This is Richard and Bridget and their two kids from Lawrenceburg, IN. Their son, Jonas has been wanting a big dog to play with. I think that Annie will "fit the bill", don't you? Richard is my sister-in-law, Patti's boss.
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Ashley says, "I want that one, Mommy." She's my Daisy.
Well, she kept her name – Daisy! She is sweet and so smart and a good climber. She was in and out her first day and her in was mostly the laundry room where the other 2 dogs sleep. That evening, Bryon left to feed the cows and I took the girls back for their bath. I noticed the bark was getting louder. I opened the bathroom door and there she sat. She found us! She wasn’t even given the usual tour either. She came in to help finish bath and my girls were loving it.
As of now, she only climbs the gate when Bryon is not home and Ashley always tells me it’s okay, t hat she will get her and she does. She isn’t very graceful in carrying Daisy and Daisy allows it – they run around the kitchen island too – it’s hilarious.
Throughout this first day, Bryon & I gave Ashley 101 different names and she turned them all down and insisted on Daisy for her name. That leads us to day 2 in the afternoon. Ashley spontaneously comes up to me to tell me she is going to call her puppy “Marissa”! I gently explained it was too late and besides, Allie can already say Daisy or at least something similar to it. Both enjoy telling Daisy “no, no, no”. Daisy has taken some heat off of Allie – Ashley has to divide her bossing around time between the two of them now. Ashley will also tell you Daisy nips and when she does, you are to tell her “no” and tap her on the nose. Allie is still jealous if Bryon holds Daisy, she gets really mad.
I’m getting tongue tied and now my girls may be called Daisy at any given time and well, Daisy is also often called Allie by mistake. Some how though, we are all figuring it out.
Bryon walked the field to gather the cows and she joined him and that is a far walk for a girl her size but she did it and thankfully, did not roll in any pies along the way. Whew.
We think she is very smart. Leary of the cows the first day and then, well, right w/ you if you go out to their pasture or stands at alert if the other 2 dogs are barking at them. She still stays close to the humans, keeping us in sight.
Daisy is really trying to make up w/ our cat and he will have no part in it. He hisses, growls and tries to claw her – he hasn’t given her a chance to be different from the other 2 who are quite mean to him and enjoy chasing him and then laughing (I think.)
Anyway, she is a joy and we are all managing well together.
Gail
As of now, she only climbs the gate when Bryon is not home and Ashley always tells me it’s okay, t hat she will get her and she does. She isn’t very graceful in carrying Daisy and Daisy allows it – they run around the kitchen island too – it’s hilarious.
Throughout this first day, Bryon & I gave Ashley 101 different names and she turned them all down and insisted on Daisy for her name. That leads us to day 2 in the afternoon. Ashley spontaneously comes up to me to tell me she is going to call her puppy “Marissa”! I gently explained it was too late and besides, Allie can already say Daisy or at least something similar to it. Both enjoy telling Daisy “no, no, no”. Daisy has taken some heat off of Allie – Ashley has to divide her bossing around time between the two of them now. Ashley will also tell you Daisy nips and when she does, you are to tell her “no” and tap her on the nose. Allie is still jealous if Bryon holds Daisy, she gets really mad.
I’m getting tongue tied and now my girls may be called Daisy at any given time and well, Daisy is also often called Allie by mistake. Some how though, we are all figuring it out.
Bryon walked the field to gather the cows and she joined him and that is a far walk for a girl her size but she did it and thankfully, did not roll in any pies along the way. Whew.
We think she is very smart. Leary of the cows the first day and then, well, right w/ you if you go out to their pasture or stands at alert if the other 2 dogs are barking at them. She still stays close to the humans, keeping us in sight.
Daisy is really trying to make up w/ our cat and he will have no part in it. He hisses, growls and tries to claw her – he hasn’t given her a chance to be different from the other 2 who are quite mean to him and enjoy chasing him and then laughing (I think.)
Anyway, she is a joy and we are all managing well together.
Gail
Wally meets Carole
The first Annie finds her new "mom"
Miranda works with our vet. She is a senior pre-vet student, hoping to go on to Vet school next year. She and Annie bonded really quickly.
On my way home from work one dark Tuesday night before Christmas, I spotted two wet and abandoned puppies on Sugar Camp Road. The fluffy puppies were sitting on a dark part of the road up the hill from my house. I stopped the car, but was not able to lure them to me. So, I drove home and my sons and I went out with flashlights to rescue them. We've done this many times before ... I just can't leave abandoned little ones on the road. The scared puppies finally came to us wagging their little tails-- one blond and one black and white. As we walked toward the house some neighbors stopped to tell us that they had spotted another up the road a bit. There, we found the third puppy, another blond fur ball. On Wedesday, I took one of the little blond girls up to the vet's office to try to determine the breed ... possibly Golden Retriever/Austrailian Shephard/Border Collie ... whatever! Thursday, another little one showed up at the vet's office ... another black and white female. So, then there were four!
The fun a begun! --Corralling them at them bottom of our basement stairway, cuddling with them, taking them out in the middle of the night, watching the feeding frenzy, laughing at their cuteness, and searching for your loving homes! How were we going to be albe to find four homes in the few days before Christmas? Just another adventure ... and ultimately a Christmas blessing!
I am making this blog as a place to share the lives of these four amazingly cute (and lucky) fur balls. Actually, we miss them and want to see how little Wally, Annie, Annie, and Daisy are getting along.
So, please write your puppy's stories and share their pictures!
Kurt Nicaise and Susan Mospens
The fun a begun! --Corralling them at them bottom of our basement stairway, cuddling with them, taking them out in the middle of the night, watching the feeding frenzy, laughing at their cuteness, and searching for your loving homes! How were we going to be albe to find four homes in the few days before Christmas? Just another adventure ... and ultimately a Christmas blessing!
I am making this blog as a place to share the lives of these four amazingly cute (and lucky) fur balls. Actually, we miss them and want to see how little Wally, Annie, Annie, and Daisy are getting along.
So, please write your puppy's stories and share their pictures!
Kurt Nicaise and Susan Mospens
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