February 3rd, 2010
Whew, it has been absolutely crazy with work and we have had very little time to get online in the past month but we hope everyone is keeping happy and healthy. Kona is almost finished his first round of obedience classes and is doing great. He loves to go because he gets tons of treats (its a positive re-enforcement class…no choke chains, jerking, alpha behavior garbage…just lots of encouragement and treats). Plus, the two lady dogs in class like to flirt with Kona so he has to impress them with some slick moves. Here he is practicing his recall while on a walk…
Hopefully we’ll have more time soon to drop by and catch up. Until then Kona sends out a big smile to all.
January 13th, 2010
January 7th, 2010
Over the holidays we got to foster this little whipper snapper, Niko, for a few days. At 3 months old he is a typical Golden Retriever pup…full of energy, mouthy, smart and very inquisitive. He knew his name and we taught him “sit” in a matter of minutes. Stay was another story.
Golden puppies are cute but they are a handful, not for couch potatoes, really busy people or those with an aversion to being mouthed constantly with tiny needle like puppy teeth. People tend to ignore or fail to research all this and I think that’s why so many Golden’s end up in rescue. They are great dogs but they need A LOT of exercise and attention. Which brings me to what I love about old Gold… house trained, happy just to get fed regularly, have an occasional ball thrown, a few stuffies and content to snuggle up with you. Sure some have some issues to work through from prior neglect but compared to a puppy, they are a walk in the park. We love to have the pups come through now and then because they are a lot of fun but we get a lot more rest when they are adopted:)
Niko was promptly adoped when he reached Homeward Bound and is burning off energy zipping around his new home.
January 6th, 2010
December 6th, 2009
Remember how you used to look forward to the Christmas break when you were a kid? How Christmas seemed like a magical time? Well, now that we’re all grown up, we’re self imposing an early holiday break from blogging. This holiday season, forget all the commercialism, turn off your computer and get out there and enjoy real life…make a snow angel, have a snowball fight, go tobogganing or on a sleigh ride, (okay these are a little hard for us here in SoCal with no snow but you get the idea :), drink hot chocolate by the fire, take your pups for a hike, play a good old fashioned board game but most important, spend time with those you love and really enjoy life.
We’d like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! We’ll see you all in 2010…enjoy the season!!!
