Feb 26, 2013 | Hope's Journey
This morning, I held back on Hope’s first feeding to see if she would be inspired to go to the kibble. My gut feeling was dead-on because she stepped right up to the food bowl in the pen and started to chomp down along with her half-sisters! YAHOOO!! She worked...
Feb 25, 2013 | Hope's Journey
Hope has got this formula feeding thing down pat! She stands at attention, waiting patiently for the formula in the syringe and then proudly licks her chops when she has sucked it dry. Of course, once we put her back into the pen with the other puppies, they lick...
Feb 23, 2013 | Hope's Journey
First, can you believe our sweet baby girl is 6 weeks old??? And can you also believe she is closing in on 1 pound in weight? Man oh man, it’s been an amazing journey thus and she has made every sleepless night worth it. She truly has grown into an amazing...
Feb 21, 2013 | Hope's Journey
We brought Hope down and placed her in the puppy pen first thing in the morning and she stayed down with the girls until 10 o’clock tonight! Boy did she have fun! Her favorite play buddy is Kiki, hands down! The two instigate play all of the time and she has...
Feb 18, 2013 | Hope's Journey
In addition to spending more time downstairs with her sisters, today Hope got a rather lengthy play session with her parents, both lending help in teaching her proper play etiquette as well as cleaning up her messes. Hope had such a great time exploring our living...
Feb 17, 2013 | Jibber Jabber
We have made a goal to one day own a fifth-wheel toy hauler to be able to travel to dog shows and spend weekend on the road with our dogs. We currently own a travel trailer toy hauler that does just fine for a weekend – a full week tops! We want something we can...
Feb 17, 2013 | Dog Shows, Eddie, Huggie
When we packed up this morning to head out to Lakeland this morning, I swear there was frost on the car! IT WAS COLD!!! Add the wind and it turned brutal. OUCH! Today started the Sara-Bay shows and with a 9 am ring time, the sun hadn’t had enough time to warm...
Feb 16, 2013 | Hope's Journey
Just look at her! She is so beautiful – and a pistol to boot! This precious face now greets me every morning, tail wagging, an adorable bark, followed by several kisses. We have rearranged the whelping box to accommodate a small, washable pee-pad. Now that she...
Feb 16, 2013 | Dog Shows, Eddie, Huggie
Huggie, Eddie and packed up bright and early and headed back to Lakeland this morning and I had a goal in mind for the remainder of this weekend. For Eddie, it’s to keep that tail up and to help him be a bit more relaxed and for Huggie, keeping his head up and a...
