Telly, Jasper, & Pudge: Lions, Tigers, and Dogs...Oh My!

It can be quite the zoo over at Telly’s and Jasper’s. You never know what kind of creatures you may find. Kylee gets so excited to visit because she gets to see so many different animals. The chinchilla and ferret were treated to some scratching and attention.

Jasper and Telly were joined by their half-brother Pudge over the weekend. They loved being outside for their walks and enjoyed making some new friends, both canine and human. Telly and Jasper never got too tired of playing ball or from stealing one another’s ball, even though there were two. (Watching little Jasper try to carry two tennis balls in his mouth was pretty hilarious.) Pudge was smart and let them duke it out while he received some extra love and attention.

Telly, Jasper, and Pudge were very spoiled whenever Kylee came to visit because she insisted on sharing treats with each of them before we left. You lucky dogs!

Riley & Murphy: Class Clown

Murphy is now a little over a year, but he is still getting everything figured out. He is definitely the class clown of the group.

He is never too serious and is always looking for a good time or something to laugh about.

If there is nothing to laugh about, he will make sure to find something or do something to get some attention.

He LOVES to taunt Riley and is almost always the one to start a game of tag or chase. He is so funny to watch when he knows he has gotten Riley's attention. He just can't sit still and his whole body starts to wiggle. There are even times that his whole body takes off the ground for a leap of joy, or a pounce.

Thank you Murphy for always giving me a smile or something to laugh about. You definitely cannot stay mad at him for long if he gets a little too mischievous.

Jake & Charlotte: Snow Puppies!

The snow has been very exciting for Jake and Charlotte. Jake could barely stay still in one spot long enough to scout it out before running off to a new area.

 

For some reason the snow just makes everything that much more new and exciting. He needed to check out each area we walked past and do a thorough sniff inspection. 

 

Poor Charlotte; she enjoyed the snow, but not to Jake’s extent. She would keep looking back to me like can we go now?  

 At the end of our walk Jake discovered that the snow could bite back and he was not a fan. What often accompanies snow? SALT!! After taking a few steps on it, Jake immediately ran into the grass and waited for me to clean his paws. After that we tried to find the paths with the least amount of salt or just walked on the side of the road.

 

Murphy: Football

So my pictures really do not do justice to this story. You can only get so far to take a picture when you are holding on to a leash. Murphy also thought it was a game to come and run up to me every time I bent down to try to take a picture of him playing.

Here are the picture attempts:

During our walk last week Murphy and I found this football hidden behind some apartments. It turned into love at first kick. I would kick the ball around and Murphy would take after it like a mad man. He would try to jump on it and tackle it, only to have it shoot out between his legs. He would then go after it again and try to bite it, but could not get a good enough hold to not have it shoot off again.

We have lucked out so far to still be able to play with this ball about every day during our walks. It is hilarious to watch how enthused he gets about it and how quickly he gets tired after he has chased it for about 10 minutes.

Snoopy: How Observant is a Dog?

Very observant! Snoopy will notice the smallest of changes: if a leaf moved or a new smell has gone past his apartment. Well, earlier this week a neighbor decided to mix things up a little bit. Leave it up to Snoopy to notice.

What once used to be a football team doormat is now a reindeer doormat. You can't fool Snoopy. He had to make sure to do a thorough investigation and inspection of this new mat. It passed and made his approval after all. Phew!

Douglas: Mitten Smitten - Take 2

Does this look a little familiar? Same mittens, same child, just a different dog.

Douglas definitely has a love for mittens. He was excited to check Ky's mittens out when she was sitting in her stroller, but he gets a lot more excited when Kylee is walking around with her mittens so he has easier access. Douglas' obsession does not quite yet match Murphy's, but Murphy might have some competition coming.

Share Your Christmas and New Years Pictures!

This week I have not made any posts in order to give myself a little time to get caught up with everything after our long vacation. However, new posts will start on Monday.

I would love to give everyone the opportunity to share their holiday pictures from Christmas and New Years. If you have time, send me your pictures and I would love to post them on the blog for everyone to see.

Here are a couple pictures of Kylee's and my Christmas and New Year's adventures:

This is why you have a child, so she can bear through the "Happy Birthday" song with you. I'm getting up there...big 26 years old.

Kylee hanging out with the gang of cousins

Happy New Years in Jackson Hole, Wyoming! She was not a fan of the hats and was scared of the horns.

Yeehaw! Ride it Cowgirl! Kylee got a rocking horse for Christmas. Do you think she liked it?

Christmas Eve pajamas. Kylee was just waiting for her dad and grandpa to come up so we could open our presents.

Sledding with Grandma. Kylee decided her dad was one crazy four-wheeler driver, better stick with mom driving.

Playing in the snow and building a snowman in the backyard. This girl did not let -12 degree weather keep her from playing outside.

(Sorry for all the pictures. Can you tell that I like sharing pictures of Kylee and her crazy antics?)