Happy Halloween!

Kramer Did It!

Kramer passed his Canine Good Citizen test and his Therapy Dogs, International test!!

Kramer and I will begin his new career as a therapy dog team by working with a girl scout who is doing a therapy dog project for her Gold Award. We will be visiting a nursing home in Chelsea.

I am so proud of my poodle doodle, he has come so far!

Meet the Daddy

The plan is to breed Wilma to Laker!

Laker is show dog thru Annabar Labradors in Allendale, Michigan. His full name is CH AnnaBar Louie Laker.

Laker has produced several Paws litters including Ruby's "A" litter, Jamie's "K" litter, Lexie's "M" litter, Martini's "O" litter, and the upcoming Gilly litter due in early November. He's been a busy boy!

She Did It!

Wilma finally came into season, the first step along the road to more puppies!

Still Waiting....

Wilma is still waiting to come into season...... In the mean time, she's been enjoying the fall colors, the movie "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" and a trip to the cider mill with her Paws friends Nelson, Ukon and Lightening.

Paws Mom Dogs

Wilma and I met some of the other Paws mom dogs and their families. Chocolate lab Gilly, black lab Jamie, and goldens Bongo and Partner. Hope's family was there too, but Hope stayed home. What a wonderful group of dogs these girls are!





Treat time!



Gilly's big brother Aspen (black lab) and Jamie's little brother Doug (yellow lab) were there too.


Gilly had the "G" litter in February, 8 puppies born just before Wilma's "H"s. Gilly was bred recently and will find out soon if she has puppies. Her mom thinks it'll be a Yes.



In March,Partner had her 10 "J" puppies. The letter "I" was skipped since Partner had 10 puppies and "I" is a harder letter to come up with good puppy names. Partner is in season again, but it's her off season so she will not be bred. She deserves a break.

Next in March was Jamie and her special "K"s. Jamie is due again in 2 weeks but doesn't look it at all!





Bongo had her first litter in May, 10 "P" puppies. Wilma and Bongo are still waiting to come into season again and the plan is to breed them both.

Hope is in season now too. That's why she was at home. (I stole this pic of her off the MyFamily Paws puppy site.)

The dogs all had a good time and were very well behaved. Lots more puppies on the way for Paws!

Reunited with Harvard and Halo

Wilma and I had a mini-family reunion Friday night at Ikea when we met Harvard and Halo. Both pups are adorable. Wilma didn't seem interested in them at all. Harvard was interested in Wilma, so maybe he knew it was mom. One thing both pups were definitely interested in was getting out of their gentle leaders!

Halo

Halo was Wilma's surprise puppy, number 11. She had the rainbow colored collar. She has the same darker color that Wilma has and looks so much like her mom. Halo recently dressed up for a Smooch the Pooch booth at an Art Festival, to raise money for Paws. Who could resist smooching that face!

Wilma also worked a Smooch the Pooch booth when she was about 4 months old.

Harvard

Harvard was Wilma's yellow puppy. He's grown into a handsome boy, a little lighter in color than Wilma. He's a wiggler too, just like him mom!

He's going through a counter surfing phase and when his raiser used a mouse trap to scare him away from the counter, after it snapped, Harvard picked it up and brought it to him. What a good retreiver!

Bark in the Park

The Animal Placement Bureau in Lansing, where I adopted Kramer, had their annual Bark in the Park fundraiser. Wilma really enjoyed the Dancing Dog demo and Kramer got to march in the Parade of Rescues. Both Wilma and Kramer joined in on the many contests and games. Unfortunately, although both are tennis ball freaks at home, they would not touch a tennis ball in the kiddie pool tennis ball game. I think if the pool had water in it, Wilma would have won. But she doesn't know what to do in a dry pool. Wilma had the slowest time through the obstacle course and Kramer was probably second slowest, although both of them made it through. Kramer would not bark during the barking contest, yet spent the whole picnic time barking at other dogs. They wouldn't jump for the jumping contest, but Wilma tried to jump on the picnic table during lunch. And neither won the cutest dog contest, but in my eyes they were the 2 cutest dogs there. Oh well, they had a great time and we did win a participant prize...home made dog treats! They were happy pups!

Honey

Honey was Wilma's Hot Pink Puppy. She was one of the fuzziest of Wilma's pups. She lives in Midland now, with her puppy raiser Kim Dankert and family. Some of her adventures include trips to Dow Gardens and crossing a very wobbly bridge over the Rifle River. Honey does the upside down golden wiggle, just like her mom!

Hazel on the Go!

Hazel is one busy puppy. She's been on 3 business trips with her mom Mary, one to NYC! She met Heidi Klum, who thought she was a beautiful puppy. She's a pro on the plane, just like her mom Wilma. But it's not all work for Hazel. She got to spent a week vacationing on Mackinac Island. Here she is enjoying the beach. Another "H" puppy enjoying the water!

Henna

Little Miss Henna (previously known as Pebbles or Lime Green) has been career changed from Paws. She was diagnosed with luxating patellas, or loose knee caps, so she can't be a Paws working dog. Her and her siblings are 5 1/2 months old already.
Henna has been adopted by a PHD student at MSU. My sources tell me that her new owner is already in love with her and she has a very good home.

Before she became a pet, she had some fun times with her Paws puppy raiser, Emily. Here she is all decked out at a Grease sign along. And like all Wilma's little H's, she still loves water!

Famous Wilma

Wilma got her 15 minutes (well, maybe only 15 seconds) of fame today when her picture was displayed on one of the many monitors in Times Square New York! It was part of Purina's "Picture Your Dog in Times Square" sweepstakes. Over 9000 dogs were displyed and shown on the internet through a live webcam.

Here's the picture that was displayed. It was taken last summer in South Haven, MI.

New Home

I bought a new house and we will be moving this coming Friday! I took Wilma and Kramer over to show them their new home. I think they liked it. Wilma can't wait to get into that pool! And look at that yard! It will soon have a fence so Wilma and Kramer can run free! Finally!