Well I am sure you have lost sleep wondering what the mystery was that the dogs were all so curious about!
Tuski is what everyone was so interested in! As anyone with multiple dogs will understand, there are certain management issues that go along with a multi dog household. Don't I KNOW it! Sweet Tuski was waiting so patiently in her crate for all the other dogs to settle in so she could come out and join us when things were calm. Here Tuski meets Liza who somehow had been on the Tuski side of the gate the whole time, probably upstairs looking for a way into the kitty food. Silly girl. Liza being a dog who was raised with a Dobie was fine meeting Tuski.
Here she is looking at Dave as she gets a butt scratch from him. The timing of the pic makes her look a bit wary but I can tell you she was having a great time and became part of the big dog pack and was a total angel.
Here is Tuski's brother, little Tripp on the left and her beautiful sister Luka, they were waiting so nicely for Tuski to come through the doorway and join the party.
And if you were wondering where Skip was during all this hoopla, well you know....there were cool balls to find and play with so he wasn"t really so concerned about any dog stuff. (For anyone tracking Skip, he is doing much better and seems to have healed from his leg owie, we are very happy about that, and so is he!)
What a crack up!
Tim can't figure out how on earth Skip can hold two balls at the same time! It's a magic trick!
Neon is ready for the important stuff, getting pets from people, while wagging her tail, or should I say while wagging her whole rear end.. :)
Tripp shows everyone he is just too cool to get worked up about anything.
Sweet Pic of Tim enjoying himself.
And now it is time for the business of drinking wine, eating, and enjoying the evening. I love that the dogs are allowed to be up with the people, it makes everything that much better!
Tuski and Birdie eye the prize on Dave's plate. Nope they didn't get any salami, there are SOME limits kids!
A few days ago we got to go to our friend's warm and cozy home in Seattle for a nice long visit. Being that they are also adopters of one of my first foster dogs, Tripp, and dog lovers like us, we also got to bring the troops! Yup all 6 of our dogs and their three dogs/kids, all hanging out together on a springy, sunny, gorgeous Seattle evening. I can't really think of much in life that trumps the combination of good friends, dogs, and wine/food. Can you?
Another great thing about this evening was Timken. The last time we visited, back in November or December, he made it all of about 20 minutes in the house and was so anxious that he spent the remainder of the time we were there in his crate in the car. He just was a mess. I am happy to report he was part of the mix for the entire visit, about 5 hours, this time. That is a HUGE improvement and everyone really saw how far he has come in foster care.
Neon found the house toys in about 3 seconds flat. She was very congenial and comfortable from the beginning.
Neon and Timken. Tim just getting his bearings....
A check in with foster dad, but tail not tucked, this was just a few minutes in. Good boy!
After some talking and getting settled and the dogs getting a chance to get acquainted with each other again, there was just one more thing to do.
Everybody is pretty interested in something....
Tim is showing he is not sure about something...
what could it be????
Birdie, Tripp, Skip, Timken, Neon, and Jenny are all hanging out waiting for something to happen.
Still waiting......
Please check in tomorrow, to see what all the waiting and interest was about.....care to guess?
Many of you are already Tripp fans and let me tell you his fan base is always growing. Tripp was actually a temp foster dog that we had at our home about a year and half ago and who was adopted very quickly by his moms so he never went to his permanent foster home. We are blessed to get Tripp updates to this day and also that we have been able to keep in touch with his family and have become dear friends. He is a flyball super star and I remember back when I first saw him run across my yard that I called Dave from his shop to "come and see how fast this little guy moves out!" When we were asked to take him for a few days while his moms went out of town we were thrilled!
The thing about Tripp is that he is always ready for challenges and to try new things, he is super duper smart and also very athletic. He is also a very sensitive boy and has the most darling under-bite that is to die for.
There are so many funny stories about him that an entire book could be written, possibly a trilogy. Well I thought I would post about a cute and funny thing he did today when he was in the yard exploring. He came across this little statue in the garden that is of a small boy holding a little bird. Tripp was really thrown off by this statue and luckily I was able to get in and grab the recorder to get some video of him trying to get the courage to touch/sniff the statue with his tip of his nose :)
First of all I just wanted to post a few pictures of him. He is such a love and joy forever.
Tripp is so smart, he knows his mom's truck drove out that way he is looking and he has been watching for her to come back and get him. This was this morning he was sitting in my lap. She won't be long sweet boy...
Skip and Birdie provide some distraction for him by putting on a show of play.
It is exhausting waiting for my moms....
The Tripp under bite we all know and love......and adore!
It is tiring keeping Dave's chair warm for him.
Heeelpppp, I'm falling oooovvveeerrrrr...
ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
So here is Tripp after his nap enjoying some exploring time in the yard and finding the vewy scawy statue..Sierra was helping to give him some courage until she noticed that I was recording so she scurried off.
And Tripp gets another dose of courage but can't quite make friends with the statue.
I think he found the trick! Peeing a little really helped! And why wouldn't it????
