Wordless Wednesday

Take A Walk With Us!

I love this picture!  None of us are looking at the camera, but it's one of my favorites.

Trying to find some pretty colored leaves to pose with.

"Treats! Treats!"

One puppy, two puppies....

Let's go!

Dhali's leading the way!

My Mom walking Dhali.  They matched!

Bye!  See you soon!

Parvo and a Fall Walk

Yesterday, I took Dhali to the vet for his Parvo vaccine.  It was a little bit scary walking into the office, because there were big red signs everywhere saying, "If your puppy is under 5 months old, please DO NOT let them walk on the grass.  Please carry your puppy into the office.   DO NOT set them down.  We have a SEVERE outbreak of Parvo virus in this area."  and "If you dog has vomiting, diarrhea or lethargy please DO NOT bring them into the office.  Leave them in your vehicle and come into the office to talk to the vet." 

So we went in and had to wait again - 45 mins.  Even though we were right on time!  I hate waiting there, but Dhali didn't seem to mind laying against my chest and resting.  He had been up since 6am running and playing, so he was ready for a little nap.

Someone waiting with their black GSD thought he was a full grown dog...again.  Not sure why everyone thought/thinks Tibby is a baby puppy, but at 8 weeks people thought Dhali was an adult???  He looks like a puppy to me!

Had an exam and he did great showing his teeth (we have been working on that), but flipped out about having his ears looked at.  Although, after he had his little fit he relaxed and let the vet look in his ears with out a peep or movement.  He has some big teeth coming in and has lost a bunch of baby teeth.  Mostly in the front.  This morning I noticed that he'd lost a couple more, so now he doesn't have any little teeth on the bottom!  Looks very cute :)

Vaccine was not an issue at all, I don't think he even noticed. 

He weighs 15.5 lbs!!!  BIG boy!  Tibby weighs 22lbs, so he is catching up to her.  He's almost as tall as Tibby too.  So 4 months old and he weighs 15.5lbs.  Although the .5 might be from his new leather collar LOL!  It's heavy!

After the vet we went to Runnings and I let Dhali pick out a reward.  He picked a pig's ear.  Not what I would have chosen, but he grabbed it out of the bin and was SO HAPPY with his prize that I let him keep it.  He was really good in the store.  They were washing the floor with a big machine and he just looked at it and kept on trucking after me.  hee hee 'trucking' - his litter name was Convoy....hee hee.

Then we went on a long, long walk to look at leaves and take pictures.  My Mom went with me, which was really nice, because I got to take some pictures with my pups.  I have a lot of pictures to post now!

Tibby wants to show you that she isn't scared of leaves any more.  Last year she would have freaked out about just one leaf on the deck, but now it's not even an issue!

Family picture from our hike.

Wipe Out! Almost

Class was fun tonight.  We had some simple exercises.  It was all good :)  Except for me almost wiping out on our very first time out!  I seriously almost hit the floor!  It was extremely humid in the building.  Dripping wet, nasty and gross.  I didn't realize that the floor would be so slippery, but it was.  Very slippery.  I was really careful the rest of the night.  Not the greatest for running.  Tibby didn't seem to have any trouble.  Must be those furry paws.

She was really hot though.  So was I.  I HATE humidity!  It was really nice outside, but inside the building was like 85-90F +  humid.  They had turned all the heaters on to dry it out.  It was like a rain forest.  Yuck.
I took her outside a few times just so we could cool off.  She drank more than a cup of water.  She always drinks quite a bit at class.  I suppose it's all the treats.  She had meatballs and garlic hotdogs for treats tonight.  I cut them up really small.  I'm learning! 

When I was making treats for class, I ruined two hotdogs.  They turned into tiny black cinders in the microwave.  Hmmm, less time next...time. 

I did a little video showing the way she focuses on me when the other dogs are running, but it isn't uploaded yet.  Maybe tomorrow.  I don't care if she looks at the other dogs, but I want her to look back at me.  When we were at the Pigs Fly seminar - Jane said distractions should be a cue for attention.  We're working on it.

  I had forgotten that Tibby ran off at the beginning of this exercise.  I thought we hadn't had any run off.  Oh well, it was a little distraction.



I was trying to find the song Wipeout, because I thought that would have been super funny!  But I couldn't find it.  Now I can't even remember what song I put on here!  I must be tired LOL!!

Personality Plus

More photos to show off Tibby's personality.

Orange or If I Only Had A Gun

"Knock, Knock Orange"

Daily Dog Challenge - 11/13 - "Color My World"

Choose a color and feature it in your photo. It can be a color in nature or some kind of prop or indoor background.

"Knock, Knock!

Who's there?
Banana.
Banana who?

Knock, Knock!

Who's there?
Banana.
Banana who?

Knock, Knock!

Who's there?
Orange.
Orange who?
Orange ya glad I didn't say banana again?!"

Tibby would be happy if she didn't have to wear this hat ever again.  Actually she doesn't mind.

 Hat = Cheese.  Therefore hat is GOOD.

"If I Only Had A Gun"

Orange!

I took so many pictures of Tibby in different places with my hat on her head, that she started to look bare without it.



As usual, I was torn between 2 different pictures, but I ended up choosing the Knock, Knock Orange one instead of the If I Only Had A Gun, because the orange leaves show up better and it's just a better colored photo.
Although I do like Tibby's expression in this shot!! Maybe I shouldn't mention shots or shooting! LOL!!

Wordless Wednesday

Fall Foto Friday

"Time for a nice walk."

"Ah!  Don't be so silly Mom! You're messin' up the picture!"

"That's better.  Now let's get walking!"

Garden Clean Up and A Story

I forgot to post these pictures of our garden clean up.  We did it several weeks ago.  Look at the big pile we have!

The Huntress

Now for the story.  A few days ago, while I was at work, my Mom came over to let Tibby and Catty outside.  While Tibby was sniffing around my Mom went back inside.  She watched from inside the sliding glass door as Catty climbed the plum tree.  Catty climbed up 12 feet into the thin, whippy branches, out onto a tiny branch where a bird was sitting watching her.  She reached over, grabbed the bird, put it into her mouth and climbed back down the tree.  She brought the bird around to the other side of the pond where Tibby was waiting.  Then Catty 'played' with the bird while Tibby jumped around and sniffed everything excitedly.  Tibby was like the posse of a bully who eggs the bully on, but never does any of the bullying.  After a minute or two, Catty let the bird go and it flew away.

I don't think that bird will sit in the plum tree anymore!

"You just don't understand sophisticated entertainment."

Lunch Time

If I can, I try to go home for lunch.  This is what Catty and Tibby do during my lunch break.

Sun bathe.

Tibby didn't even go potty today, even though I tried to get her to.  She was too busy.....

catching some rays.

Model Monday

Can you tell that we LOVE fall?

Yup!

Sunday Shots

Saturday Stroll

"Are you done taking pictures yet?"

Our walks take twice as long when I take the camera along.  It works out pretty well - Tibby stops to sniff and I get to take a few pictures.  However, if I stop to take a picture, Tibby gives me that 'are you done yet?' face.  Silly pup!

Fall Walk Friday

Another Great Lesson!

Anyone else see Tibby's mini Alfalfa mohawk?

We had a great lesson today at Loretta's.  We worked on the teeter, RC plank/tunnel, channel weaves and then a sequence.

It was so much fun!

Tibby is smart.  I'm trying. 

I was so surprised that she was able to generalize that Loretta's teeter was just like the teeter we have at home.  The differences between Loretta's teeter and mine:  Mine is 12 inches off the ground - Her's is 25 inches?.  Her teeter plank is twice as long as mine.  Her's is made of wood, mine is made of light weight plastic.  Her's is outside, mine is inside a garage.

Tibby has never been on any teeter other than mine.  She has never been on one outside.  But she happily offered her end teeter behavior and ran up the whole really tall teeter!  She is smart.

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I really liked to see that she remembered her RC plank work too.  We haven't done anything with that in a long time.  We were able to raise the plank 2" and have Tibby run through a tunnel.  She stayed on the plank every single time.  She is smart.

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Weaves are a work in progress.  I have some good ideas on how to progress with them.  I can bring them in a whole lot closer together.  That's good to know.

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The sequence was SO MUCH FUN.  I love running with Tibby.  Really addictive.

I can't believe how far we have come since our first lesson in May.  I think Tibby is doing great!