tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32371323313551308832024-03-14T02:16:41.740-07:00Joys of a Puppy RaiserA blog dedicated to finding the joy again, the joy of raising a service dog for a disabled youth. It's not always easy but there's always a joy to be found!Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-70352489278867930922013-10-21T18:28:00.002-07:002013-10-21T18:28:33.632-07:00Miss TahliaTahlia is 5.5 months old and doing ok. She's a very soft, shy and timid girl, except with people. She loves people but does some submissive urinating. She's a highly intelligent girl, knows sit, down, come, off and her name. She sticks around if she's out of the fence with us and loves Carter. She does have a problem jumping but it's getting a lot better.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-35980642465319525792013-07-04T22:02:00.001-07:002013-07-04T22:02:31.532-07:00Active or Not?As the wait for a puppy-in-training continues, we decided that we needed to get a dog to be our forever family. We learned that I'm not emotionally ready for a small dog, after the tragic loss of our Rizzo three years ago, I just can't handle it. We looked and looked for a rescue lab, we found one. She was an older girl who was very sweet and bonded to me quickly. However, she had some aggression issues and with a young toddler in the house and puppy raising, we decided it was not a safe situation and so she didn't get to stay.<br />
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So that brings us to this: a 3/4 lab 1/4 golden retriever, adorable, free, tiny little puppy we named Tahlia. She's a chocolate tinted black and oh so little. The owners of the momma dog took the puppies away from her at 4 weeks and had them locked out in a pump house all day and night. With the temperatures still dipping into the 40's at night and rising to the 80-90's during the day, it was not a safe situation. The person was getting rid of the puppies one way or the other. So this adorable little thing came to our home. She's incredibly sweet, loves to cuddle and play and she has bonded hard. It's hard to remember that she's only 8 weeks old since she's already been here for a month. We are working with her on potty training and introducing her to the clicker.<br />
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My hope is that whenever there is a PIT available for me, that she will be trained and vetted enough that I will be able to handle it. We needed to get Carter a dog that's staying, that he can grow with. It still breaks my heart that that isn't Eva but at the same time, I have to move on and trust that we did the very best thing for her that we could.<br />
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So for now, I will try and post updates on my sweet Tahlia and the adventures training her. Until then.Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-64732557423351094922013-04-25T20:18:00.001-07:002013-04-25T20:18:21.651-07:00Puppies!Canine Angels newest litter is now a week old. No clue if I'll be getting one yet but I sure do enjoy hearing the updates and seeing their sweet little faces! <br />
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Once I get puppy news (whether from this litter or not) I will be sure to post!Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-80499185854132936812013-04-01T09:58:00.001-07:002013-04-01T09:58:24.948-07:00This Blog Will Live!This blog is going to get all updated and in the coming months will be active again. Not sure when, just yet, but this summer or fall we will be getting our next puppy in training and I am so excited! I'm expecting puppy raising with a 2 year old will be a lot of work but can't even put into words how I am feeling. I'm so excited to give raising another try and to have another service dog in training in the house. It will be nearly 5 years since my last young puppy, Eva was my last baby!<br />
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Speaking of Eva, she got adopted in early September and I saw a couple pictures of her. She looks great and very well loved <3 My heart still hurts for her but I am finding the peace, knowing she's doing well.Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-62636336475245221732012-08-16T12:31:00.004-07:002012-08-16T12:31:55.313-07:00Eva UpdateEva is up on the rescue site for adoption. Turns out she has a vitamin deficiency. I have very conflicting feelings. I'm thrilled for Eva. I feel guilty. I'm sad, devastated, heartbroken and yet happy. I'm angry. I'm sad that Eva isn't here, she's not my dog anymore, I have no say and no way to make her mine again. I'm happy that she has a manageable condition and will live a long, happy, healthy life. I'm happy she is finally getting treatment. I'm happy because I know I made the right choice and if she was still here she would still be sick since we simply don't have the funds to have done all the testing the rescue did .<br />
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That being said, I'm angry. Angry I got handed a sick, poorly bred puppy that I fell in love with. Angry that instead of getting answers, the organization she was through just dumped her and didn't care enough to get answers. Angry that I was given information I believed and caused me to not push for testing of other things. Guilty that I didn't have the resources to get her the help she needed 3 years ago.<br />
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Eva will go to a wonderful, loving family and live a long, happy, healthy life. That's what matters. I wish I could have given it to her but I guess I did, in a way. I gave her the chance to get healthy in another way when I couldn't provide it.Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-88165929151044767732012-08-04T09:46:00.002-07:002012-08-04T09:46:26.975-07:00Random UpdateThis blog is a bit neglected but I wanted to update everyone who doesn't read my other blog.<br />
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The big news is that we are currently dog-less. Eva is ok, as far as we know, but we had to make the very difficult decision to release her to a golden retriever rescue. We are not in a financial position to get a bunch of testing done on her to figure out exactly what is wrong with her and therefore treat it. We never expected to be in that position, she wasn't expected to live to be a year old, much less be knocking on the door of 4. The vets before said it was her kidneys and/or cancer but last we talked to them they said it was neither and wanted to do more testing. We felt the best thing we could do is send her to a rescue who will find out exactly what's wrong and then either keep her in a permanent foster home or adopt her out to a fully informed family. I miss my sweet golden girl but know we did the right thing for her.<br />
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We presented Comet at the CAST graduation in June. She hadn't yet be re-matched with a family but I got an email a couple days ago from her new family! She's doing well and looks so happy with her girl!<br />
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As far as future puppy raising, I'm thinking that in about 6 months I will ask to be put on a waiting list for either a full lab or full poodle. I love the idea of a lab, Loden was my last labby and I miss having a solid dog on the end of my leash. On the other hand, I would love a poodle! I think they are amazing dogs and need to give one a chance to change my husbands mind about them.<br />
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As far as people updates, my baby boy is quickly approaching his first birth day. Although we don't celebrate birthdays, I can't believe how fast the time has gone and how much my little man amazes me, brings me joy, makes the world a better place. He's so funny, intelligent, stubborn and beautiful. I'm working on a first year video of him. He's almost walking, has a taken a couple steps unassisted so far.<br />
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I started a new weight loss goal yesterday. I'm so sick of feeling sick from the junk I eat and being fat. I want to be healthy for myself, my family and my future. So I plan on working out everyday and eating better. No actual diet plan, just striving to be a better, healthier me.Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-53364633685046662032012-02-08T09:53:00.001-08:002012-02-08T09:53:59.716-08:00New blog addyI'm still needing to get posts moved over but my new blog is up and running. Feel free to follow and comment!<br />
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mykidsmyworld.tumblr.comCoreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-26709266848659681762012-02-03T13:36:00.000-08:002012-02-03T13:36:19.227-08:00Combining BlogsI'm going to be combining my blogs, I have to many to manage and not enough time to write seperate updates. I'm going to check out some other blogging sites and see what address the blogs will be moved to. I'll keep you posted!Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-89423132296115043382012-02-03T13:27:00.000-08:002012-02-03T13:27:39.124-08:00Got Milk?Breastfeeding is something very important to me. I want to give Carter the best start to life that I can. Breast milk is full of nutrients, vitamins, antibodies and everything else he needs. There's nothing processed in it, nothing that will hurt him (given I avoid gluten, if he does have Celiac) and it's free. It started out so easy for us, he was a great baby to nurse, albeit he wanted to nurse all.the.time! He gained weight at the proper rate, hit his milestones correctly, got rid of his jaundice and overall just thrived. Then we moved in with our friends, I stopped taking care of myself the way I needed to to take care of him properly. I didn't eat enough and my milk supply suffered. Who knows, it may just be how Carter is, but his weight gain plummeted. Then, I got a job. We moved into our own apartment and I started eating better. My milk supply started to increase, but not enough for a good pumping output. See, there's a difference between nursing a baby and pumping out milk to feed to your baby. The hormone reaction is different, the emotions are different, the mechanics are different. Sure, the end result is similar, baby is still getting Mommy's Milk, but it is so so different. Carter was eating more than I could pump at work and so we had to supplement his feedings when I was gone with formula. To be honest, it kinda killed me a little inside, and it still does. Carter is my son, my baby. I'm supposed to feed him, I have everything he needs. (Side point: I don't look down on those who choose, for whatever the reason may be, to formula feed their baby.) That being said, I just didn't have the milk to give him. Our nursing relationship when I was home continued to improve and be amazing! He still nursed often and for longer periods of time. He helped get my milk supply back. In one month, he gained over a pound. Formula packs pounds on babies, who knows if the weight gain was from that or from my milk or both. It sure did make me feel guilty though for that month where I wasn't giving him what he needed.<br />
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That's the past. 5 days out of the week, Carter has been getting formula after he drinks all the pumped milk I left for him. BUT! That's about to change. I have a goal and I'm going to reach that goal. I have two more weeks to reach it, it started this week. My goal is that when Carter turns 6 months old he will be back to getting exclusively breastmilk! Of course, that's the same time he's going to be starting solids but no more formula. My milk supply is much better, back where it should be. My goal this week was to get it down to 4 days that he would get formula, I DID IT! He didn't get a drop of formula on Monday! My goal for next week is 3 days of him getting formula. I plan on talking to work and taking two breaks, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, to pump. Not only will it help get Carter off formula but it will help up my supply even more. I have been getting up in the middle of the night to pump, I pump on my lunch break, I pump when I get home and I pump in the morning before work. No matter how much I pump, there's still enough for Carter to eat since the pump can't empty the breast like a baby can.<br />
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I'm hoping by adding in the pumping sessions that I'll be able to pump enough to have a stash of expressed milk in the freezer again, especially since I'm going to have to have surgery at some point.<br />
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For now though, I'm just going to work my hardest to give my adorable baby boy the best possible start to life I can, and that's by giving him the food God designed just for him!Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-67755053347636646482012-01-10T13:40:00.000-08:002012-01-10T13:40:00.197-08:00Update time!Comet graduated! Ok, not as a working service dog, but she is helping a little boy with autism who loves her. She is what is known as a "PAL". Similar to GDB's K9-buddy program. We drove down and met her new family and think she's in the perfect home. I miss the little spitfire but am so thankful she's where she is. She didn't make it as a service dog due to her alarm barking. She's still a success in my book!<br />
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Eva is doing good. This summer was tough on her, we thought it was time for her to go, the vet refused and gave us expensive options or told us we could rehome her. Turns out she likely has an environmental allergy that flares in the summer time and makes her miserable. A cortisone shot helped for about two weeks. I'm not sure what we're going to do next summer, looks like some spendy testing is going to be needed since the vet also said he doesn't think she has chronic kidney failure or cancer.... *le sigh* I love the goofy golden though.<br />
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As for puppy raising, it really depends. Carter is going to be becoming mobile in the coming months and we'll see how our lives change with that one. Our new apartment would work well for raising, as would my job, just have to see how well a pup would fit in with an infant. I have a bug out though, that we may be interested, so we'll see how well the timing of the next litter works for us. :-)Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-32506527320041502402011-07-20T13:34:00.000-07:002011-07-20T13:34:03.560-07:00Turn In**No pictures yet, I have to get some from Max and maybe Sheila**<br />
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Comet was turned in 5 days ago, on July 15, 2011. She was spayed and got the bordetella on the 5th so she could go down for training. Little Miss weighed all of 35 pounds, by far my smallest pup, without a doubt! We drove down after I got off work and met Sandy and Sheila at the kennels. Sandy had to go so we said hi and talked about baby Carter for a little bit then she left. Then we talked with Sheila about the going ons of CAST, dogs we knew and new pups coming up. After about an hour we took some pictures with Max, Comet and I on the bench outside the kennels and went and put Comet in her kennel. She had a name tag and got a big kennel for the night. She looked so little in the kennel! As we were leaving and saying goodbye to Sheila and talking about when we were going to make it down to let them meet Carter and future raising plans (Max told her when Carter turns 2 and she said it was going on her calendar!) Comet started barking. Was a little sad to leave her all alone in the kennel but we know she's well taken care of and settling in well.<br />
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If Comet is career changed, she won't be coming home. She is just too much dog for us and especially with the baby coming in less then 6 weeks. I have faith that she will end up in a great home just for her, either as a service dog, a PAL (similar to a K9 Buddy through GDB) or a loving pet.Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-34048030406015988322011-06-14T18:01:00.000-07:002011-06-14T18:07:36.449-07:00Puppy Plans<a href="http://bellas3rdlitter.blogspot.com/">http://bellas3rdlitter.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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On a serious note, since Loden came into our lives, Max and I have longed to have a keeper dog who was a male yellow lab. Max has requested that I take a break from puppy raising for a couple years but he wants to get a new pet dog in around a year. Who knows for sure what the future will hold but at this point in time, it looks like we'll be getting a yellow lab puppy and raising him for a year or two for ourselves and then jump back into puppy raising! A happy compromise and gives me the yellow boy I've always wanted!Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-15408430772098998802011-06-05T17:57:00.000-07:002011-06-05T17:57:28.676-07:003 to 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUBkyZTUBSu5rZUqwMrhgE_n6gvB7uM3a_rvyXNGQTWLU8-pqqdBl8Ef8hOW8a9fTj9F7rFoRoZpQMUL0L0ZETeUjpBrcUY0-T8_F3HsLjn6J3DqEVUYUfCxaV4hx6bSRpSzmvxV4f1Un/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUBkyZTUBSu5rZUqwMrhgE_n6gvB7uM3a_rvyXNGQTWLU8-pqqdBl8Ef8hOW8a9fTj9F7rFoRoZpQMUL0L0ZETeUjpBrcUY0-T8_F3HsLjn6J3DqEVUYUfCxaV4hx6bSRpSzmvxV4f1Un/s320/007.JPG" t8="true" width="240px" /></a></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I can't believe all the changes happening in our house. In about 5 weeks we will have gone from a 3 dog household to a 1 dog household. I'm not sure how to feel about it, honestly. Part of me is greatly relieved. The other part is dreading it. No worries, Eva is doing well for Eva at this point in time. Comet has been recalled! Well, in a couple more weeks we'll be taking her down. We were given the option of the end of June/early July or September. Out of convenience for me, I chose the end of June/early July. I think Ally and I will take her down on July 1. Then I'll really come home to a quiet house!</div><br />
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Rizzo was Max's dog. He wanted a doxie and he loved her so much. It breaks my heart to see how much he is hurting from losing her. Remembering the way he reacted when we found her and fought to keep her alive before we realized she had a broken neck. The way I wake up to him crying in the middle of the night because he moves his foot and doesn't feel her there. The way he was telling me about all the dreams he had for her and watching her grow old while our son grows up. I love that little doxie so much, I love all her annoying habits and cute quirks. I love how, no matter what, she will never be replaced. But, I want to do something special for my husband. He's trying so hard to keep his head up and move forward, to look at the positive and remember the good in life and the good times with that little doggie. I need some ideas as for something special to do for him to remember Riz. We are going to get her a monument for her grave and plant flowers, she's buried at Max's mom's house. In a spot where the dogs who live there don't have access and a private place where we can go to mourn and remember her. I want something for him here and I don't know what would be best for him. I was thinking of getting a blanket made for him with a picture of her on it so he can still sleep with her at night and cuddle with her, in a way. Or ordering a shadow box for him, a painting or figurine. I don't know. I don't know what to do for him, but I want, have to do something! Anyone have any ideas on what to do for him, that would be special and amazing? I've never lost a dog before, certainly not like this, and I don't know what would be best.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rizzo: </div><div style="text-align: center;">8/13/2007-5/28/2011</div><div style="text-align: center;">Passed away from a broken neck.</div>Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-85741434814888861062011-04-07T16:51:00.000-07:002011-04-07T16:51:12.867-07:00Charlie Update, Again!GREAT NEWS! Charlie is in team training and is doing great! I'm so proud of my spaz-a-doodle! Thinking of you and your new partner Charlie-bear, hope you have a long working life ahead of you and maybe I can find a way down to see your graduation in January!Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-12981494290610195062011-04-07T15:35:00.000-07:002011-04-07T15:35:59.893-07:00General UpdatesEva ~ Is doing ok. Her urinating has increased dramatically over the past week but she is still eating and drinking normal for her. We're hoping it's just a phase and she will get better soon. She's made it all the way to 2 years 5 months! Something we never thought we'd see, so we're happy with everyday with the little spitfire.<br />
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Comet ~ Is a tiny little thing and 10 months old now. She still has her quirks but we love her. Not sure when she'll turn-in, it will be before her siblings, but I'm not sure when. I'm going to work with her a lot so she can start coming to work with me everyday, it'd be a great way to socialize her to other dogs and people!<br />
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Rizzo ~ Is Rizzo. She loves Eva and Comet so much. I'm a little worried about how she'll be once she's the only dog but it will be that way for quite awhile since no new dogs or puppies are in our foreseeable future.<br />
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Elijah ~ Is adjusting well. He is an indoor cat here since there are other cats on the property and we live right next to a highway. He spends most of his time in our bed but has starting acting more like a kitten then we've ever seen. I think being in side all day makes him have energy to expend and he plays with cat toys, hangers, string, all sorts of things!<br />
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Mowgli ~ Is with Ally. Elijah was very depressed with Mowgli and so Mowgli went to where he's loved and the other animals have all adjusted well to him. I see him often and still love the little kitten and wish it could have worked out for him to be here.<br />
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The Humans ~ We're doing well, too! I've been at my job for about a month and a half and I love the work. It's fun to see different dogs everyday but it's hard to see how some people treat their dogs out of love. It really makes me appreciate everything we teach our pups! Max is hopefully starting a new job on Monday! <br />
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AND! We found about 2 weeks ago we're having a little baby girl! August can't get here quick enough!Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-76095969225054340872011-03-24T18:15:00.000-07:002011-03-24T18:15:04.770-07:00Silly EvaWe moved about a week ago to a more affordable place with more room. It doesn't have a fenced yard yet but is on 4 acres in my home town (2-ish miles from Ally, my Mom and Max's Mom). The owner's also live on the property and they rent out two pastures for horses. One of the pastures is right outside our backdoor and is so muddy right now there isn't a horse in it.<br />
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Eva has an upset stomach today from eating something she shouldn't have and so was tied out with access to inside to prevent accidents. Apparently she decided she wanted to drink out of the horse's water because this is how we found her....<br />
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So we've run into some annoying habits. We start tomorrow with no priviledges that an 8-week-old puppy wouldn't have. No sleeping loose, no being loose during the day, spending time in the yard unsupervised, etc. Our tie-down will be utilized and potty breaks will be done on leash in the front yard.<br />
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We will get far quickly, I hope, with this new strict earning trust regimen. She is far too much work at this point for me to take to work with me and trust her in the store while I work on the other dogs. We will get her there, to the point where she can be in the store and lay quietly at my feet while I groom customers' dogs and take care of the store on my shifts.<br />
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We have to get this under control! We only have 6 months at the most left with the crazy girl and I need to be able to trust her and control her before too much more time goes by and I'll be too big and exhausted to control her crazies!<br />
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Lesson learned. Especially when she reminds me so much of Iverson, complete with the way she tosses bones in the air, who never had freedom in the house!Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-4507888367447314482011-02-20T20:03:00.000-08:002011-02-20T20:03:51.381-08:00So SweetI can't get over just how sweet Comet is! She def. has her quirks and issues but she loves to lay at our feet chewing on bones and cuddling. She will not be coming home if career changed, no matter how much we love her but she sure has wiggled her way into our hearts!Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-34806913035820971422011-02-12T17:04:00.001-08:002011-02-16T18:49:21.489-08:00New "Life" Blog<a href="http://cocosjourney.blogspot.com/">cocosjourney.blogspot.com</a>Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-14762865709657467722011-01-30T11:21:00.000-08:002011-01-30T11:21:22.780-08:00Pictures of Comet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxilcCBxACDneXPxa7TQuwzaG715ntJ2DzAEZJL5siMyNejphzKFZQoYPVQayN_C0TbjLQ90lKMFcJ6vWy4-RyoG8WPLt5Ql5FewOP8lx55hU3S_1_0t5b7zCOQm7Vh3ze59j2iJ0KCS1/s1600/DSC02320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxilcCBxACDneXPxa7TQuwzaG715ntJ2DzAEZJL5siMyNejphzKFZQoYPVQayN_C0TbjLQ90lKMFcJ6vWy4-RyoG8WPLt5Ql5FewOP8lx55hU3S_1_0t5b7zCOQm7Vh3ze59j2iJ0KCS1/s320/DSC02320.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ally and I took Tiki and Comet to the park Friday. My big goal with Comet was to get her to play in her equipment and loosen up. It didn't take long at all, hooked the long line up to her and ran around a little and she did good! </div>Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-35326236434249090072011-01-27T19:51:00.000-08:002011-01-27T19:51:24.256-08:00Little MissComet is such a little pup! Growing and gaining at a normal rate but she's just tiny! She is almost 8 months old and weighed 5 pounds less then Ally's Tiki (5 months old now) last week. She's just a short little thing who has all the energy in the world to make up for it! <br />
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She's a jumper, can clear the 32" baby gate like she's walking over a dog bone. She loves to run and is a power chewer major! She loves to give kisses and play with Eva and the cats. <br />
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She is of course, not perfect but she is so much fun! She doesn't like her harness or jacket so we are working on it. She didn't use a harness at the other organization and that weirdness could be transferring to the jacket for her. She is improving as we work with her, short walks down the street wearing her gear wtith lots of kibble and working on the "dress" command. <br />
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We couldn't be happier with Little Miss. She adds a challenge and a personality we haven't had in the house in a long time! She reminds me of Iverson in some ways but has a bit more freedom in the house and of course has her own quirks and what not.<br />
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Good news is that plans with Comet don't change at all since we're pregnant, the only thing that may change is when we get our next puppy. Max is really in love with her and if she doesn't make it already has plans for agility with her.<br />
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<div align="center">Cell phone picture of Comet at the Mall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6q-98D8Z7LOZdBgv5w4VSgGXEpJxswonrCx3HkSK6xA4Dpd9BF0LdAkB0vx2VhwXE8Hv9PWzO3nQcHThMYWRlDlJyPL643hPgz1aUoDAJyMO_iFNo9Fb7WQ2AWYRdW9EsYIP9i2ggFLpS/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6q-98D8Z7LOZdBgv5w4VSgGXEpJxswonrCx3HkSK6xA4Dpd9BF0LdAkB0vx2VhwXE8Hv9PWzO3nQcHThMYWRlDlJyPL643hPgz1aUoDAJyMO_iFNo9Fb7WQ2AWYRdW9EsYIP9i2ggFLpS/s320/2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237132331355130883.post-37889403384548304272011-01-15T20:16:00.000-08:002011-01-15T20:16:44.385-08:00I have a secret!I have a secret and I've actually kept it for over four weeks! I would like to introduce you all to our baby!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(S)he is 8 weeks 2 days old and about 2/3 of an inch in length. Due date is August 25 :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We actually found out the day after my year in review post where I said 2011 would be the year we have our baby. I promise I didn't know! As far as the two little girls go, well, that's still up in the air but I'm content with whatever role I have in their lives!</div>Coreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182505448482461734noreply@blogger.com2