Merry Christmas!

Fun had by all, now time to rest!

Stand by Me

If trouble is afoot, Esmeralda has proven time and again to be the instigator.  She doesn't try to be naughty, but she's way too smart for her own good...and almost always one step (or five) ahead of Bear.

Case in point:  the pups were in the yard playing.  E opened the door to let them in and Ezzie appeared almost immediately.  No Bear.  E called for him, and heard barking, but still no Bear.  Then E's attention was drawn to the top floor of the castle.  Ezzie has climbed to the top many, many times, but Bear generally prefers to be on solid ground.  Until now.  He was finally enticed by that little vixen to scale the three floors it takes to reach the top.  And there he stayed.  Stuck.  Paralyzed by fear.  We had to send in the rescue squad. 

The mission was a success.  Bear hasn't been up to the top since.  :-)

The poison incident is officially over!!  Ezzie and Bear's clotting levels were checked today and both came out normal.  They don't seem to be too traumatized by the blood draw.

Matching pink and blue bandages  

Next month is going to be much more difficult.  Ezzie's scheduled to be spayed mid January.  My poor girl!  She now weighs 42.2 pounds.  Bear is over 36 pounds!!  He carries it all in his gut.  We're going to have to work on that issue!

Happiest right next to her boy  

Catch me if you can!

Ezzie and Bear had another beautiful day out at the dog park.  They met an interesting little fellow that could outrun pretty much anyone.

Catch me if you can!

You didn't say anything about backup!!

Bambi in black and white

Happy Girl

How YOU doing?

Don't hate me 'cause I'm beautiful

Unconditional love.

Snow what??

It's the middle of December and we still don't have snow!  It's been wonderful.  Today we went to the dog park and it was busy with lots of sun.  It's been a great winter so far.

We've been playing around with new treats, experimenting, trying to figure out the pups' favorites.  This little deal kept Bear entertained for quite some time.  It's swivels, and makes it just a bit harder for him to sink his teeth in.  

M loves it when Ezzie is excited to greet her!  Sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming, but always appreciated.  She's become an expert at deflecting "hugs" that are a bit too aggressive.  Especially the ones that are preceded by a run and jump!

M knows that after they get over the formalities of reuniting after a hard day at school, she'll have her snuggle buddy all night long.

Well, almost all night!  Ezzie has to give equal attention to Bear, of course.  In this photo, the two had been wrestling for a few minutes and we happened to catch a shot of Bear's most vicious pose.  It's a hoot, 'cause Bear isn't vicious at all.  He just makes these faces, but he never bites, or even hints that he might.  He's fierce, like the honeybadger.

Ezzie likes to tease Bear by taking all the good toys and playing keep away.

Tweety just watches the action.  :)

Kitty, chillaxing on a laptop

M, playing with Bear.

Puppy Graduation!

Ezzie and Bear officially graduated from puppy dynamics earlier this week!

Sitting pretty at puppy school.







Our puppy school instructor, Marsha - she was great!