, sold last week.

This is Minnie. A good name for her, she is so tiny. Very petite and sweet.

And this is Minnie's brother Mickey. Also known as "tank man". He is hefty and thick, like a little tiny body builder.

Puppies Puppies Everywhere !!

This is one of Roxy's puppies, a male. They all just got their eyes open today! Right on time at 2 and a half weeks old today.

This is the runt from Cha-Cha's litter on the left and the white male from Roxy's litter on the right. They are way different in size yet only 10 days apart in birth !

Tootsie is such a good dog. She's not quite 1 year old herself and she just knows to be gentle and cautious with the babies. She seems to be saying "Get that thing outta here ! I don't wanna get in trouble with the mother !" This puppy is a female from Cha-Cha's litter and looks just like her.

Another pic of the runt from Cha-Cha's litter. So sweet at 1 week old today ! What a sleeping little angel.

Here is a male from Cha-Cha. His white sox are a lot shorter than his nearly identical grey sister, again 1 week old today.

Roxy's Babies

A girl flanked by her brothers.......Roxy, our chihuahua/morkie mix, had puppies on the 18th. All went well, and mother and babies are doing fine !!

Nurse Gabby watching over the birth......

A male in Francesca's hands.....2 hours old.

The female in Francesca's hands....2 hours old.

Doggie Paddle

We have been trying to encourage Tootsie our Chocolate Lab puppy to swim for a few weeks. Every time we go to the river, she loves to play in it, but she just won't go fetch a stick if it means having to swim for it. Don't know the reason for this......low self esteem?? :-) Anyway, Gabby picked her up Saturday during our visit to the river, and lowered her down into the water, and let go, and Voila ! she swam back to the shore. This was repeated about 5 times much to our delight and Tootsie's excitement. You can see Marny cheering her on, and Gabby setting her free, and of course Tootsie doing her best. We were so excited to see her do what we know she will enjoy so much all summer. The water was cold but Gabby sacrificed her comfort to give this gift to Tootsie and the rest of us. Thank you Gabby, you helped make a wonderful memory !!!!

A Beautiful Spring Evening

The rain for 2 straight days finally let up, so we took our bikes to the local park and let the puppy play in the river. The river was nice and high from all the rain. Tootsie hasn't actually 'swam' yet, she mostly plays in the water. It will be exciting when she doggie paddles for the first time !! I think one of us will have to swim with her to encourage her.

One Last Baby

Almost gone are the baby days. Almost gone are the times when I find something chewed to pieces. Almost gone are the snuggly warm tiny puppies. We sold two siblings from this last litter, and are waiting for the last baby girl to be picked up. She is so fun and beautiful, its hard to let her go. But it will be nice to have a somewhat cleaner home soon. At least until the next batch of puppies comes along !! We love you baby Duchess !!

Puppy Portrait

These precious babies were born to us on Valentine's Day of this year, 2009. The gray one on the left is a male and bigger than his 2 little sisters on the right. They have been such a fun batch!! They are 8 weeks old tomorrow, ready to go to their new homes. They are like little live Beanie Babies!