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May 15, 2010 · 14:04

Hope’s Visit

We’ve had Hope as our houseguest for the last 2 nights. She was one of our foster puppies in 2008-2009 so she is well known to Wally and Tango. She loved playing with little Tilly but she was a little rough……I guess she has never had any experience playing with a small puppy. Everyone survived and a good time was had by all.  Hope was very good a remembering the house rule for only going potty in the restricted zone but she either completely forgot or ignored the rule of no swimming in the pond. Thank goodness we hadn’t moved the fish outside yet.

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May 6, 2010 · 06:49

Sleeping buddies

I don’t know what it is about Tango and Tilly but it seems like every time I find the two snuggling together they are in some weird position.  First it was Tilly sleeping with her muzzle parked right up against Tango’s butt and now this.  Tilly’s neck is sandwiched between Tango’s two back legs…..like she is in a wrestling death grip choke hold…..only she is peacefully asleep.  Strange but true?!?

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May 3, 2010 · 08:28

Fun Weekend


We went for an off-leash run with Susan, David and Hope this past weekend.  There were so many gopher holes in the field it was like walking an obstacle course. I was concerned that one of the dogs would hurt themselves and possibly break a leg while they were running around and playing. Wally, who is not normally a high prey drive dog, was fascinated with some of the holes and began digging in them.  I got a good group picture at the end.  You can see how tired the dogs are with their giant pink tongues hanging out while they were panting profusely.

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May 1, 2010 · 09:00

A dog house morning

I love weekend mornings. I’m always the first 2 legged member of the family to wake up. As soon as I am starting to stir Tango is right there waiting to say good morning. I just need to snap my fingers or whisper ‘OK’ and she is on the bed in a microsecond.  She loves her morning cuddles and she is so anxious to plant a kiss on my face that I often end up with a french kiss.  Wally is more like Don…..not a morning person. It takes him a while to stretch and slowly come to consciousness and then as he approaches the bed you can hear the loud thumping of his tail against the mattress. Wally is a ‘spooner’…..he just loves to mould his body to mine and snuggle in close.  Our little Tilly prefers to get as close to your face as possible.  She will sleep draped across my neck or mouth.

If I get up for a potty break, by the time I come back Tilly has staked a claim on Don’s neck and the big ‘kids’have taken over my side of the bed.

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April 28, 2010 · 07:07

New puppy toy

I know my ‘kids’ have a ton of toys already but I couldn’t resist buying this one.  It is a giant yellow and green crocodile with 16 squeakers in it.  There is nothing Wally and Tango love more than a stuffed toy with a squeaker….but 16 of them…..now that is a toy! It was a big hit with all 3 dogs.  So far they have only killed one squeaker…..no holes, no missing appendages and it is still fully stuffed.

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April 12, 2010 · 07:02

Perfect puppy weekend

On the weekend we always try to get the dogs out for a few off-leash runs. Tango lives to play with her chucker and Wally and Tilly are just happy to be outside with us. Here are a couple of videos from our weekend. The first one is just video of Tilly and Wally enjoying being at the off-leash park. The second one is Tango playing with her chucker. She is obsessed with it. If you watch her closely you will see that when she is chasing the ball, she makes herself more aerodynamic by flattening her giant ears against the top of her head. As she closes in on the ball they stand up straight almost like air brakes to help her slow down.

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April 10, 2010 · 11:00

A real dog house

I walked into the family room this morning and got a real chuckle…..it is not hard to tell that this is a ‘dog house’.   The carpet was covered with toys, stuffing and of course dogs.


When Tilly wants to cuddle or sleep she seems to prefer Wally but when she is in the mood to play, Tango is definitely her first choice.  Here is a cute video of her doing her best to get Tango to play with her.  When she does succeed at getting herself a playmate…..she is almost overwhelmed by the intensity of the game.

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April 4, 2010 · 05:09

Happy Easter

We hope that the Easter bunny hid some tasty treats for you to fill your basket with!

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April 3, 2010 · 13:09

Another life lesson for Tilly

I am laughing so hard that the tears are running down my face.   Poor Tilly just learned another life lesson the hard way.  I’ve been in the den getting caught up on emails for the last hour or so.  I looked around to see where Tilly was and I saw her curled up and sleeping with Tango.  She had positioned herself between Tango’s tail and her hind legs and she had her muzzle parked in Tango’s butt.   I mean she was  literally nose to rectum.  I quietly grabbed my camera and took this picture all the while thinking what a crazy place to sleep.

Then I hear the all to familiar sound that most dog owners can relate to……pheewt….Tango has farted and its a whopper.  It takes a couple of seconds….but poor Tilly’s peaceful sleep has been rudely interrupted and she is shaking her head and snorting her nose trying to figure out what happened.   Ok….I admit it…..I’m like a child when it comes to flatulence…..it just cracks me up.   I’m still laughing and having trouble typing this out.   Life in the dog house……you’ve gotta love it!

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March 27, 2010 · 10:29

Puppies have spring fever

Last week was so beautiful with temperatures well above normal…..almost all the snow was gone but that all changed.  Here it is the first official week of spring and the temperature has fallen and we’ve had snow 3 days in a row.  Everyone, two-legged and four-legged, is sick and tired of winter. The dogs have got so much energy but nowhere to burn it.   Wally and Tango were having a good wrestle in the back yard and little Tilly really wanted to join in.  I love watching them interact together but I’m always watching to make sure that she doesn’t get trampled accidentally.

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March 26, 2010 · 15:55

Puppy mosh pit

Generally speaking, most German Shepherds are fiercely loyal and love their family but they often don’t really warm up to strangers.  Tango is quite different.   She is extremely affectionate and just loves all people   When Don takes her out training, we have  to warn the people that are hiding that when she finds them she is going to plant at least one big, wet puppy kiss on their face.    When it comes to other dogs, she is not a real social butterfly.    At the puppy park she is only interested in playing with the chucker and she doesn’t interact much with the other dogs.  Over the years, Tango has welcomed all of our foster puppies.  She is the first to play with them but for some reason she will not allow them to touch her.  If they try and snuggle up with her….she will just get up and walk away.  It doesn’t matter how many times the puppy tries….snuggling is just not permitted.  It can take a month or more before she will start relaxing the rules….that is until now.  It has taken Tilly less than 2 weeks to have a break through.   It was amazing to watch.  That little puppy had a plan and she carried it out to perfection.  Inch by inch she dragged herself closer  and closer to Tango until she reached her goal of snuggling up against her.  It probably took almost 20 minutes to complete….but she was successful.   When Don got up to grab the camera, Tango and Wally were muzzle to muzzle…unfortunately just before he snapped the picture Tango sat upright.

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March 22, 2010 · 14:18

Celebrating 3 months

Today Tilly is 3 months old.  She has really fit well into our ‘Dog House’.  Wally and Tango seem to be accepting her and she is thrilled with them.  Wally will allow her to snuggle with him but he doesn’t play much with her whereas Tango loves to play ‘chase-me’ with her in the backyard but she still has her ‘no touching’ rule.  It usually takes Tango a month or so before she will let a new puppy snuggle up with her.

Yesterday we captured this great video of Wally and Tango holding a tug toy and little Tilly trying to take it away from each of them.   Too cute!!

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March 13, 2010 · 09:18

Tilly meets Wally and Tango

Just a short video clip showing Tango and Wally meeting Tilly for the first time.  Tango has this habit of using her long, pointy muzzle and ‘boinking’ other dogs when she wants to play.  She almost knocks poor little Tilly right over with her first boink.

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February 15, 2010 · 18:42

Picture perfect Family Day

Wally, Tango, Hope, Garnet & Bentley

Our family day could not have been more perfect.  Gorgeous weather, the company of good friends and lots of dogs…..what more could you ask for.  We got together with Patty, Susan and David and all our dogs to celebrate Hope’s 2nd birthday and Tango’s 6th.  The dogs had a great run all around Patty’s acreage and then we all went inside to enjoy delicious baking courtesy of Patty.

At the end, each dog got their own individual birthday cake.  Considering that we had 5 dogs together, 2 of which are intact males, the day could not have gone better.

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February 12, 2010 · 10:08

Happy Birthday Kangaroo

Today we are celebrating Tango’s 6th birthday.  She got bacon fat poured over her kibble for breakfast and then she was given a special rawhide bone. Tonight we are going out to Spruce Grove to do her favourite thing….practice her search skills.

This weekend we are going to get together with friends and their dogs to jointly celebrate Tango and Hope’s birthdays.

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January 1, 2010 · 14:20

New family addition?

It has been more than 6 months since we said good bye to our last foster puppy and it has been over a year since our little, sweet Shih Tzu went to puppy heaven.  I’m feeling the overwhelming need to add a four-legged member to our household.  Although we have our 9 year old Golden Retriever who is the love of my life (if he were human I would call him my soul mate) and a beautiful 6 year old German Shepherd, I miss having a small, cuddly lap dog.  Initially I thought that it would be great to go back to our breeder and get another Shih Tzu but I quickly realized that I wasn’t ready to share our life with another Shih Tzu so soon after Ming going to puppy heaven.

The hunt is on to find a breed that will fit into our lives and work well with our current 4-legged companions.  I have also been thinking about getting involved with Pet Therapy so that will have a major impact on our breed decision.

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