Family Reunion

Hello there! Patches here and BOY do I have a story for you today!!! My stories are GREAT!!!

We were going for a ride today... together... how odd. We always go seperately. Anyway... it was ok, I liked the company. Snowy knew where we were going and said she liked it there. She said it was really big and lots of room to run and play... no streams though. She was sad about that but I really don't like getting wet so I was ok with the idea. First, when we arrived Snowy and I had a quick day at school. We learned "Come" and "Sit". I already know this and showed off. Then... THEN.... wow! It was Benji!!!! YAY!!!!!!! Her parents came for a visit! oh wow! I was SO happy to see her! She's getting big like me! We didn't talk much because we had class again... I showed her all the things I knew, and she showed me things I couldn't do yet. She's SO smart! Her new name is Penny so I'll call her that from now on.

After class we all went into this really big place. This must have been what Snowy was talking about. There were lots of other dogs and their humans here too! Some were nice, some not so much, and others just wanted to stay with their humans.

 

There was this little human... there were a lot of them... he was nice... he kicked the leaves and snowy and I played in them. He was quiet when some of the others wanted to pick us up a lot. I was good and let them. We couldn't play with the real big dogs because we were still little, but that's OK... I didn't want to get stepped on. We were the biggest dogs in this area so I was the one who had to be careful.

  
Oh! Guess what! Guess what! Guess what!!! AUTUMN!!! Her new owner came by too! WOW! What fun! She had so many stories to tell me. She went home only a few days ago but wow the stories! She said she plays with balls and gets to sleep on her humans bed. She sleeps in her own box all by herself and has been very good for him. She showed me these round hard things. There were lots and lots. They all smelled different and they were cold. Perfect for chewing on! After playtime was over we were all really tired. Our humans took us back for the ride home, but we didn't go home... My humans didn't have food before they left like we did... when we got there they put all of us together... one of my humans too... she let us snuggle and nap next to her. Wow what a day! I had so much fun! I'm Pooped!

Snowy goes to the Vet

Hey there! Snowy here. The other day I wasn't feeling too well... it felt like I had to "go" all the time... My human was worried about me and kept me away from Patches and Autumn since they were being a little too rough for me when they played. I slept a lot, but never lost my appetite and drank lots of water, but it still felt like I had to "GO"... ohhh... I really wasn't feeling well....

That night my human gave me a shot of something that I really didn't like. I yelped a little but I was brave. It wasn't like the other shots, this was on my bum! I suppose it was worth it because I got to sleep in a BIG blanket in the kennel by myself. I was so comfy. See there??? on the door? That's my new toy. MY new toy. No one else gets to play with it...Aaand... I have a new collar. See there? It's brown and from the AKC...That's where the purebred dogs go.

My human is so good to me she knew exactly what was wrong with me, but to be sure, in the morning we took a ride to a strange smelling place. Not like the other place I went to  with all the humans and other dogs and things, but this place was weird. I'm not sure I liked it, but my human wasn't worried so that made me feel better... She gave me another shot before we left... hmmph... I'm not liking shots... The humans that were there were really nice. One smelled really good! Like treats and stuff! The other... not so much. She smelled like too many smells, it made me dizzy.

 This human was the one who looked at me and the other photo was where my human and I got to play in before he came in through that door. We waited a long time, so my human sat on the floor with me and we took a nap. Really... I did!

When he came in, he and my human talked to each other for a little and he felt my tummy... hehehe! It tickled! I liked his hand to say it was OK and he looked in my ears and mouth. Why did he do that? All I could understand was "Good". I guess I'm OK? I still feel bad, but not as bad as the day before. My human seemed ok and we left... how strange. I was still so tired, I fell asleep in my basket on the way home.

So that was my day yesterday... Today I got another shot... Really?? I feel fine now... I can potty just fine and I'm ready to play! I don't want another shot.

 See??? I can play... That's me chasing Patches who's chasing Autumn... She's super fast and I have a hard time keeping up with her. The next photo is me sliding down the hill. I LOVE sliding! Patches is at the bottom first. She cheated though and didn't go all the way up. And SEE... the bottom photo is me after Patches pushed me into the water.. no, actually, I fell in by myself. I was clumbsy. I slipped.

Autumn wants to write a post...

 Hey there, I'm Autumn, but most of you already know that. I asked my human if she would write something about me today. Hay... Did you know that if you click on the little photos, a window pops up with really big ones? My human showed this to me the other day when I said I couldn't see myself. You see, I move a lot and it's hard to get any type of photo of me.

I DO love to run really fast! I zoom everywhere and I leap like a gazelle...that's what my human says, but I don't know what that is... She says to take her word on it. OK (grin) I love the woods and after a little bit, I like car rides. I love when people come to pet me, and I'm a fast learner. I come when called and try to do all my business outside, but show me where the papers are just in case. I can hold my potty for 2 hours while I'm playing, but when I wake up from a nap, I really have to go! My human is so cool, she takes us outside right when we wake up and we're supposed to potty there.  

If you've seen some of the video's you know I can run really really really fast! Maybe a game of flyball is good for me? I think I can keep up with those super fast Border Collies! I love to play inside and because of my sleek coat I get chilly easy... Maybe my new owners will put one of those really neat coats on me when I get big? That would be really cool!

I'm a little shy when it comes to seeing new things I haven't seen before... like when I was going to the big place that smelled like lots of dogs and things, I was a little scared at first, but then I was OK. If my new owners bring me to lots of places that are new I will be brave all the time.

 

Some of my favoritest things to do other than running and leaping is hiking! I love to explore with my aunt Suki. She's a Japanese Akita you know... straight from Japan... no, not really, That was a fib. She's from a place called Georgia. Anyway. She's really patient with me, but doesn't like it when I get in her mouth. She growls and I settle down because I know what will happen next. She'll get really mad and growl even LOUDER! That's scary! She's good with all of us though and we love her so much!

Every night after supper I get to go into a quiet room all by myself away from Snowy and Patches and our human has a little bowl of FOOD! She says words that are hard to understand, but when I do something right I get a piece! This game is a lot of fun! I know what to do when I hear her say "off", "sit" and "touch"... that one was fun to learn. She said the word... her paw was held out and when I went to sniff I bumped into it and all of a sudden there was food in her other paw for me. Hmmm.... lets try this again... ok... Paw out... I hear the word "touch"... I bump my nose on it... and BAM! There's food from the other paw! How does she DO that?! This is FUN!



Benji and I sitting nice for a treat.



Anonomous Asked: What will happen with this blog when homes are found for all the puppies?

WHAT??? We aren't staying here??? hehehe... don't worry. I know. I'm patches and I'll answer your question today. My human said you asked what will happen to this blog once we all find homes... well... Snowy thinks she will carry it on, unless the perfect home comes along, she's going to stay here. Lucky dog! Benji (now Penny) and Sherlock (still Sherlock) live really close to the park we all go to so they will all be able to play together. I hope my new home is close too. I would love to see my brothers and sisters!

So I think our humans will have plenty of material to keep the blog going. Maybe not every day, but definatly two or three times a week.

So with that... Enjoy the videos and thanks for asking!

10 week old puppies and PLAYTIME!

This was us this morning.... We got to play in the house for a while now that we can hold our potty better. My humans say 1 hour for every month we are old... yah. Thats about right. We look sweet and quiet, but thats only because our humans let us play as much as we want! Mostly outside where we can run and practice leaping and climbing. Speaking of which, Check out this latest video they made of us today. We get to play a lot outside, but each video shows us getting bigger and bigger!

We hope you like the video. No one has asked about adopting Autumn or Patches this week... It's nice to be with Snowy but we really would like our own space to explore and maybe meet up at the dog park??

After exploring with Suki, my mom's walking partner, we basked in the warm sun!

 

2 Puppies Left - Autumn and Patches

  

 

Hay there! This is Patches and Autumn! We are the last two puppies left in our litter... I wonder why? We are both full of character and fun. We come when we're called and our humans have been teaching us all sorts of things. We go potty outside as much as we can, but we're still puppies and do have accidents sometimes, but for the most part, our humans have been letting us run through the house. It was SO nice to fall asleep where they stay than in our big pen or in the kitchen.


Autumn: Independent and slightly submissive, Good with older (12+) children who know when to give her her space, but not for the beginner family with children that may force affection on her. She needs time to warm up to new situations, but when she does she will be a very loyal pet!  In the litter: Shes lively and bouncy and is a big cuddler and will wag...wag...wag that super long tail of hers! She has a very girly figure compared to her litter mates. Sleek and refined all she wants to do is please you! Staying focused is her thing. She will sit for affection and is learning not to jump. She's fast at learning to lick fingers, but when she's super excited, she can forget.

Patches: She is a special dog that can be dominant if you let her and needs to have an experienced owner to help keep her great sweet  personality out. She's loyal to those she trusts and has high activity level. Adult households only please for her as she may be too much for children or the elderly. She will be good for agility, field work or obedience.  In the litter: Patches was the alpha female in the litter and is very adventurious. Happy to explore her surroundings and not wander too far away from you. She can be patient and wait her turn when it comes to feeding. Now that more puppies are leaving the litter, she has become very sweet and loving. She would much rather be with humans. She's turning into a big heartbreaker here in the house. She also knows how to sit and wait to be given kibble and to lick fingers instead of nibble. She's a special girl who's ideal home will be one where she is queen and there are no other pets or small children.

Just in case the other post gets burried, people are asking about the fee to adopt us. There is a  small rehoming/adoption fee involved. the post is HERE

Patches goes to Petsmart



Hey there! Patches here! What a story I have for YOU today!!!

 

My day started with a bath... it was warm so I really didn't mind. I didn't know what was going to happen after that, but I DO know that every time one of us gets a bath by ourselves they disappear and never come back! I hope nothing bad happens to them, but there's talk in the pen that it's not good. I'll find out today though...yah... I'm a little scared, but my humans are with me so I think it'll be different than the rest of the pups as they don't leave with my humans.

So here I am... kinda cold outside but tucked into my humans jacket, we go to a bunch of places with really interesting smells. Then I have to go potty... bad.. I wriggle in my humans arms to let her know and thankfully she's smart and knows I have to go. She puts me down on some fantastic smelling grass and whats this??? **SNIFF** Mmmmmm..... Tasty (it was a french fry) and another!!! Wait! Wait! Wait!! My human took it out of my mouth!!! Awwwww... It's soooo good. Drat. I piddled and we went back to where we were before.

After a long drive I fell asleep for a while and then we were HERE!

This place smelled like... like WOW! So many different dogs! I was so excited I accidentally piddled a little in my humans arms. (Sorry) So many other humans too! They were all over the place. I have never seen so many, and little humans too. They all smelled so different. I was good and didn't wriggle too much, but the smells were amazing I couldn't help it for a while. After a little I got used to it and my humans took me to see something I have never seen before... Hmmm... they smell neat, but I'm not really sure what they are. They make noise like the things that fly outside, but they are inside. Hmmph.. oh well... next please...

 I didn't get to walk on my own because I didn't have what all the other dogs had around their necks and then is attached to their humans. I wonder what that is... They don't seem to mind. Where's mine I wonder? Am I supposed to have that too? The photo below is like what I saw on them...sort of. This one is attached to her back, but I think you get the idea. I was told this breed could be what my daddy was. She is a purebred Pointer and she wasn't feeling good. She told me she was hit by a fast machine while she was out migrating, and then her back leg hurt really bad, She crawled into a hole to cry, but humans found her and are making her feel much better. We chatted for a while longer and she said that things will be OK for her, and for me not to be afraid of anything. (I AM brave you know) She also said that I look like her a little and if i have her breed in me, then I will be very smart and should stay out of the place where the big fast machines go. That's where she got hurt ya know. I licked her on her nose and we went away and left her with her humans. She was nice.

So we wandered around this really big place again and I was getting hot. I needed some water... Good thing my humans are observant that I was getting pink on my head. They found water for me and I had just a little, I didn't want to have an accident again. So THEN.... after THAT... we came to this place!

LOOK WHAT I HAVE!!!!! I have what all the other dogs had around their necks! I don't know what it's called, but it's kinda itchy. My humans put so many on me until they found this one. Yes... I'm pretty now. Other humans won't think I'm a HE. I love it! This is where the other puppies must go, but I didn't see any of them here. Maybe they already left.

So you think this is it? NOPE! I have more to tell. yes there's MORE! hehehehe... I said it was a good story.

So we walk around some more and I get petted a lot by so many kinds of humans. I wag my tail and lick their fingers (but don't bite.. that's a no no) I love all this attention! Everyone has a smile on their faces and are really happy to pat me. I am too! Then we go to this other human and she's in a box like what I have at my home... she's nice and my human puts me on the top of her box and shows me a bowl like what I have at home... Whats this? **Sniff** Ooooohh! This is new... there's just one in here, but **crunch** it's **crunch** really **crunch, crunch** really tasty. **crunch, crunch, crunch**

So I think that's all... We leave and get back in the truck. I'm sooo thankful for a familiar smell... I'm sooo sleepy. I was awake for a really long time. I think it's time for a nap with my new thing. Good night, and thank you for reading all about my adventure today!