What's Happening ;o)

Just a good ole fashion chase ... "one day I'll catch ya!"

Sutter enjoys a "fetch & swim" ... don't expect the ball returned soon!

Swimming, fetching, chasing, learning is all sooo exhausting ... Whewww!

Willow is growing sooo fast ... she's the light one ... WOW!

Willow enjoying the dock as Mom repairs it ... "and I helped" ;o)

Willow meets a Painted turtle up from the pond to lay her eggs!

"EVERY DAY IS A NEW FUN EXPERIENCE ... ENJOY THE RIDE"

HURRAY! Willow's a Natural Swimmer ;o)

She looked, she thought, she tested, she stepped in and ...

       AGAIN PICTURES ARE WORTH 1000 WORDS ...
                        A MILESTONE  ;o)

Willow's 4 Month Birthday :o)

FUN ... JOY ... ADVENTURE :o)

It's an amazing  journey that Sutter & I are on with this wonderfully loving sweet pup, who crossed the 16 week milestone the other day ... add calm, obedient, humerous, adventurous, studious and just a thrill in my life that brings lots of smiles ;o)

HAPPENINGS:

• Successful in-house potty training ... day & night!
• Tuggies with a swap for a 2nd toy!
• Learning "Box Trick" for her Puppy K class
• Water work in the pond's shallow overflow with an orange puppy bumper!
• Ground retrieving ... again with a toy swap !
• Good manners paddling in the rowboat!
• Sharing bones & toys ... that's a biggie!
• Loves to get in the "doggie" Van (still traveling in a crate ... not successfully potty trained in the car)
• Climbing the "gated" stairs to the toy room with mom's help
• First puppy clip & bath for her first lil' Puppy Match where she took 2nd place to her sister "Dazzle" who was "Best Puppy in the whole Match" 
• Loosing 1st tiny front puppy teeth!
• Met her Grandma Starr & played with Mom Sophie ;-)
• Had a playdate with Uncle Eclipse, "Big Sis" Sutter, and sister Dazzle
• Runs thru some tunnels, walks the baby teeter, jumps 8" bars and climbs low A-frame, after Sutter's Agility class :o) 

                                  

DAYS OF HAPPINESS and CONTENTMENT ;o)

Willow's Puppy K "Box Trick" ;o)

"You want me to do what?"

 

 

 

 

"How's this?" ... CLICK - TREAT!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

"With a sit?" ... CLICK-TREAT!

 

 

 

 

 

Oooops, missed it .... NO CLICK!

                                                     

"Something's not quite right!" ... CLICK-TREAT!

"How's this, huhhhh?"

PERFECT ... CLICK-TREAT ... GOOD GIRL :o))

First Visit to Cabin Loft Toy Room ;o)

"Gee ... just because I'm only a lil' 14 "weeker", I'm not old enough to climb the steep 10 wood steps with Sutter to the loft, when mom opens the gate! I just gotta see what is up in that special toy room"

"Ha, I softened her heart and got mom to carry me up the stairs and look at this  ... all these toys are MINE ... I can roll and squeek all day  ;o))"

"OK ... I'm staying ... what more could a happy puppy ask for ... a warm home, a loving family, a pond to play in, woods to explore and all these toys!!!"

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS ... NAME THEM ONE BY ONE  ;-)

Enjoying Puppy Agility :o)

Smart lil' girl ... she loves her Puppy K class and sharing her "bag 'o toys" with everyone ... she started "Sit", "Recall", "Down", "Following", "Ladder Walk" and "out-of-site" Recall ... terrific treats (cheese, steak, liver and ham) ... At home she dosen't hesitate to try all the puppy equipment ...

Thus far she plays around at pond's edge but no swimming yet ... I'm so hoping for an avid swimmer/retriever!

JOURNEY OF 1000 BEGINS WITH ONE STEP  ;-) 

Willow's Photoshoot ;-)

Saturday I enjoyed my traditional birthday gathering with work and animal friends Janet & Lynn ... tender "mesquite" marinated steak on the grill and Janet's wonderful scalloped potatoe casserole with "extra" cheese!!! (Oh darn the cholesterol) ... we chuckled about this year's Lemon Meringue pie (with a broken oven door, it had to be cooked in unique ways ... we renamed it "Lemon Jelly Bean" pie (you had to be there!) ... everyone enjoyed meeting Janet's new foal and the our new puppy ... Willow found great sport in finding as many chicken poops as possible and Sutter just wanted to "get free" to run and chase chickens and cats!!!

On Sunday after Church, we all enjoyed  a fun, warm and sunny afternoon:

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  the girls and I met Kara & Willow's sister Dazzle, to socialize the 13 week old  SunKissed pups at the "One Stop" Pet Store Open House ... Yippeee, we won a raffle basket of toys ... all the folks gave the pups lots of attention and there were many yummy treats ;-)
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  went on to SunKissed kennel to help with "temperment testing" of the 7 week old "Dance" litter ... can't believe they are near ready for their "forever" homes! (missed your company Linda)
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  Kara brought out her "professional" camera and clicked these terrific photos!
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  Kara cooked yummy burgers on the grill, while Dazzle & Willow got quite wet running over the big underground pool cover  ;-) 

Today the temps are a bit chilly, accumulating snowflakes are bending over the beautiful daffodils, tulips and pansies ... the woodstove is fired up just to take the chill off and it was a great morning for hot oatmeal ... not motivated to do much outside and the girls are content to stay in ... weekend promises to be near 80 degrees ... YES!!!

For the next 2 nights, the Proudfoot girls get to go to work with "mom" and snuggle together in the cozy "doggie" van ... looking forward to the "potty" breaks thru the night!

"IF YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD,YOU HAVE TO LET YOUR FEET LEAVE THE PAST GROUND THAT YOU STOOD ON"