Because Connie Asked Me To

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Kristy

It is so much fun to watch the puppies grow into adorable balls of fluff! As their hair takes on more personality, so does each puppy, and seeing them interact together, set boundaries with each other, and generally just play until they drop with exhaustion….well, that is the fun part of raising puppies!!

Connie is trying to decide between these two puppies, and she asked me for some more pictures. So here they are. I love working with buyers when the puppies are young. There is so much anticipation and wondering what they’re going to look like as adults. And each puppy is so different. It’s hard to decide!!

“Tri Guy” and “Hunk o’ Chocolate” (aka Choco Boy) hung out on the barn porch yesterday, and boy did they have fun!

As expected, Tri Guy, since after all, he is almost 4 weeks older, took the lead, but this time Hunk o’ Chocolate wasn’t far behind him!

Tri Guy is petit in how he is built. He is a willowy pup, feels lightweight in comparison to Choco Boy. Tri Guy also has long legs, or at least they are longer than Choco’s legs.

Choco Boy continues to amaze me with his unique coat coloring. His coat is thick, wavy, and full of color everywhere!

He is so stinkin’ cute, I can’t stand it!

He looks good from every angle!

But Tri Guy is just as cute. He is a vibrant Tri color Cavachon, and those don’t come around too often. He needs a little haircut around his eyes. I think I’ll do that today.

He’s just pretending to be tired here. The fun had only just begun!

They were like brothers playing, Tri Guy showing Choco Boy the ropes. Choco Boy getting messy along the way!

A spontaneous smooch is always welcome with puppies. They do stuff like that.

“Look how cute I am with that piece of straw on my nose!”

“Look at me, I can pull off a regal look. Just watch me.”

See how short Choco Boy’s legs are?

“What is that thing you’re holding? I need to sniff it!”

Tri Guy is a little taller than Choco Boy, but I’m sure weighs less. It’s like the difference between a ballerina and a wrestler.

“Let’s sit by the watering can and pretend we’re tired.”

“Naaa, I’d rather chew on her finger.”

“Ok then. I’ll see what this red thing tastes like.”

“Are we done yet??”

(Tri Guy comes from Annie & Skippy. Choco Boy comes from Daisychon & Pujo)

A Closer Look at Annie’s Blenheim Puppies

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Kristy

Today these babies are 9 weeks old. At least two of them are going home tomorrow. They will all be living in Western WA state. They are like soda cup sizes – small, medium, & large!!

From left to right: “small” the male with the kiss spot on his head, who is going home to Beth…”medium”, the female with the darker ears, who is going home to Vicki, and “large”, the blenheim boy without the kiss spot, who is going home to Colleen! All three puppies are friendly, playful, and full of energy!

Beth’s pup

Vicki’s pup

Colleen’s pup

Collen & Vicki’s pups

Colleen & Beth’s pups

Whew, this modeling is hard work. Colleen’s pup takes the first nap, amid the photo shoot!

Then Vicki’s pup followed suit…

Then they all took a nap.

Then they all woke up again…

Beth’s pup checks out Calvin barking across the yard…

Beth & Vicki’s pups try hard to keep smiling and stay focused. Sounds like my children!

It’s sure going to be quiet around here tomorrow when only the tri pups from Annie’s litter are in the pen. What will they do with all the extra space??

Delivering Annie’s Sable & White Female

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Kristy

I was over an hour late on Monday, delivering this ADORABLE puppy!

You would think I would have seen this sign, but somehow I missed it. It was probably because I was flustered that I had missed the “short cut turn”, Miles-Creston Rd., and was figuring out how I could turn around on the curvy highway.

THEN, you’d think I would have AT LEAST seen this sign, but perhaps I was so relieved I was on the right road, and hadn’t lost too much time, that somehow I just zipped right past it.

This sign is just yards after the previous one. Yep, I missed it too.

I must have been paying more attention to the next sign…

…and I just continued on my merry way, down a road that was soon to be CLOSED!! The sign that I finally DID see was several miles down the road and I didn’t go back and take a picture of it. It was like the white one above with the flag, only it said “Road Closed 3 miles ahead. Local traffic only”. I shouted out loud in my car, “WHAT??” Then I said to myself, “I’m “local” traffic, so when the road barrier was barricading the entire road, I just slipped around the side and kept going.

I should have taken pictures of the road. MAJOR road work was happening. It was obvious. It looked like landslide repair, or a widening of the road in general, but it was dirt, and graded, so I just kept driving. Pretty soon the road began to narrow and a water tank truck was stopped in the middle of it.

I hopped out of my Explorer and marched up to the truck. I was still convinced that “local” traffic just might be able to pass through, and by this time, I was really upset that there were no “Road Closed” signs at the beginning of Miles-Creston.

The guy in the truck was on the phone, so I waited till he was finished, then stepped up to his window and asked if “local” traffic could get through. “No, the road is totally closed to all traffic”, he said, through the tobacco wedged between his bottom lip and teeth, “They’re blasting ahead with dynamite. Ain’t nobody goin’ through there.” Hmmm, I guess that settles it. I proceeded to reprimand him about the fact that there were NO signs (I still think they miraculously must have appeared later in the day when I was heading home and stopped to see IF there were actually signs that I had missed). As he told me how to get out and back onto the main highway without totally back tracking, I was trying not to stare at that glob of black hiding his stubby row of bottom teeth. I hopped down off of his truck and got into mine.

After I turned around with my puppy, I found the gravel road he was telling me about. And then I drove and drove and drove on this gravel road, in the middle of nowhere (and although I call my home the middle of nowhere, this was even MORE in the middle of nowhere), and finally got back to Hwy 2, and a cement road, and I was back on my way to deliver the sweet puppy!

Who could resist a face like this?? She was so sweet and patient.

And so were her new owners waiting over an hour for me to arrive! She is getting all settled into her new home, and her 5 siblings will all soon be in their new homes as well.

I suppose next time, I’ll try to be more alert to any BIG ORANGE ROAD WORK SIGNS!! Oh the adventures of delivering puppies!!

A Closer Look at Annie’s Blenheim Female

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Kristy

What a loving and cuddly puppy! She is going home soon!

Front Porch Pals -A Closer Look at Annie’s Tri & Sable/White Females

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Kristy

A Closer Look at Annie’s Tri Male

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Kristy

We weighed this little guy today and discovered he was much smaller than Chocolate Boy, even though he is 3 weeks older. He weighed in at just 2 lbs., 7oz., which means he is probably going to be less than 15 lbs as an adult. He sure packs a lot of cute into that tiny little body!!