Sunday, January 22, 2017

1.22.17

Peryn chillaxin
Hey there.   

Today we took the pups to the park.   It was a muddy muddy mess.  They had a blast though.

When Peryn was young ..as in too young to go to dog parks or play with other dogs, we used to take the kiddoes to a park near us that was empty practically every time we went.

It was huge and it gave the dogs a chance to run free, play with one another , and acclimate Peryn to a dog park.   It was also a great way to tire them all out.

That park has since been closed to the public, so we hadn't taken the dogs there at all.  We knew of a large park that was somewhat similar in size that we did take the dogs to ONCE last year.   WE drove out there today with Lada and the large dog side was empty!

Lada at 12 and 15 weeks
The dogs loved it. They got to run free and play and tire themselves up.  It was wonderful.  They're all pooped out right now.

Lada is doing well for the most part. We still struggle with her going in the house.  We recognize the signs when she needs to go out and try to catch her.  The struggle is after she's been out and comes back in then proceeds to go right there in front of you.   Are you kidding me?
Duchess looking pretty

Peryn & Lada are great together and there are no issues there.  Athena & Lada are sweet together.   Duchess and Lada ...that's funny stuff. 

Duchess always comes across as ferocious with her deep menacing growl and bark. Plus she loves to play hard!   Lada tends to bark more at her than play. Duchess TRIES to get her to play, but Lada just isn't there yet.   


She's still small, much smaller than Peryn was at this age.  She's 4 months on Friday and still just 13 lbs.     We're expecting her to take after her Mom and be on the small side.  

She's still a sweetheart and cuddler. Love her.

Ms Lada
Peryn. Peryn. Peryn. He's quite the stinker.   No really, he's a great dog.  He's possessive of me, but he's a great brother to all the girls.  He ADORES his puppy family.  He can hang and play with each of them so differently, but it works.

He's still attending day care and it's really helped with the energy.  Now that he comes home to Lada--that really has worked wonders on him.    I almost feel like I could trust him to be free when I'm not home..    A L M O S T    He's gotten so big. It was like overnight, POOF!, he's bigger.   Love that boy.

Duchess is even more cuddly than before.   She's got competition and she's not letting them win.  I like the new cuddly Duchess.   Love my girl.

Athena is Athena.   She's not changed a bit.   Still sweet. Still as barky as ever.


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Pictures from the park.

At the Park

Trail of pups

Peryn & Lada


















2 peas in a pod

Duchess LOVING the run

Athena!!

The girls

Taking a break

After park snacks


Thursday, January 5, 2017

Mommy's puppy update

Feb 6 "Gotcha Day"
Time sure does fly by.   So much to say. 
First let's talk about my lil dude turning 1 on Tuesday.   My little boy is a big boy now.   He's like huge.  Not really, but he is a lot bigger and sturdier.   It's very noticeable next to his tiny sister.

And today I noticed his bark changed!  I don't know if he's sick and it's affected his bark, but it's a bit less puppy and more big doggy.    He's not allowed to grow up!!

Peryn is a good boy overall.  He was completely house trained at 9 months. NO more going outside, letting us know when he has to go out,  no accidents at all.   I was so proud of him.   

He's very demanding when he wants to play or go outside.  You do not ignore him or he will 1) bark at you 2) climb on you or 3) drop the toy at your feet over and over and over (like right now).

He loves everything. He loves people, playing with other dogs, going on car rides, walks, playing or swimming in the water, and his friends and family.  Boy does this dog have friends, Mr Personality. He loves dog parks or his day care...he loves Maddie from his day care.  

He doesn't necessarily have a favorite food. His focus is more on play. His favorite toys are his slingshot arrow, his tether tug, and his blue hartz ball.   If any other dog touches his toys, then that toy becomes his favorite.


He's fabulous with car rides...passes right out.

He is stubborn. Has the cutest frustrated growl.  And is explorations in the woods scare the crap out of me.

He loves his Daddy, but loves his Mommy more.    He's a sweet guy and I love him to pieces.

Happy 1st bday Peryn.





Gotcha Day
Ms Lada.


Sigh, we've had this little doll for about a week and a half. Tomorrow she turns 13 weeks.     

In some ways, she is very much like Peryn was as a pup--very fearless. She loves to jump from couches, beds, any high furniture or person.  She loves to take on Peryn like he's her size instead of the size he is.

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The differences are very obvious.  She is much more loving. She loves to be held and give kisses and cuddles.  She also is much more cautious of other dogs bigger than her.  I get the impression smaller dogs and dogs of her size do not phase her, however her big sisters intimidate her.   Only today she actually played a bit in the backyard with them.    I hope this continues to in the house.

The one thing that FRUSTRATES me and I don't know if it is the same as Peryn was or different because Peryn has come a long way, but she PEES CONSTANTLY.   We take her out, she pees.   We walk back in the house and she'll pee right there.    Come upstairs, pee some more.

I have rags and the urine enzyme eliminator in spray bottles all throughout the house.    I don't know if she's getting it when we praise her outside for going out there.


Right now she's a pretty good listener, so she isn't on a tie out a lot. That and the fact that Peryn loves to pull the other dogs leads.   She's too small and gets dragged around by him otherwise.

She also HATES the crate.  The big difference here is Peryn was introduced day 1..when he was just barely 5 weeks old.    She's 12 weeks and lived in a barn until we brought her here.     She's not used to confinement.   We're going to continue to work on that.

Peryn and 2 of his sisters
She and Peryn get along famously.   It's just what we hoped and it will hopefully grow from there.   I am hoping to reduce the # of times a week he goes to daycare-but that remains to be seen.

So that's all I've got for now.   I'm heading to bed . Will update you on the big girls later...
Sibling cuddles




Monday, January 2, 2017

Week one complete

In so many ways she is just like Peryn was last year/just a few months ago. She gets into everything. She is jumping from the chair to the bed. Stealing shoes. Climbing on my nightstand to get to stuff on there.leaping off furniture..

There are also many ways she's different.  She is sweeter much more affectionate than Peryn ever was.

Today's puppy story:
She climbed on Athena's chair grabbed a box of tissues (new)proceeded to tear it apart. Placed the tissues back on the nightstand. Turned around to grab a bowl of water and turned back to find the tissues in her possession and her tearing them apart.....silly girl.