It really is winter now - it was -15 this morning and never did warm up past -8!! Tonight we are supposed to go down to -20. I guess it will be a 10 dog night!! The puppies can all climb up on my bed - and they have discovered under the duvet is very warm! All seven (Anna is the seventh!!) were curled up next to me under the covers - Sweetpea and Grizzly were not impressed. I was warm as toast - those furry heaters warm me as much as the warm up under the covers. Mind you these pups will need homes where their family understands they will need time to change that habit if it isn’t allowed. I hope it will be as they are going to be smallish dogs. Two of them remind me very much of cocker spaniels and their feet are webbed. Only the little husky looking boy appears to be a bigger dog. They sure are nice puppies - smart, active and full of fun. They are enjoying their world and they make me smile - a lot. Sure makes up for the messes they generate at mach 2 regularity. Why would anyone prefer a puppy to a well started adult is beyond my comprehension.  I will be very glad to see them adopted into their own families.

And now an update from earlier this summer!

Finally figured out how to send pictures, hehe.  Frayja is fully recovered from that scary sickness.

Frayja is really growing, she hasn’t gone bathroom in the house for a long time, which makes me happy!

She can rollover, shake a paw, lay down, sit, and, well were still working on staying and coming when she’s called.

She just lost the last her last tooth! Which explains the blood all over her chew duck‘s. I was hoping

I wasn’t just losing my marbles! Tons of woofs and tail wagsxxxxxxxFrayja-Jade & Marrisa.

Pretty girl!

And an update from little Hunter who was adopted last weekend!!

Hi Yvette,

I wanted to send you an email to let you know that Hunter is fitting
into our family wonderfully!  He is very sweet dog.  After Stan dropped
him off we headed to Petcetera for a new collar and a quick spa
treatment.  He seemed a little sad all afternoon, wouldn’t even take a
treat, just out of sorts.  We went for a walk in the afternoon with our
other dog Katie and that seemed to warm him up a bit.  He ate some
kibble by about 4pm.  As soon as I called our friends with the girl
Beagle, we had a dinner invite at their house ASAP.  They were very
excited to meet Hunter.  After being at their house for a couple hours I
headed out to pick up the take out dinner and apparently Hunter waited
at the door, whimpering.  As much as I thought that was sad, I was very
happy to see he had grown attached to me in such a short time.  Hunter
and Ginger (girl Beagle) played for a long while, but Hunter soon grew
very tired.  It had been a very long and exciting day for him.  We came
home and he climbed into our bed….as this is not a "well loved idea"
for my husband, we quickly found Hunter a laundry basket full of our
towels and he quickly settled in and slept very well all night.

On Sunday we were off to our daughters soccer game where he was adored
by all her friends.  We had plans that kept us from being with him
Sunday afternoon so he and Katie headed off to a "playdate" with Harley
and Cody (ChrissAnn and Jamie Hird’s 2 former Turtle Garden’s rescue’s).
They played and played and played ….another good night sleep for
Hunter in the Laundry basket (we are planning on getting him a wicker
basket soon!).

Yesterday morning was a bit of a test for Hunter.  I left him alone with
Katie while I took the kids to school.  No problems.  We then went for a
quick drive to pick up Ginger and had an hour at the fenced doggie park,
where the dogs met some playmates.  Hunter and a Border Collie got along
great.  He had an issue with a larger male Mastiff/Lab cross.  Hunter
ended up on a time out for getting a little too aggressive.  He bounced
back and ignored the dog from then on. He is a very quick learner.

He had a quiet afternoon outside with Katie and then a busy playful
evening with the kids.  The kids adore him and he is very well behaved
with them.  He has quickly learned which is his in our livingroom,
although last night he was pushing the bar trying to get on the couch
constantly.  That was my fault, as earlier in the day I invited him up
on the couch for pictures!!  But now each evening when the kids and I go
upstairs to get them ready for bed he gone to and stayed on his bed.
Can’t ask for much more than that!!  Thank you for sending Hunter to our
family!

Kelly

Here are some photos of the past few days….

  A tired Hunter is a good boy!!

Handsome Hunter!

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