We are Having a...

BOY!

Kurt guessed right. I am excited, but I will admit I was rooting for a girl so that Kylee would have a little sister and we would be able to use her clothes again, but it will nice to not have to worry about doing a little boy's hair and having less attitude and drama in the house.

Blue: A Sneak Peak at her Day

Sometimes just in 30 minutes Blue can experience a whole day's worth of excitement during one walk. Today was one of those days.

You cannot sneak pass Blue without giving and receiving a greeting from her: wet sloppy KISSES. You can try to hide and avoid them, but she is going to get you somehow. The worst are when you try the hardest to escape, but she plants one right on your mouth. (Sad to say, she made it in my mouth once when I went to say something to Kylee.)

Even though Blue is getting up there in dog years, this does not stop her from a nice SPRINT for the first 50 to 100 feet of her walk. This is only stopped by a quick potty break and a quick sneak attack on Kylee's PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY SANDWICH. She still can amaze Kylee and I with her speed. She just goes straight in for the kill and usually succeeds at least once. (You wise up pretty quickly and start watching your snacks closer.)

A walk is not complete without the spotting of a squirrel here and there. And on rare occasions, such as today, a CAT! She has feline radar where she can spot one from hundreds of feet away. This cat was weighing the decision to cross the street, but once it saw Blue, she literally high-tailed it to the bushes. (This cat disappeared in under 5 seconds.)

Blue was able to show off her brute strength and ferocity, (she is really a sweetheart, but don't let the other dogs know that), to a neighboring DOG that decided to rush the fence in her presence. What was this dog thinking? Wouldn't any dog quake in its fur after watching Blue shake a branch into a 4 inch stick?

The walk would not be complete without an attempt to HERD a passing van and a quick stop at the WATER BOWL and a yummy DOG BISCUIT upon the return to her home. I sure hope we wore you out Blue for your family.

Snoopy: Bear Hug

Kylee and Snoopy started a new game this past week where Kylee will chase after Snoopy to try to catch him. Snoopy will then takes turns chasing her, especially if she comes anywhere near the couch. (This provides him with the advantage since he can hop up and give Kylee some wet kisses.)

Well, today Kylee started this game and kept trying to get a hold of Snoopy to give him a hug. He was really good at letting her get close and then he would dart or jump at the last moment setting Kylee into a fit of giggles. In the end she was able to catch him (with a little bit of my help) and she gave him a nice BIG hug. Snoopy was a really good sport about it, but was definitely ready to be set free after being hugged for more than 5 seconds.

Thanks for being such a good sport Snoopy!

Snoopy: Best Friends

Snoopy was joined by one of his best friends today during his walk. Not only did he get to play with his friend, but he was able to run off leash for awhile, and also got a really long walk.

These two can be real class clowns at times. They are pretty funny to watch since their sizes don't quite match. Don't let Snoopy's size downplay how quick and rough he can be. Murphy does give him quite a pounding once in awhile, but there are also times I have to tell Snoopy to take a break and let Murphy have a breather.

 

Snoopy and Murphy were not too thrilled about how wet the basketball court was from all the snow that was melting. They were timid at first about stepping into the puddles and would try to avoid them when they were chasing one another. Kylee was not afraid. She loved stomping and jumping in the largest puddles she could find. (In the end she ended up with just a diaper, her sweatshirt, and boots since her pants were completely soaked.)

After our walk and playing chase, these two were pretty worn out. Not enough though to stop them from racing one another home to Snoopy's apartment. After a little wrestling, they quickly settled down to play with Snoopy's treat balls.

Douglas: No Adventure is too Big

Douglas had no idea what adventures lay ahead of him on our walk today. (I didn't either) Our walk started out normal until I decided to go check out the nature trail off West Braddock to spice things up a little. Spice things up; it definitely did. We came down the trail to a tree that had fallen down on the path.

Douglas had no fear about how he would get around this tree. He actually stuck his head straight into the hole to check everything out. He went right under the tree without hesitation.

With Kylee it took a little more motivation. Douglas made sure to give her moral support and went back under until she army crawled backwards under the tree. (Douglas can convince Kylee to do more things than I can.)

At the end of our walk we came to the frozen pond filled with ducks. I think this was Douglas' and Kylee's favorite part. Douglas enjoyed watching all of the ducks from his vantage point while Kylee pointed at the ducks and quacked.

If only Douglas could get this close to a duck without them swimming away. Maybe one day Douglas if you are willing to be sneaky and swim through muddy water, you won't only have to dream about them.

Murphy: Once There was A Snowdog....

Kylee’s and my mission today was to wear out Murphy as much as we could in 30 minutes. His dad was home from work and had to take it easy after some surgery. We tried hard, and I think we at least got some of his energy out. (I know I was huffing and puffing at the end.)

Murphy has loved the snow. He loves to sniff everything in it, eat it, and most importantly, play in it. It was so cute watching him take off with a stick so much larger than him and try to run around with it. He will look at you with taunting eyes and then try to take off before you can catch him. Kylee made a joint effort with Murphy in inspecting some of the fallen branches thoroughly. Kylee would talk about the branch while Murphy made sure to break down the evidence for those that would follow behind us on walks.

One of Murphy’s favorite activities for the day was chasing the snow I would kick up and trying to catch the snowballs that I would throw. He seemed so confused when he could not find the snowball I threw in all of that snow on the ground. He however found the one when it was thrown and stuck to a fence.

Riley & Murphy: SKUNKED!

Thankfully it was not Riley, Murphy, or I that were skunked today. (I got your attention though, didn't I?) Anyways, during our walk there was one specific juniper that these two could not get enough of. Murphy stops here on a regular basis to check out all of the latest 411 about the local dogs, but even Riley took a halt and did not lose interest after a minute.

All that could be seen by passerby’s were two little bums with tails sticking out of a bush.

Once I got down on my knee to take a picture of the two, my nose let me know right away what was of so much interest. Someone during the night must not have had such good luck and startled that skunk. I hope they had a lot of tomato juice. Ew!