What a surprise to wake up to a flock of flamingos in our front yard! Not only do we have dogs and puppies finding their way to our house, but now we have flamingos!!! The local Girl Scout troop is "flocking" as a fund raiser for an upcoming trip to Georgia. If you're flocked, you have to make a donation to have the flamingos removed from your yard. It's all in fun and what an ingenius idea.
The first thing I thought of when I saw the flamingos in our yard was Daughter Molly. Molly and some of her college friends would go by the dark of night and borrow flamingos from yards in Crete. I wasn't ever sure where those flamingos ended up.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Sun Day
It's a perfect Sunday to bask in the sunshine. Husband Bob and I have also enjoyed relaxing in the backyard. Jasmine and Maggie are in the photo together and the other photo is of Annie. Annie is fitting in very well with the pack. She's spending more time in the same room as Bob and me and she seems to like our other dogs.
Bob has always been good about picking up after himself so I didn't know why his underwear was scattered here and there. The mystery's been solved - Annie sorted the clothes on the floor in front of the washing machine, selected Bob's and moved them to other parts of the house. Why men's undies?
Yesterday Robyn and Bolt went to their new homes. The puppies are going to do just fine and I feel good about their new people. Oreo's the only puppy left so it's much quieter around here now. Oreo seemed a little lost without his brother and sister yesterday but we've kept him busy today and he's doing fine. Annie has adjusted well to her puppies leaving. She's spending less and less time in her corner.
Remember that one of the puppies was named after The Telegraph reporter who covered the story about the puppy mill where Annie came from? Mark-the-puppy was adopted by Mark-the-reporter and now goes by Junior. Friday Junior came back to visit and it was fun to see him again. Mark-the-reporter is planning a follow-up story about the puppy mill. I hope the story will talk about all the reasons to not buy pets from circumstances a person hasn't investigated thouroughly. We have to put bad breeders out of business! Choose rescue first. :)
Bob has always been good about picking up after himself so I didn't know why his underwear was scattered here and there. The mystery's been solved - Annie sorted the clothes on the floor in front of the washing machine, selected Bob's and moved them to other parts of the house. Why men's undies?
Yesterday Robyn and Bolt went to their new homes. The puppies are going to do just fine and I feel good about their new people. Oreo's the only puppy left so it's much quieter around here now. Oreo seemed a little lost without his brother and sister yesterday but we've kept him busy today and he's doing fine. Annie has adjusted well to her puppies leaving. She's spending less and less time in her corner.
Remember that one of the puppies was named after The Telegraph reporter who covered the story about the puppy mill where Annie came from? Mark-the-puppy was adopted by Mark-the-reporter and now goes by Junior. Friday Junior came back to visit and it was fun to see him again. Mark-the-reporter is planning a follow-up story about the puppy mill. I hope the story will talk about all the reasons to not buy pets from circumstances a person hasn't investigated thouroughly. We have to put bad breeders out of business! Choose rescue first. :)
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Mile High in Denver
Duck and Sprout made the trip to Colorado and as of today they are Denverites. It was so hard telling the sweeties good bye. I hate it when I cry but I can't seem to stiffle my emotions. It's such a good and bad feeling to see the puppies move on. Duck and Sprout were adopted by wonderful people and I'm sure their lives will become so busy they'll forget about us quickly.
I'm spending the rest of the weekend with Daughter Molly in Denver while Husband Bob stayed home to care for the dogs and puppies. Last time we talked, Bob reported that Annie was on a hunger strike. She hasn't come gone out of her corner or eaten since I left. If nothing else works, Bob's going to get a bowl of ice cream, sit on the floor and hope Annie will join him.
The pictures are of the last three puppies we have - Oreo, Robin and Bolt. The puppies are nine weeks old today. Very active and so inquisitive. I want the best people in the dog world to have my puppies.
I'm spending the rest of the weekend with Daughter Molly in Denver while Husband Bob stayed home to care for the dogs and puppies. Last time we talked, Bob reported that Annie was on a hunger strike. She hasn't come gone out of her corner or eaten since I left. If nothing else works, Bob's going to get a bowl of ice cream, sit on the floor and hope Annie will join him.
The pictures are of the last three puppies we have - Oreo, Robin and Bolt. The puppies are nine weeks old today. Very active and so inquisitive. I want the best people in the dog world to have my puppies.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Update
As the puppies have gotten older my blogs have gotten further apart. I haven't lost interest but I've lost time. It takes a long time to feed, water and change papers three times a day and longer to play with Annie and her puppies, as well as our four dogs. I'm not complaining - it's great living at the Dog Farm.
I've been told that the lady who owned the puppy mill has surrendered the rest of her dogs and puppies. It's been a long 2 1/2 months to make it happen but I'm relieved it's finally over.
The puppies are doing wonderfully! Puppy Mark went to his new home and his new name is Bark. Bark lives with his family of Mark, Traci, their three daughters and their other dogs. It sounds like a very good match. Elke will go to her new home in Callaway Monday and she's going to have a life of lovin' and attention. Sprout and Duck will be moving to Colorado next Saturday. The transition from the nursery to new homes is a happy time so why do I have this darn lump in my throat?
Annie is making good progress. She comes out from her corner more and she approaches Husband Bob more often. For so long, Annie's been too afraid to go outside but now that we pick her up and carry her out she is enjoying the freedom of the backyard. Annie isn't at all house trained so that's a challenge. We've had Annie 2 1/2 months and the vet said it could take 6 months for noticable improvement so we're ahead of schedule. Annie is playing tug of war and she likes chewing on her toys. She's been a wonderful mom to her family.
I can't imagine letting Annie leave. I don't know anyone who would adopt her and work with her fears and uncertainties. That said, I need a big favor from my dogblog friends. My wonderful husband has been unwavering in his support of my love of dogs but he thinks we are maxed out on dogs now. Can you please sign up as a "follower" and vote for Annie staying with us? We need to keep Annie, but Husband Bob hasn't realized it yet. You could help convince him. Pleeeze?
I'll send a few current puppy pictures this weekend. They are squeezably sweet!
I've been told that the lady who owned the puppy mill has surrendered the rest of her dogs and puppies. It's been a long 2 1/2 months to make it happen but I'm relieved it's finally over.
The puppies are doing wonderfully! Puppy Mark went to his new home and his new name is Bark. Bark lives with his family of Mark, Traci, their three daughters and their other dogs. It sounds like a very good match. Elke will go to her new home in Callaway Monday and she's going to have a life of lovin' and attention. Sprout and Duck will be moving to Colorado next Saturday. The transition from the nursery to new homes is a happy time so why do I have this darn lump in my throat?
Annie is making good progress. She comes out from her corner more and she approaches Husband Bob more often. For so long, Annie's been too afraid to go outside but now that we pick her up and carry her out she is enjoying the freedom of the backyard. Annie isn't at all house trained so that's a challenge. We've had Annie 2 1/2 months and the vet said it could take 6 months for noticable improvement so we're ahead of schedule. Annie is playing tug of war and she likes chewing on her toys. She's been a wonderful mom to her family.
I can't imagine letting Annie leave. I don't know anyone who would adopt her and work with her fears and uncertainties. That said, I need a big favor from my dogblog friends. My wonderful husband has been unwavering in his support of my love of dogs but he thinks we are maxed out on dogs now. Can you please sign up as a "follower" and vote for Annie staying with us? We need to keep Annie, but Husband Bob hasn't realized it yet. You could help convince him. Pleeeze?
I'll send a few current puppy pictures this weekend. They are squeezably sweet!
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