Fall Fun! Stella is Back!

Stella is back and feeling great! Her first visit back to the dog park was a barking good time. See how pretty she looks soaking in the sun. The weather was perfect!
Here is Maizie learning how to throw a Frisbee with Diesel's owner. All of the dogs wanted to be the one to catch it.

Stella loved chasing Diesel the best.

Here Darwin has chased Stella when she suddenly stops, drops and rolls. She literally does a somersault as he runs over her. This seems to be her favorite move.



This beauty of a yellow lab stopped by for a quick run. I was not able to catch his name.

Here little Opus is running in one direction with a Frisbee and Diesel is running in the other direction. Too cute.

Kobie loves chasing the other pups around. Mostly though he likes to wrestle with his best buddy Opus. Check out how hot Kobie looks in his Harley Davidson shirt.

Jake, the golden retriever was happy to be out running. He always reminds me of a doggie baby sitter. He makes sure all the dogs are behaving and barks some sense into them when they are not. Jake enjoyed a good brushing while at the park. He looks pretty nice.





Diesel looks like he is floating!

Darwin takes his usual rest in the grass while Dexter runs around him in the hopes of wrestling. For some reason these two had it out for one another. Dexter is a mixed breed. Maybe part boxer? It sure would be interesting to find out.

See you all soon at the dog park! The water has been shut off for the winter so remember to bring your pups some water!

Stella's Bell

Stella is doing much better! Her belly is all closed up and looks good. The antibiotic seems to have done the trick.

In an effort to make potty training a bit easier we placed a bell on each door to the house. Whenever Stella or Darwin went outside we would shake the bell and say, "Potty! Potty!" We did this in the hopes of training them to ring the bell when they needed to go outside. Well, Darwin caught on immediately and rings the bell whenever he needs to go.

I thought Stella would never get the hang of it. After a few weeks she finally rang the bell and I praised her like crazy. Now she is ringing that bell every time she has to go potty and then some! I continued praising her and letting her out when she rang but now....well...if she is bored or in the mood to chase a leaf or a stick...she rings the bell. In the evening she rings the bell about every seven minutes! Last night Joe and I got to laughing so hard because every time he sat down from letting her out she would run back and ring the bell again. After ringing it she would sit down and stare at Joe as if to say, "Get up all ready!"

We are having to make her wait a bit longer after ringing the bell to see if she really needs to go. If she begins to "doggie talk" we know it is a "number two" and we better move quick. If she lays down after ringing it chances are she is playing us. I love the bell but I do think our puppy is way smarter than us.

Doggie Park Pictures Coming Soon!

I have not forgotten about the dog park! Stella is still healing from her spaying surgery. She is such a frisky little pup that her stitches broke open pretty bad. I have been giving her an antibiotic and covering her boo boo with peroxide and Neosporin a few times a day. Unfortunately her crate time has increased in order to give her some sleepy healing time. I don't think she is too happy about that.

Darwin has been to the dog park a few times in the last couple of weeks. I know he is missing it bad. He may even be a little depressed...poor guy. With the fall leaves it is difficult to find the doggie messes making it a bit "messy" for me. Check back soon. If this weekend is nice we will be hanging at the park and hopefully getting some awesome pictures to share.
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