Speaking Squirrel

Hi, everypup!  Guess what?  I am now six months old!  Mom says that I am getting to be a big girl too, 37 pounds.  Maybe someday I will be as big as my big sister, Genny.  Maybe not.  But we sure are having fun.

Genny is showing me all sorts of things.  Like how to swap out bones safely and all of the comfy snoozing spots in the house.  I am going to school again, cuz mom thinks I am so smart.

Now, it's not all roses here.  One day, on the way down the hill to the dog park, my leash snapped in half.  I lost mom for a minute and she was pretty scared.  But I led her to the gate of the park and everything was okay again.  Mom says that I chewed on the leashes while we were in the car.  But I never chew bad things at home.  Whatever happened, we got free replacements from the awesome folks at Lupine.  Mom gets all nervous now, checking the leashes, and even taking them off while we are riding in the car.  Silly mom, I wouldn't chance losing her a second time!

Genny is on mom's side, for some reason.  I think Genny needs more playtime. 

She is also teaching me all about squirrels.  Genny is ever vigilent in watching for squirrels.  She thinks they are up to no good.  They are constantly spying on us from the neighbor's trees.  They aren't even very good at hiding.  Sometimes, they even call us names.  At least I think they do.  If I could only speak squirrel.

Being watchful for squirrels is especially important on walks.  Genny is hyper aware of them while we stroll our neighborhood.  I am looking out for crunchy leaves and sticks.  They can be sneaky too!  Mom's favorite thing to say during walks is "leave it." I don't know why.

Until next time,

Look out for squirrels!

Arf, Chai

Graduation Day!

Hi everypup!  I did it!  I graduated from obedience school!  I have a diploma and everything.  The teacher even gave us treats.  She calls me little squirt cuz. i am cute.  And this is just the beginning.  Teacher says I can comtinue my education and move on to the advanced class.  Advanced!  Me!  I think that means it will be harder, but she says I am smart enough to do it.  Tonight was fun.  We got to go through tunnels for treats and show off what we learned.

We stopped at the treat and toy store on the way home for graduation presents.

Somehow, Genny got one too, even though she graduated a long time ago.  We don't want her to feel left out.

I get a few weeks off until the next class starts.  Gotta keep practicing so I don't fall behind.

Until next time,

Arf!

Chai

20 Weeks

Hi everypup!  Here I am with my daddy.  He asks me to pose next to Tiki Ted every Sunday so he can see how big I am getting.  The first picture was taken today.  The second picture was taken at 11 weeks.  I am a whole head taller than Ted now!

Mom doesn't think that my other ear will pop up.  Everyone says how cute it is, so I don't mind.

I wonder just how big I am going to get?

Tomorrow is a big day - Graduation Day at Puppy School.  I am really nervous.  I've got to listen and do everything just so.  They all think I am really smart, especially for my age.  I want to prove them right!  Genny graduated as the "most improved" in her class.  She is super smart, so I have to keep up the good work.

Wish me luck!
Arf!
Chai

School

 Hi!  Chai here today.  Have. i told you about puppy school?  I don't think I have.  Puppy school is very serious.  We are learning so much important stuff!  First, we learn to sit next to mom or dad, perferably on their left side.  And we must also watch mom or dad very carefully.  They get so distracted if we don't keep a careful watch on them.  Then we learn to walk beside mom or dad so we can keep our eye on them while in motion.  It is very improtant to not be a sniffy puppy, or our humans can get lost or walk into something.

  Next we learn that if our human stops, we stop and sit.  Then we learned stay.  Stay can be really hard.  Humans are always on the go, but for some reason, they like it when we sit in one place.  We have to wait while they walk all over the place.  Silly, I know.

  My favorite trick is down.  I get to chill during this one.  All of this training is hard work!  I sneak a few downs in while our human teacher is talking.  Boy can she talk!   I try to say something sometimes during class, but mostly I listen so I can get more treats.  Did I tell you about the treats?  No?  We get treats for doing all of this silly stuff!

Our teacher says that the most important thing we can learn is Come!  It is very important to come to mom or dad when they call us.  They might have something very tastey, or somewhere fun they want to take us.  And we have to be sure that those silly humans are not getting into trouble and need our help.

The very best part of school is that we often stop on the way home for ice cream!  I LOVE ice cream!  The place we go makes special treats for us doggies with a bit of ice cream and a dog cookie.  Yummy!

Mom has been making us frozen treats at home too.  She makes chicken broth and gizzard pupsickles and fruit and yogurt pupsickles.  These are really yummy when it is hot out and are great when mom or dad go out without us.  I can chill in my crate with a pupsickle and not make a mess.  Messes make mom unhappy and I like to keep mom happy.  

Well, I need to go study now so I can wow my teacher next week.  I hope you are keepin it cool!

Arf!  Chai

Pooped

Big Helper

Hi!  Chai here, workin in the studio with Mom today.  I am trying very hard to be a big helper.  She says she wants to get things done.  Not sure what things she is talking about, but I am here to help.   mom needed to cut some fabric and some fell where I could help by holding it in place.  The right pup for the right job!

  

Mom says I am getting bigger too.  We went to visit Dr Ross the other day and he said I weighed 18 pounds.  I also outgrew my collar, so Mom got me this really pretty purple one.  I have also graduated to a bigger crate for bedtime.  All of these changes!   Mom says they are just the beginning.

What I like the best is riding in the car and going to the dog park.  Genny knows the way and helps Mom get there.  I am taking notes in case I have to fill in someday.  At the park there are lots of doggies to play with!  And boy can we run!   Mom says that is the most helpful thing.

I wonder what other jobs I can help with?

Until next time, Arf!

Chai

Summer Daze

  

 Hi, everypup!  It's Chai.  It has been a lot of fun here lately.  I have been in my new home for over a month now and settling in quite nicely.  My big sister, Genny, has been very patient with me, although I still have a lot of work to do getting her to play more.  Mom and dad have been trying to help both of us in that area by taking us to a terrific dog park and also by inviting a bunch of puppy friends to our place for puppy play dates.  It seems that a lot of their friends also adopted puppies recently and they all want us to get socialized and play togeter as often as we can.  I sure don't mind!  What fun!

It has been pretty hot, so we all got to play in the pool as well as run around the yard and wrestle.  Here I am with my new friends Sansa, Raven, and Max.  Raven especially liked the water.

Genny and the older dogs were their to teach us the rules.  Izzy and Pilot were a lot of fun for grown ups.

Well, I need to go take a nap now, so we will check in soon.  Stay cool!

Chai

Chai Goes to School

Hi!  Chai reporting in today.  Guess what?   I started school!  It was fun!  There were other doggies.   i was the smallest, but I kept up with all of the others.  And there were lots and lots of treats!  Everytime I did what Mommy asked, I got a yummy treat!  That was very easy to do.  We practiced something called Stay.  I was to sit very still and watch Mommy until she said so.  I sat so still.  It was kind of hard, but those treats taste so good!  And Mommy said I was being such a good girl, I wanted to make her proud.

  The cool thing is, we get to practice what we have learned every day, so more treats!  I need more practice on the thing called Heel.  I get very confused with all of the other doggies around me.  I will practice, I promise.

We have also started going to the dog park more often.  There are lots of doggies to meet and play with there.  I am usually the smallest there too.  But I keep up!

This is all very excited but it makes me tired too.  So I am going to go to bed.   Tomorrow is another busy day.

Until next time,

Chai Latte

Take Your Work to Dog Day

Haroo, everyone!  Genny here.  Today is take your dog to work day.  But our daddy works from home, so he brought the work to us.  It is a bewootiful day, so we are all outside on the patio.  It's hard keeping daddy focused on his work, but. i keep a watchful eye on him.  Using my best shepherd skills, I herd him back to his desk when he gets distracted.  I also herd Chai away from my tennis balls.  She always wants to play with them!  I let her get one once in a while, but she never stops.  Doesn't she understand that we are trying to WORK here?

 

Until next time, Roo!

Genny

Wordless Wednesday

Measuring

 Hi!  It me, Chai!  Here I am with my daddy and Tiki Ted.  Genny is peeking in too.  We had a nice weekend celebrating  Daddy.  I really love my new daddy.  He plays with me and makes sure I am safe, just what a daddy is for.  He wants to take pictures of me next to Tiki Ted every week or so to see how much I grow over time.  So, Here I am posing like a good girl.  I wonder when I will be taller than Ted.

Until next time, Arf!

Chai

Learning

Hi!  It's Chai again.  I am learning all about the Stoutino Inn and about myself too.  Mom took me to see a really nice vet named Dr Ross.  He was so very nice to me - everyone there was nice to me!  They gave me snuggles and cookies and told me how cute I was.  Mom said I was a very good girl.  I weigh 11.7 pounds, but Dr Ross said I was gonna be a very big girl like Genny someday.

We have been taking a lot of walks around the neightborhood.  Mom says that a good puppy is a tired puppy, but I am not sure what she means.  I am good all of the time.   I visit Daddy in his office and help him work.  I put all of the toys and bones all together so they do not get lost.  And I make sure Mom and Dad don't get lonely at night when it is dark and spooky.

Genny and I have been getting along a little better.  We did some zoomies in the back yard today.  What great fun! She will warm up to me one of these days.  

Today we had a friend come to visit!  Her name is Isabeau and Genny says they have been friends for a long time.  We had so much fun doing zoomies and exchanging bones and stuff.  I like friends a lot.  Mom says it is very important to make lots of friends. Isabeau says she is going to get a new baby brother or sister like me soon.  I hope we get to play and be friends.

I am all tuckered out, so I will say good night and Arf!

Chai

Introducing Chai!

Here I come!

HI!  I'm new here.  My name is Chai - like the tea.  I am only 10 weeks old and brand new at the Stoutino Inn.  My new mommy and daddy said I could talk to you here.  I have only been at the in for a day or so and everything is so very exciting.  There is a big dog named Genny.  She is being nice to me, but she isn't very good at sharing toys.  So I have to be careful not to upset her.  Mom keeps a very close eye on me all of the time, especially around Genny.  I don't know why, but she says that is is important for me not to get into trouble.  But they are very nice here.  I have my own little bones, bowls and crate.

I am a Shepherd mix puppy.  I was born in the south, but my rescue brought me up north for a better life.  I had a brother when mom and dad met me, but he is now in a new home too.

Do you like my slippers and milk moustache?

I have lots of comfy places to snooze and a great big yard to play in.  I think I am going to like it here.  I hope I get to talk to you all often.  This is fun.

Until next time, Arf!

Chai

It's been a bit Quiet

Hi, everypup!  I know, it's been really quiet around here.  We have all been missing my dear brother, Shiloh, and we are still adjusting.  But the weather has been pretty terrific and we have been spending a lot of time outside.

Mom and dad put a new patio in our yard.  They really love it out there now.  We even eat out there all of the time - when it's not raining or too buggy.

We have some bird feeders out in the yard.  It is fun because when the birdies come to visit I can run up and talk to them!  They get so excited that they start to fly around!  It is so much fun!  Mom thinks I get them too excited - I don't know why.  She gets a little overly worried, I think.

But even that can get a little boring, so we took an adventure the other day.  We have a bird sanctuary near us.  We took a nice long walk and looked for all of the cool birdies.

Mom says that the little birdies were hiding, but we saw some big ones!  This is a vulture sunning himself.

We had a great day walking around and smelling the wild roses.

Mom has been worried that I am getting lonely now.  I have heard hints that mom and dad are looking for a new brother or sister for me.  I better not get used to the simple life, huh?  Things may get pretty interesting around here...

Until next time, Roo
Genny

The Best Present

Once upon a time, there was a young and handsome dog.  As beautiful as he was, he was also very afraid.  Someone had hurt him and made him lose trust in humans.  Some kindhearted humans brought him into rescue, where he stayed with good people who helped him find his forever home.

It was right before Christmas.  His new parents brought a strange tree into the house and decorated it with sparkly lights.  Then more people came.  The shy and scared husky dove under the tree to hide.  He stayed there all night, peeking out from between the presents.  Those shy bright blue eyes looking out and wondering what could possibly be happening.

He recovered from that experience and soon learned that the people that came to the house were good people.  His mom and dad loved him and were patient.  They brought him to school where he could learn new things and meet other dogs and people whom he could trust. 

Mom and dad brought him to a magical place called "the park."  There he could run free, sniff all of the trees and meet other good dogs.

He had wonderful fur siblings he could play with and hang with.  He had good food and a safe place to curl up and relax.  He slowly decided that people were not all mean and he would slowly go up to meet them.  He would be rewarded with pets and treats.

One day, he did not feel so well.  Mom and dad did all that they could, but it was time for this brave boy to go to the Rainbow Bridge.  They told him what a good boy he was and how brave he was.  They held him and loved him to help him on his way.  He is now in a place where there is no fear or pain.  He looks over those who loved him. 

He was the very best present we could ever receive.  He filled our hearts with love and we were honored that he loved and trusted us.  His gentle kisses will never be forgotten.

Run free, dear Shiloh

Near and Far

She's right behind me, isn't she?  Sigh....

And Then There is Another One

Well, that was a quick turn of events.  Nika was adopted before we new it and in came another foster!  Just like the last one!

This is Sasha.  You can tell by the freckles on her nose and smudgy eyeliner.  She is even tinier (35 lbs) than Nika, and, as you can see, Sasha fits in very small spaces.

Sasha is a frisky gal too and likes to get into things she shouldn't.  Mom and dad are trying to teach her manners - she is just so very energetic!

And she takes my toys too!  The nerve of these puppies!  Am I ever going to get any peace?


Sigh.....

Love,
Genny-fur