Cookie's back!

After 2 weeks away, Cookie is finally home. She went with Carol to do some lead/show training and Carol's dog, Jello, stayed with us for some socialization. Though we enjoyed having Jello here, we are glad to have Cookie home. Well, except maybe Jarrod. Cookie was so happy to see Sila that she peed on the floor and was still tinkling alittle when she jumped up on Jarrod's lap. Needless to say, he wasn't too happy, but he'll get over it.

Here is a picture of Sila and my nephew Trevor napping together.

And further down the couch, Solace and Jello nap, too.

Sila's Birthday Party

On Saturday we had Sila's 2nd birthday Party. We had 15 vizslas total at our house. We had a lot of fun and really lucked out with the weather. Left to right are Jan and Obie, Susan (Sila's breeder) her dog Jolli and Sila's mom Hazel, me and Sila (I know, I'm not very photogenic!) Tarni and Beatrice, her husband Vasska and son Dillon and their other v Beckett.

Cookie (sneaking in for some kisses), Jan and Obie, Mel and Remi (not in first pic), me and Sila, Susan and Hazel, Vasska and Beatrice.

Haven's birthday

We had Haven's 10th birthday this saturday and I just had to share this lovely picture of my girl. Notice Sila scooching her way into the picture. Well, of course, someone was sitting on the couch, she couldn't let her get cold! Below: see demon dog in the background?

Missing Nub

Nub got adopted last Saturday. He went to an excellent home where he is going to get everything he needs. Lots of exercise, indivudual attention, among other things. Here is one of the last pictures we got with/of him, and I absolutely love it. As a result, the girls are getting closer. Here are a couple of pictures showing them cuddling.

Party planning

Evites went out today for Sila's second birthday party. We are hoping to get atleast some of the Gem Litter together for some fun and to see how everyone turned out! Cookie will get the chance to see other puppies, and hopefully Sila will be able to hang out with some siblings. We'll see.

Oh, btw, Sila will be coming into season very soon, we are just hoping she is out of the "danger zone" before the party. We don't need any more puppies right now! (And Susan's dog Jolli loves Sila to death as it is!)

Even if it is just Susan and me, that's still 7 or 8 dogs. I wish some of you were closer!

Growing...

I talked to Susan today about how her 2 puppies (born May 28th), and Carol's 2 puppies (one from that litter and one from Cookie's litter) were doing. I had seen the former 2 on Thursday, but haven't seen the latter in a couple of weeks. I guess they have all gone to the vet and all range from 26 or 27 lbs to 29 lbs. How much does Cookie weigh, you ask? She weighs in at a whopping, wait for it...18 lbs. She is a peanut. She has always been little, but she is significantly smaller than her counterparts. I increased her food tonight to try to put alittle more weight on her. She is completely proportional, she's just slim!

My wish list

For those of you who want to know me alittle better, I have put in this link so that you can view the array of items on my Amazon.com wishlist. It is continually growing and evolving. One day I will make some sort of dent in it, or atleast a purchase from it, which I have not been able to do thus far.

My Amazon Wishlist