Kramer's Fancy Do

Kramer's regular groomer was booked until mid-August and we couldn't wait that long. So we tried a new place where the groomer used to show standard poodles. She wanted to give Kramer more of a show look, so I said OK.

So here is the outcome....shaved body and puffy legs! I kind of like it. What do you think?

Harvard the Leader Dog

Another puppy from Wilma's first litter has a job! Harvard, Mr. Yellow, has graduated from Leader Dogs For the Blind. He is working as a guide dog for Susan.

Here he is as a fuzzy little pup......











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And here he is all grown up!


Congratulations to puppy raiser Ron for giving Harvard a great start!

Chi Reunion

It's been 9 months since the Dearborn Animal Shelter rescued 105 Chihuahua's from a filthy home in Dearborn. And this Sunday at the Mutt Strut about 50 of those little dogs were reunited at the Chihuahua Reunion. Some were brown, some tan, some long haired some short haired, some young, some old...but all were looking great and happy and grateful to be in loving homes!

Carter is still too timid for an outing like this, but I brought a poncho home for him so he could dress up too. Ninety five of the 105 chi's have been adopted. The other 10, including Carter, are in foster homes. But I think Carter's foster days will be over soon. Wilma, Kramer and I have decided to adopt him!

Fun at the Mutt Strut

Hundreds of dogs with their owners + perfect weather + walking + diving + dashing + playing + shopping + eating = The 5th Annual Dearborn Animal Shelter Mutt Strut!


The Strut was a 1 mile walk with plenty of water stops along the way. Kramer and Wilma walked together accompanied by Kayla, my mom's dog who was visiting from Arizona. Kayla growled at most of the other dogs, Wilma started to drag her paws about 1/2 way through, and Kramer kept trying to get ahead of everyone. It was a fun walk!









The Ultimate Air Dogs were there and Wilma competed in 3 Splashes. Although her distance was only 3 ft 9 inches, she's jumping off the dock much quicker. I only had to lay on the dock and coax her in for 3 of her 6 jumps.
The Doggie Dash Du Lure was a new activity this year. The dogs chase a "rabbit" around a track. Wilma was a wild woman with this event! During Kramer's turn, Wilma pulled out of her collar and took off after the "rabbit". Then she had her own turn. Then she pulled away again and took off after another dog's "rabbit"! She was so intent on getting that "rabbit" that I had to leave in order for her to calm down.

After strutting, diving and dashing, all the dogs were tired.

Halo is Certified!

Halo has recently become a fully certified serivce dog working for Kimberly in Florida! She has grown and matured into a beautiful dog and has a wonderful new family with Kimberly, her husband and their 2 cats.

Halo is from Wilma's first litter, born on Leap Year Day, February 29, 2008. Wilma was supposed to have 10 puppies and then out popped Halo, number 11! She became Wilma's Little Miss Surprise.

Halo looks like she fits right into her new family. Snuggling with daddy

and blowing raspberries at the cat!

When Kimberly saw this picture of Halo at 5 days with the stuffed lamb, she immediatly knew why this new lamb fast became Halo's favorite toy!

Congratulations to puppy raiser Suzanne for raising Halo to become such a wonderful service dog! Wilma and I are so proud!

In Memory of Ashley

Ashley, one of the labs I dog sat for just 9 days ago, has gone to the the Rainbow Bridge.











Ashley started life as a Paws puppy, in training to be a service dog. Jennifer and Jill Swearingen decided to keep her when she was career changed for allergies. She lived a happy life with laid back Texas. Then when Texas retired and Flurry moved in, Ashley and Flurry became best buddies.

Ashley was 7 years old and was diagnosed with cancer about 6 months ago. She will be missed.

Kittens!

This mom is a stray who ended up pregnant in a friends neighborhood, so she took her in to have her kittens. Bobbi (she's a bobtail cat) had 5 kittens on Tuesday April 13. My friend was going to be out of town for the weekend, so I got to kitty-sit.


Bobbi is a very sweet gentle cat who let's you handle her babies without much protest, until her baby cries. Then she is right there tugging the little one out of your hand and carrying them back to the box.

The kittens have one goal right now, that is to nurse....

There are so tiny. Look how big mom's paw is next to the kittens!


And look at these cute faces!


Besides the kittens, I'm also dog sitting my friends dogs. So her 3 dogs, plus 5 kittens, plus 1 momma cat, plus my 2 dogs, plus my foster dog, plus my cat....that makes 13 animals at my house this weekend! Here's Kramer, Wilma, Flurry, Ashley and Texas.