The boys are no longer on house arrest! Mini is no longer in heat; they can now join the rest of the household. Tim had the girls out today: Mini, SoBe, Miata, Mighty, Kane, Beret, Kahlua, and Trixie (Kane is not big enough to be 
interested in Mini so, we count him as a girl….shhhh, don’t tell him that though). I think that it is time for me to retire the pigeon I am using…it is missing the head and a leg; it is a pitiful site but, still great to use for puppy retrieves. Mississippi is retrieving great for her age. Mighty, Kane, and Beret are testing the waters but, I am keeping them in the shallow end for now. Beret is carrying around a beer can and is proud to show her support for Hamm’s; yes, i said Hamm’s, it was all Tim could find at the time. Mighty is teething on a cranberry Ocean Spray plastic bottle; that will keep her entertained for a half hour or so.
The house is full of dogs; they have cabin fever and so do I. The weather has been cooperating the last week or so; I 
was able to train the puppies on live pigeons out in the field. Mighty, Kane, and Beret had a blast! Mighty quarters the field well and is learning to use her nose; I planted clip wing pigeons for her. Kane is a little hesitant in his run but, I believe that he will open up. Beret is a little running machine; I think that she is going to make a great trialing dog. Tim clipped the dogs toe nails tonight; some found it to be nothing special while others thought they were going to die….oh the drama. Beret got a nice warm bath; she enjoyed the nice toasty water with the help of the jets that is. Mighty, Kane, Beret, and Mississippi all did their pigeon retrieves tonight; they really enjoy it. Not only did we work on retrieves but, we are teaching them HUP. They are all fast learners. Trixie, Mighty, SoBe, Miata, Kahlua,and Mini are all out lounging on the couches….Mini is a little irritated that I am not letting her sit in my lap while I type this; I tried explaining to her I can’t type with her in my lap but, I don’t think she believes me. I have made plans to send SoBe out to Ohio to be run by Chuck, that is if she doesn’t come into heat….keep your fingers crossed.
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Here is some video of Mississippi Planters Punch (Kahlua x Ace; Female) retrieving a frozen pigeon…she did great!
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As I type right now, SoBe is next to me on the couch staring at Tim…it is funny and, I might add creeping him out. I can hear Trixie grumbling in a low annoying tone in the kitchen crate; it sounds like a distant cow is mooing. Mississippi Planters Punch and Mint Julep got a soak in the whirlpool tub today. Tim turned the jets on and let them enjoy the warm pulsating water. They are now clean and toasty in a crate with a fluffy towel which I am sure will become a victim to their extremely sharp teeth…I will look for survivors in a bit to see what has endured their little needles that inhabit their mouths. Just to let you all know that Mississippi Planters Punch is still available as of today; January 4th.
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Mighty playing in the living room with Tim….it is amazing that she does not touch the floor….it must be made out of lava!