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Monthly Archives: February 2008

Puppy Blog Day 37

Written on February 24, 2008 at 9:21 pm, by

The weather was gorgeous again today!  The big dogs enjoyed it and so did the puppies.  The babies spent most of the day outside again.  They love it.  Tim took care of the puppies today while I slept; I worked last night at the hospital.  Potty training is going good.  I leave tomorrow for theContinue Reading

Day 36 Puppy Blog

Written on February 23, 2008 at 6:48 pm, by

The puppies spent most of this wonderful day outside in their pen. Tim put a plastic dog house out for them and they played and slept and played some more all day. The temperature was perfect; it was around 40 degrees today. The puppies right now are getting a little snack before they go toContinue Reading

Puppy Blog Day 35

Written on February 22, 2008 at 7:57 pm, by

The puppies are now a little over 6 weeks old.  We had friends over last night that played with the puppies.  Swamp Water (liver & white, Trixie) decided to tinkle on one of our friends; what do you do?  The puppies spent more time outside today; the weather was gorgeous.  They did good with theContinue Reading

Puppy Blog Day 34

Written on February 21, 2008 at 2:15 pm, by

“Every newborn puppy is a storybook waiting to be opened and read by an appreciative person,” James B Spencer; Gun Dog Vol. 27, No. 2. Just to note that the issue of Gun Dog this month Vol. 27, No.2; is a great issue and you should all think about reading it.  It has lots ofContinue Reading

33 Day of Puppy Blog

Written on February 20, 2008 at 9:14 pm, by

Spritzer (liver & white, Kahlua) has mastered climbing the stairs; he is a pro. Last night he snuggled with me in bed for a while. Pina Colada (black & white, Kahlua) has also entered the pro stair climbing club too last night. Tim and her played last night; it was so cute. He had herContinue Reading

Day 32 of Puppy Blog

Written on February 19, 2008 at 7:12 pm, by

It is really cold out….holy buckets!!   Tim and I took the puppies to the vet for their 6 week shots and check up.  Everything was great!  We also got supplies for our other dogs.  After we got home Tim and I gave our older dogs their Vangard Boosters, dewormer, and Heartguard medication.  Baby Brooke gotContinue Reading

Day 31 of Puppy Blog

Written on February 18, 2008 at 4:00 pm, by

Happy Presidents Day; who is your favorite President? Wow, the puppies make quite the swarm of teeth and fur when you walk into the kitchen.  They are at that age were everything goes in their mouth including the hose to my refrigerator.  They managed to bite a hole into the hose that runs water toContinue Reading

Day 30 of Puppy Blog

Written on February 17, 2008 at 9:46 pm, by

This morning the puppies had a new adventure; they went “swimming” in our big bath tub.  They did not know what to think about it but, they still had fun.  Tim and I had two families come pick out puppies today.  All of them were wonderful people and should be great homes for the babies. Continue Reading

Tail Talk

Written on February 17, 2008 at 12:48 pm, by

The length of a springers tail is important. It can tell you a lot about the dog. If it is short and stumpy it means that it is a bench cut dog. Bench cut dogs are the ones that you see in dog shows like The Westminister Kennel Show.  If it is a long tailContinue Reading

Day 29 of Puppy Blog

Written on February 16, 2008 at 9:12 pm, by

Well, the puppies can climb stairs my magazine paid the ultimate price.  I had it sitting on the stairs and while they were playing one went up the stairs and got it down and everyone decided that it would be fun to shred.  Tim and I put up a puppy pen in the front partContinue Reading