The Pack

2008-12-04T11:14:00.000-08:00

Amazing how quickly they grow! The first picture was taken Sept. 27 when they were around 13 weeks old; the second picture is from Dec. 2, where they are now almost 6 months old. My oh my how they grew!

As Bear broke her toe two days ago playing at Coot Lake (she fell in the farmers ditch); I had her in for X-Rays and she weighed in at 30 pounds! She's more than half Tiki's weight already!

2008-12-04T11:02:00.000-08:00

The pups and I have been enjoying todays snowfall, heading out early this morning before other footsteps had formed on the trails at the Boulder Rez. They had a great time playing, and are now sleeping it off after a good morning breakfast.

Fun Afternoon

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S. Mesa fun in the sun

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Everyone chillin' in the RV

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Riding in the RV is quite the fun experience for everyone; a huge crate that the pack can play, eat, drink and be merry in!

Tiki Partying on Election night!

2008-11-10T15:08:00.000-08:00

Election Day

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Today is Election Day, and for the pups & Tiki, Injection Day! Everyone except Talisker received their booster shots today at Broadway Animal Hospital; and they all received several treats and lots of attention to make the ordeal fun! Then, we headed over to S. Mesa for a romp in Boulder Creek and surrounding area. Now, all happily sleeping.

Skipping Stones

2008-11-02T11:17:00.000-08:00

Tiki & skipping stones

The Pack is forming

2008-10-30T13:25:00.001-07:00

After a month, the pack is coming along nicely. Bear & Tiki are side by side on several hikes, and then Baci will switch places to be by her side. Tiki loves the chase game, but sometimes I step in as the puppies are ganging up on her, they are herders. But everyone looks like they're having fun, and no one has any wounds to show otherwise. Baci is slowly becoming less of a poop eater, something I'm happy for -- it's just so gross when puppies have poop breath!

I've posted more pictures on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=721569628&ref=profile) to check out and will be posting more here later. For some reason this blogging software crashes when ever I try to post more than three pictures at a time -- definitely needs some quality assurance testing.

More later. All sleeping.

Sunday Morning Sharing the Bone

2008-10-26T08:16:00.000-07:00

Everyone is getting along splendidly as I sip my morning coffee and finish breakfast. Tiki is sharing her bone with the pups after a minor discussion about who's bone it really is.

Fun Friday

2008-10-25T09:33:00.000-07:00

Back Online!

2008-10-23T11:29:00.001-07:00

After our cable being offline for a couple days, I'm back with more pictures from Tuesday. It's pretty crazy the weather change you'll see - sunny in the morning with dark skies rolling in for the afternoon. We just made it into the car before the rains arrived!

Sunny weekend

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Hiking with the beautiful Rocky's in the background.

Meeting new friends along the way

Fun times at the Boulder Rez

Thursday hike at S.Mesa

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Two butts and Baci coming when called!

Crossing the damn, and then Baci took an unanticipated plung!

Talisker looking regal in this beautiful setting.

The Pack

Hanging out waiting for the morning walk.

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Tuesday Sniffing & Diggin

2008-10-14T15:28:00.000-07:00

This morning the pups & I were up early as I had a 7:30AM meeting -- check out the cool fog!

After my meeting, we all headed out for a good, long walk and then home for some breakfast.

Bear & Baci

Everyone diggin! I have no idea what they were diggin for, but I'll be uploading the video to Facebook in a few. It was pretty funny with all the sniffing and diggin!

Monday at the Agility Field

2008-10-14T15:12:00.000-07:00

Everyone out on the field having fun before I started my evening agility class.

Sunday Morning in the Mist

2008-10-12T15:31:00.000-07:00

No snow in Boulder, but it was a bit chilly out. The pups enjoyed a late morning hike as I slept in, catching up on some much needed sleep after relatives headed back to NY.

Tiki & Bear side by side, joined by Baci for a group shot below. Talisker feeling much better, running, playing & barking; finally eating some on his own. Tiki is the Alpha, guiding and teaching the pups; along with protecting them when new dogs come around and putting them in their place when needed. The pups no longer cower in fear when meeting new dogs, joining Tiki in appropriate butt sniffing canine greeting fashion. Tiki is a great teacher!

Now to catch up on my work and prepare for the weeks events.

Playtime in the field

2008-10-11T10:24:00.001-07:00

The pack is forming, Tiki & Bear are becoming friends, playing tug while Baci & Talisker bark in the background. The game of chase is on, with everyone aiming for Tiki & the pink squeaky toy!

Then on to lessons on how to dig, Tiki showing exactly how deep one needs to go to find the scent! And, finally a group shot with almost everyone looking at the camera.

More fun!

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Talisker and Bear sharing a morning snooze.

Morning hike at the Rez after dropping off Yogi's birthday treats!

Relaxing while Deb gets some work done.

Meeting the Big Dogs & Hanging at Starbucks

2008-10-08T14:47:00.000-07:00

Wow, look at how big those dogs are and she has four total!

First time hanging at Starbucks...

Morning Fun & Games

2008-10-07T10:09:00.001-07:00

This morning was cool, with a hint of fall in the air, just perfect for a good romp in the field.

Monday's Romp

2008-10-06T13:03:00.000-07:00

After a morning of house cleaning as relatives will be in town this week, I took the pack out for a romp in the field. Now all are sleeping so I can get some of my work accomplished!

Last Friday at Broadway Animal Hospital

2008-10-06T12:57:00.001-07:00

I took the pack to Broadway so the puppies could get their shots and have Talisker checked out as he hasn't been feeling well. The puppies were found to have ring worm, which isn't a worm but a fungus; thus everyone was walked over to the grooming room for a round of washings. They did great until the puppies had to get their lepto shots! Ouch!

Just too cute not to share!

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Sunday morning hanging out.

Evening playtime!
Ok, so these are just plain cute pictures!

Weekend Hikes with the Pack

2008-10-05T17:57:00.000-07:00

The pack had a great day, playing at Dry Creek on Sunday and at the Boulder Rez on Saturday. Way too many pictures were taken of just how much fun everyone is having! Tiki and Bear are bonding, playing tug and offering the puppy play bow. Just what we wanted. :-) Talisker doesn't know what to think and Baci is hanging out with Craig when she's not playing with Tiki & Bear.

Today was a great socialization day as both Bear & Baci were introduced to several dogs of all sizes and had a great time being picked up & carried around by kids. It was the first day that the pups didn't automatically go running for shelter when new dogs approached!

And yes, they even saw their first cows, up close and personal!

First day at the field

2008-10-01T14:24:00.000-07:00

After a short mid-day walk, we headed over to the agility field to run around a bit and see how the pack would do. It was sunny and warm, so we didn't stay too long; and Tiki enjoyed chasing a few bunnies before focusing on the task at hand. Baci & Bear followed her and my lead, walking and running around the field, jumping some very low jumps and having a good game of chase. Everyone had a great time, even Talisker who hung out in the shade watching.

Their New Home

2008-09-30T14:34:00.000-07:00

After a weekend of crazies, no sleep, cleaning up pee and poop, dogs learning to get along, dogs learning who is the leader of the pack, and finally puppies learning not to bite the hand that feeds them; the pack is turning into a family.

Today is the first day Tiki & Bear had a good round of tug! i am confident they'll be good friends.

Looking Back on Thursday, Sept. 25th

2008-09-30T14:21:00.000-07:00

Who knew that morning when I awoke what changes the day would hold! Heading out to a Broadway Animal Hospital staff meeting after catching up on paperwork and taking Tiki & Talisker out for a morning walk, the day started casually.

While in the staff meeting John Pannabaker called, leaving a message and continuing our telephone tag of the week. He had two Aussie puppies that I was going to take a look at and we'd been missing each other to schedule this. Finally, the day arrived, the message he left was that he was going to take them to the Humane Society if I wasn't interested.

Having no idea who had left messages, just that my phone was beeping when I got into the car; as soon I heard his message, I immediately called him, got him live, got directions and headed up to the mountains.

Thus, the beginning of The Pack.