"H" Litter Update

Six of the H puppies, Hugo, Hyde, Harvard, Hazel, Halo and Honey, are in Phase 3 of training. This is where they will be matched to a client and trained to do tasks specific to the thier client's needs. Wilma and I are so proud of these pups!

Splash!

Wilma is learning to Dock Dive! We joined a club, Currey's Sport K9's, in Romulus, MI. They have a fully lined and filtered pond with a deck around it and a diving dock. It's very nice! We meet twice a month for swimming and dock diving practice.

We've been twice now and Wilma has already advacned from having to be pulled in, to jumping in on her own. She loves the water and loves to swim, so it didn't take much to get her to jump.

Some of the dogs fly off that dock! This is my goal for Wilma, however she's not quite convinced it's her goal for herself yet.

Family Reunion

This past Monday was Family Reunion Day for both Macy and Wilma! Abby, Mia and Chauncey came to visit.

Abby is Wilma's mom. She is as sweet as can be and is starting to look her age. But that's OK, after all, she has 22 grandpuppies!


Mia is Macy's mom and Chauncey is Macy's little brother. Chauncey was only 7 oz when he was born and because of that and the possibility of health problems, he is not being raised as a Leader Dog. You'd never know he was once so small....he's the same size as Macy now!

Everybody into the pool! A bit too small for 6 dogs. But the kids had fun in it!

Poor Kramer felt so out of place with all those yellow dogs!

Fourth of July

Happy 4th of July!
























Macy was fascinated with sparklers, but kept a safe distance.

We could hear LOTS of loud fireworks from our house, but all 3 dogs were calm as can be.

Bathing Beauty

Wilma was in a Bathing Suit Contest last weekend at the Bully Splash Bash, a fundraising event for the Dearborn Animal Shelter.

The Pool Is Open

And Wilma couldn't be happier! She jumped right in, then looked back at me. Sorry Wilma, it's not warn enough for me yet!

Kramer won't jump in. He waits for Wilma to climb out with a toy in her mouth so he can grab it from her!

Puppy Clothes

Jennifer bought Macy some cute girlie puppy outfits. Here she is looking cute as can be!

Party in the Park

Macy attended a Leader Dog outing at the Party in the Park at Elle Sharp Park in Jackson with Max, Barley, and Zeba.

First we went to the Hurst Panetarium. Macy was a very good girl and lied quietly under the chairs during the show.

Then we went to the Museum, which is like a mini Greenfield Village with a general store, print shop, old barn and one room school house. Macy and Zeba were perfect students!









There were lots of roses in the garden and lots of kids to play with. Macy was one tired puppy when we got home.

The Beard Is Back!

The Stanley Cup Finals are tied 2 - 2. So Wilma and Kramer decided it was time to step up their support of the Wings by growing beards. Macy tried too, but she's just too young! I think Kramer looks handsome in his, don't you?

GO WINGS!!!

Meet Macy

Macy is a Leader Dog puppy that I am helping to raise. She's 9 weeks old and from a litter of 11 puppies. (I think it was fate that brought me a puppy from a litter of 11!) Macy's parents are Cooper and Mia, both LD breeders. Mia lives in the Jackson area with the Haba family, who also has Wilma's mom Abby! So I know that Macy got a good start at life and is destined for success!

Here's Mia with the whole litter. Wilma saw this picture and thought.."Oh, poor Mia...I feel for you, girl!"

And here they are eating....I love the feeding trough! But what about puppy number 11?

And here is Macy trying on her new uniform at about 4 weeks and then again about 9 weeks old...she had a lot of growing to do and still does.

Macy's official raiser is Jennifer Marshall. I used to puppysit for Jen's first 2 LD pups, Aiden and Marshall. Aiden is a golden retriever who is now Jen's pet. Marshall is a yellow lab who recently went home to Wisconsin with his new client, a man who's first LD was retired. Here's Aiden and Wilma in a picture that appeared in the Detroit Free Press titled "Future Workers". Unfortunately, neither of their careers worked out, but I don't think they mind at all.












It's been 3 years since I've had a puppy to raise and I forgot how exhausting it can be! Potty training is a constant chore and lab puppies chew on EVERYTHING! But Macy is a sweetheart and already knows Sit and also already knows how to bat those eyes and give me "the look"! How can you stay mad at that face?

Party Time!

Happy Birthday, Wilma!

My girl turned 3 years old today! The celebration included peanut butter dog biscuit cake and Frosty Paws ice cream treats!

I think Wilma liked it!

She will be cheering on the Spartans tonight!
Go GREEN!!