Six Weeks

It's been snowing in North Platte since yesterday. Husband Bob was bemoaning that we had to take Jasmine, Maggie, Brandy and Pennie to the dog park when it would be a good day to stay inside. On the way, Bob bet we'd be the only people crazy enough to be at the dog park in the snow. You know the rest...What a great time our four had with the seven other dogs frollicking and playing! I haven't collected on the bet yet.

Pennie, our Corgi loves the snow. She's less than 12" tall at her shoulders so sometimes just about all you see is her head bouncing above the snow. Pennie gets the Snow Plow Award today as she forged trails through the white stuff. Jas and Maggie rolled in the snow and made snow dogs (the canine version of snow angels). I love the dog park. It's such fun to watch the dogs playing, being out in nature and it's been fun to meet other dog-people. Most of us don't know each other by name but we know the dog's names. There's Koda, Shera, Gage, Mystic, Keegan, Maddie, Max, Dawson, Preacher and on and on.

Husband Bob and I have gotten quite use to sitting on the floor talking to Annie to help her get comfortable with us. We visit, drink our morning coffee and speak softly so Annie will come over. Yesterday Annie bravely climbed over my legs to get closer to Bob. He offered her a treat and she took it and ran back to her corner. By the end of coffee time, Annie had gone to Bob four or five times and she was letting him pet her on her head, ears and back. Today, Annie initiated play with me. Great progress!

The puppies had their 6-week check ups and shots Saturday. They're all healthy and growing and weigh from 4.6 lbs to 5.8 lbs. Elke is the only one who is spoken for and now that we've celebrated week six, it's time to get busy and look for good homes. People who get my puppies have to have them for housepets, not outside. Dogs are very sociable and they want to be inside living with their family. My puppies need a fenced yard because I'm very, very opposed to chaining dogs. It's cruelty to have a dog's world only eight feet long. All my puppies have to be spayed and neutered when they are old enough. I believe the only way to stop animal overpopulation and unnecessary euthanizing is by spaying and neutering. Besides not having to reproduce, altered pets live longer lives and there are some cancers they absolutely cannot get.

If any of you blog friends are interested in one of our puppies please let me know. I need help finding good homes and I'd love to visit about the puppies.