One more visit with the puppies before we get to bring ours home next week.
We were the only ones visiting the puppies today. When we got there, they were all outside in their outdoor pen while their indoor pen was being cleaned. It seems they all like to pile into their little doghouse.
After a few minutes, the puppies noticed they had visitors and were all eager to greet us.
We got to take Simba out to play with on the front lawn. We also brought some toys to leave with him and his littermates, so that when we bring him home he’ll have some familiar smells with him for the first few nights.
We played with him for a while, and then Simba got tired and decided to take a nap.
We let him nap for a while out on the front lawn, and then took him back to his littermates, who also decided to have an after-lunch nap.
Next week Monday we get to bring him home! Check out the rest of the pictures in the gallery.
She’s so spoiled
Looking through the growing collection of Nala pictures, you can definitely see how much we spoil Nala (doesn’t everybody love to spoil their dogs rotten?)
Right now she gets the back seat of the car all to herself, complete with her own pillow to rest on. She’s going to have to get used to sharing the back seat soon though.
A fun day at PetFest
We managed to make it out to Pet Fest today before all the big rain started coming down. It was a little windy though, but it was a nice day for being in the park. Lots of people and lots of dogs to see (and for Nala to visit with). Had a really great time at Pet Fest (our first time going…forgot to bring the camera though) and saw some great vendors selling dog related things. One of my favourites were the door mats sold by Dog Lovers @ Home. The wife couldn’t resist getting Nala another pair of Doggles, so we got her a pair of the Racing Flames ILS doggles.
One of the reasons we went was to see if we could get Nala past the Canine Good Citizen test. After taking her out walking around to see the booths, visit other dogs and see/participate in some of the contests (gotta tucker her out a bit so she’s not so wound up), she managed to pass the test on her very first try! Yay!!! She’s well on the way to one of our goals of getting her into therapy dog work. We’re also looking forward to trying out some dog agility with her.
Go Nala (CGC)!
A new addition to the family
We’re adding another dog to our pack! They’re 6 weeks old now and just so cute. This is the one we’re going to be getting, nicknamed Wee-One because he was the last and smallest puppy of the litter. He’s still a little bit smaller than his littermates, but getting bigger all the time. Such a cute and mellow little guy (so far). It’ll be a couple of weeks before we can bring him home yet but in the meantime he and his littermates are being well cared for by their breeder, the people at Surry Labradors.
Nala Reunion
The wife picked Nala up at the kennel while I was off doing my volunteer thing at the aquarium this morning. Apparently Nala had a good time at the kennel and seems to have barked herself hoarse. All that comes out now is a raspy bark. Very unusual because at home, Nala’s not really a barker. Even at the dog park she hardly ever barks. About the only time she will bark at home is when she spots a squirrel, bird or some other dog roaming through the back yard. We’ve been trying to keep her quiet so she can rest her vocal cords and recover. It’s kind of tough because she still wants to bark at whatever she happens to see in the back yard.
Hopefully she recovers her bark soon. She’s sounding kind of pathetic right now.