Hope

Update: Time does heal and make most things better. Case in point, ... - Juneau's first attempt at sharing her older brother & sister's bed in the kitchen didn't go very well; yesterday's attempt went much better. - That went so well, she tried lying with Bella on "her" bed in the yard. Sure, why not? And so it goes!! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Good morning! Wonderful seeing you last evening and having an opportunity to also see your lovely home. So upon bringing the new pups home, Bella was totally frightened. She did not know what to make of the "wind-up toys" presented before her. Jethro was totally intrigued. He seemed to get into the playing right away. Bella did get into the swing of things after a while, and all four were tuckered out after playing in the yard. We foresee where "Mom" and "Dad" will benefit from Bella and Jethro having new playmates, and visa-versa. We familiarized Juneau and McKinley with the crate as you instructed. They did whine for a short while each time they went in, but we recall Bella and Jethro being much more fussy when we brought them home. We all went upstairs to bed at 9:00 pm, then pups went out at 11:00 pm, 1:00 am, then 4:00 am when I got up. No accidents in the crate, they peed and/or pooped each time they went out. I think the longest they whined was for 15 to 20 minutes after the 1:00 am trip outside. One piddle on the kitchen floor earlier in the evening which will certainly not be the last. My memory loss of puppyhood quickly was regained this morning when Michael took Bella and Jethro back upstairs, and I remained in the kitchen with Juneau and McKinley. "Mom's" slipper-socks and pink fluffy bathroom quickly became teething tools and play toys. OMG! Hard to discipline when one is laughing so hard. I now remember how sharp puppy nails and teeth are! I can hear Barbara Streisand singing "Memories" now!!! :-) Michael handled feeding duty as I leave for work at 6:00 am. To quote my husband, it was "quite the scene" as McKinley dove into his food with gusto, sending kernels all over the place which Jethro obliged to pick up. Both pups see no challenge trying to get into the larger food bowls for Bella and Jethro. Everyone ended up eating with the exception of Bella, who is a fuss-bucket on most days. It will probably take both of us simultaneously coordinating feeding time for a while until we get some kind of system in place. All in all, I think our main concern about all four "pups" getting along has been eliminated. We won't be leaving them alone together for quite some time. Bella & Jethro will be in their fenced yard when the weather allows; Juneau & McKinley in the crate in the kitchen. We also have a puppy area set up upstairs if all 4 need to be indoors. Michael is taking a half-day off today and is off tomorrow. I will be taking time off all next week so we'll have several days to get all of us accustom to the change. Juneau and McKinley's first check-up at Cobleskill Vet Clinic is scheduled for Wednesday, 7/6, 2:30 pm. Jeanine and company are excited to meet the new additions to our family. :-) Will let you know how that goes in all regards. I made a copy of the medical history for them to keep. Attached are some pictures. Thank you again for the advice, goodie bags and friendship. We are now blessed with four beautiful pups. Kindest regards, Karen & Michael

Kenai

Update on McKinley: . - If you want to live dangerously, try sitting on your older brother's head while he's sleeping on the ramp. That actually lasted much longer than we thought. Yup, life is "interesting" as this process continues. :-) Karen ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Good morning! Wonderful seeing you last evening and having an opportunity to also see your lovely home. So upon bringing the new pups home, Bella was totally frightened. She did not know what to make of the "wind-up toys" presented before her. Jethro was totally intrigued. He seemed to get into the playing right away. Bella did get into the swing of things after a while, and all four were tuckered out after playing in the yard. We foresee where "Mom" and "Dad" will benefit from Bella and Jethro having new playmates, and visa-versa. We familiarized Juneau and McKinley with the crate as you instructed. They did whine for a short while each time they went in, but we recall Bella and Jethro being much more fussy when we brought them home. We all went upstairs to bed at 9:00 pm, then pups went out at 11:00 pm, 1:00 am, then 4:00 am when I got up. No accidents in the crate, they peed and/or pooped each time they went out. I think the longest they whined was for 15 to 20 minutes after the 1:00 am trip outside. One piddle on the kitchen floor earlier in the evening which will certainly not be the last. My memory loss of puppyhood quickly was regained this morning when Michael took Bella and Jethro back upstairs, and I remained in the kitchen with Juneau and McKinley. "Mom's" slipper-socks and pink fluffy bathroom quickly became teething tools and play toys. OMG! Hard to discipline when one is laughing so hard. I now remember how sharp puppy nails and teeth are! I can hear Barbara Streisand singing "Memories" now!!! :-) Michael handled feeding duty as I leave for work at 6:00 am. To quote my husband, it was "quite the scene" as McKinley dove into his food with gusto, sending kernels all over the place which Jethro obliged to pick up. Both pups see no challenge trying to get into the larger food bowls for Bella and Jethro. Everyone ended up eating with the exception of Bella, who is a fuss-bucket on most days. It will probably take both of us simultaneously coordinating feeding time for a while until we get some kind of system in place. All in all, I think our main concern about all four "pups" getting along has been eliminated. We won't be leaving them alone together for quite some time. Bella & Jethro will be in their fenced yard when the weather allows; Juneau & McKinley in the crate in the kitchen. We also have a puppy area set up upstairs if all 4 need to be indoors. Michael is taking a half-day off today and is off tomorrow. I will be taking time off all next week so we'll have several days to get all of us accustom to the change. Juneau and McKinley's first check-up at Cobleskill Vet Clinic is scheduled for Wednesday, 7/6, 2:30 pm. Jeanine and company are excited to meet the new additions to our family. :-) Will let you know how that goes in all regards. I made a copy of the medical history for them to keep. Attached are some pictures. Thank you again for the advice, goodie bags and friendship. We are now blessed with four beautiful pups. Kindest regards, Karen & Michael

Dixie-Doodle

Update (July 6, 2016): Hi Cindy sorry it has taken me a while to send an update. We are so happy with Abby and she is happy here. She is potty trained, sits and plays with my cat Teddy all the time (Teddy looks and acts younger). Gibbs rubs against her but still doesn't have much to do with her. She loves my nieces and my sister who live next door. The girls come over and play with her all the time. She loves to chase birds, tries to round up the kids and just loves to run outside. She keeps both ears up now and has gotten taller and gained weight. She has been to the Vets twice for more shots. Everyone that sees her loves her. The first time we went to the vet she was hugging my neck while we were there and people were saying they wished their dog would do that. She goes to bed (in our bed) when we go and sleeps through the night, gets up with us the next morning. I will be sending pictures shortly, wait until you see her. Thanks so much for letting us give her a home, she is definitely the queen of the house and knows it. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hi Cindy, Wanted to let you know Abby is doing great. She goes all over the house and is starting to go a little further from the house when we go out for potty breaks. She is eating and drinking. She is trying really hard to play with the cats and they are letting her get a little closer with each try. Her tail wags all the time and she seems super happy. Thanks again for allowing me to adopt my new baby. Will update you again soon. Have a great night!

Lil House Pup Isaiah

Hi Cindy! Hope all is well, wanted to send you a recent photo of Coraggio! He's doing really well, we love his sweet personality! He's a bit mischievous as all puppies are. He has 2 best friend St. Bernards that live next door!! Did you get those puppies yet?? Have a great summer! Rosanna

Robin

Hi Cindy, I wanted to share this picture of Chloe with you. We adopted her five years ago. She has been a joy everyday since then and we are so happy that she is wiith us. We fenced in our back yard for her because she loves to be outside. She has her own full sized bed where she likes to sleep instead of her doggy bed. She's a picky eater so she gets chicken everyday along with her dry food. She loves to go for rides in the car and has to go for a walk at least every morning and afternoon. She is pretty much a spoiled princess but we love her!!!