More fun in the doggie pool

I've been taking a lot of pictures of the puppy since she came home so I need to give the other dogs some blog time.

They all love the pool but its Jackaroo whose antics are the most interesting. Tell me what you think.

I think Beta has the rule book and Jackaroo is ignoring it. He is not supposed to MOVE the pool and it is against the rules to splash the water out of the pool.
All that pool monitoring exhausts a girl.

Kindle's first swim

Kindle had a great day in the yard yesterday but her favorite thing was coolin' in the pool.

Happy Birthday Winee

Our buddy Winee turned 1 year old today.

Happy Birthday Winee, we are loving watching you grow.

Puppy Update

Oh we have been so busy but I have been admonished by my niece Ellyn (go look at pictures of my fabulous great neice & nephew!) for not posting any current puppy pictures. So for our fans, here are a few from last weekend at the agility trial.

Winee and Kindle had lots of play time.






Kindle had a snack


They had a little cuddle time.
Kindle hung out with mom for a bit and then.....
Crashed.

Happy Anniversary to us!

23 years ago Scott and I trudged through the Zilker Rose Garden in Austin Texas and got hitched. It was a hot day and our friends and family gathered to witness the ceremony and wish us well. Even a Japanese tour group stopped to take pictures of the occasion. We are sure somewhere in Japan people show our wedding in their vacation slides.
So we celebrate today marveling we have pulled it off for 23 years.

Happy Anniversary Scott, you're the best!!

More puppy stuff

I have had 7 dogs since I became an adult and each has been a new experience especially since I started formally training dogs and teaching others to train their dogs. Kindle is number 8.
Watching little Kindle grow, change and learn is just fascinating. Because I have specific goals in mind for her, I have started her training with a particular "bend" toward those goals. One thing I desire for her is independence but still a strong bond with me. So I am letting her experience the world with my support.
She is discovering the toys in the yard and is experimenting playing with them. Sometimes she stalks them and pounces on them, but sometimes she is frightened of them and backs away barking at them. Once she figures them out she is crazy for them!

She has also experimented with going farther away from me in the yard. She keeps a good eye on me though and if she gets too far away she comes running back to get her courage. I reward her and send her off to continue investigating.

More tomorrow.

Playtime

I'm in a rush today so just a few photos of Beta and Kindle in their play session yesterday.

Doesn't Beta look vicious?
She is really very gentle with Kindle but a show of meanness keeps an uppity pup in line. And she is not allowed to put her teeth on Kindle so she does a lot of air biting. Very cute really.

They tire each other out nicely too.