It's my birthday...

... and I'll bark if I want to!


Karma



Kismet



Huck



And the amazing Zelda!

And Little Bear and Karis too!! Happy Birthday you goofballs! We definitely count ourselves as lucky to have had you grace our lives. Love you!!

Zelda, Buffalo Beauty

Lynn writes: "here's the beautiful girl, growing up fast. She was spayed yesterday and is doing very well today. You can see her little shaved tummy in the photo. Beautiful eyes, we think. Lots of energy still but a sweetie to all and a real headturner in downtown Buffalo."

Love those ears too!

Zelda (FKA Sara) update

Lynn & Lee write:
"Well, Zelda/Sara is getting to be a big girl! She weighed in yesterday at about 25 pounds! A huge growth spurt in the last month, it seems. She's not chubby as you can still feel the ribs and she gets tons of exercise. She is very spunky and may be a great herder, if you consider the amount of time she spends biting my ankles! We're working on this issue as well as her desire to jump on all the furniture. She loves to chase balls, bunnies, and birds as well. Early next month, after she's six months old (can't believe that) she'll be getting spayed. Zelda is a real beauty and we look forward to 4-H obedience school in the fall. Here she is on our patio bench! The ears are as big as ever."

Fearless Princesses

I happened to hear news from the families of the most outgoing kids in both of my litters.
The first was from Zelda's mom and dad. Zelda (formerly known as Sara) was out of Celie and Rocky.
The other was from Bonnie Storm's mom. Used to just be known as Storm and out of Kayla and Huxley. Boy does the name suit her! 11 days at sea! Yes. I am jealous! Seriously lucky dog.

Both of them I am so glad you love za babies. Thank you for giving them the best lives a dog could have!





Lynn and Lee write:
"Zelda, or the Zellion, as we call her, is doing great. She's about 15-16 pounds (hard to tell because of wiggling on the scale at the vet's) and EXTREMELY energetic. She has discovered chairs and likes to jump on them as soon as we've gotten up. Here she is on her new outdoor "daybed." Her water dish is strategically placed so she doesn't have to get up to have a drink! Loves to chase balls (and birds!) and try to eat everything in sight and I will spare you the details. She's played well with others, including a big Australian shepherd and a Jack Russell puppy. She's learned to sit, come, stay, and lie down, and we're working on rolling over! Her favorite place to hang out is my closet under the hanging clothes, a big den instinct I guess. Her ears seem to get even bigger even though rest of her is too! "



Angela writes:
"The Sailing Dog keeping watch!

Hi Leo,

Bonnie is quite the sea dog. We went on an 11 day sailing trip and she did great. She has good sea legs (she wears a life jacket when were under way), does some swimming off the boat. Fiona will be showing her in a few weeks at the San Juan County Fair, we will let you know how she does.

I really enjoy your blog, love the puppies and flowers!"

Thanks! and yes! Tell us how it goes at the fair!

Zelda (FKA Sara) update

"What a pup! Quite feisty! Lots of energy to chase balls and have running fits. Adapting well to new house and yard. Not a huge chowhound but eating well with Royal Canin kibble, chicken, cottage cheese mix-ins. Loves to dig and chew everything in sight (wood, rocks, leaves, really everything at least once) but to be expected. Someone gave her a Gumby toy which she carries around everywhere. Has learned to sit and come pretty reliably. Must work on jumping and barking though. In short, she's a great girl and we love her a lot! She's now AKC registered (as Toreth's Zelda Mae Buffalo Gal)!" - Lee and Lynn.

The babies are almost 16 weeks. She's teething and needs to chew. Rawhide "bones" are awesome. Kongs w/treats too.

The barking? Some are talkers. Zelda is definitely one of them. De-barking a dog can help you cope and dogs don't mind. They still get to chat away but it's less intense to our ears.

Jumping. Enlist a trainer if you haven't already. They can help you teach her that it's not appropriate. I have been taught that if you don't want a behavior ignore it. As soon as it stops treat. When she jumps up again ignore her again, and so on. Reward the behavior you want, ignore what you don't want. Be consistant. Hope that helps.
Personally I encourage the jumping up. I don't have to bend over so much to pet them. LOL
But she's really smart and I bet you can teach her to sit up instead of jumping up.

Dog!! I love her ears! Love her name!!!!!

Those ears!

It's mine and I don't have to worry about Karma anymore. So this must be Nirvana? (Lots of good karma/bad karma jokes at our house these days.)

"Zelda seems right at home already! She has been running around and playing a lot since we got home at noon, so she's kind of tired now and didn't eat a lot but I'm sure she'll rebound tomorrow. Doesn't seem to be afraid of anything and nothing makes her nervous, which we love!
Here's some pictures from this afternoon. We love the 'duck legs' in the third photo since our other dog Roxy didn't do that (but the first corgi we had did).

Thanks for all the great dog raising you've done. We'll keep in touch!"
-Lynn and Lee of WY

Lynn and Lee just couldn't bear the thought of their new baby being on a plane so they drove out from Wyoming, even with Lynn still recovering from disc surgery, just to bring her home. Even knowing I was able to find good homes for all of them it is really special to meet the babies' new mommy and daddy in person and witness them seeing her for the first time. Very sweet.

Thank you to all my puppies' new families. I hope you all are able to drop a line every so often and let me know how they're growing up. With pictures please! ;-)