Isetta Plays

Little Isetta loves to run around and play. Here are just a couple short videos of her doing just that.

Isetta Might Be Tiny But She is Still a Dog!

Isetta might be tiny but she is still a dog! It would be so easy to never let her little pawsies touch the ground but what fun would that be for her? Well she might not mind it so much but......getting out with the pack and sniffing and exploring out in nature is such a healthy thing for her to do. I believe this helps all dogs build confidence and also is such great exercise for mind, body, and soul. So no special treatment for Isetta when it comes to this. Now she can be timid with more stimulation like traffic noises, skateboards, people and dogs, so that sort of walking experience will be tempered with going slow and lots of yummy treats! But this day she didn't have anything to contend with but the sounds of the wind, birds, and the rest of the pack.

It is hard to see but here Isetta has her tail relaxed behind her. Sometimes she pulls it way up under her when she is not sure of her surroundings, but out here on the trail she was very comfortable.

Isetta with Hudson, Birdie and Skip, checking out this big hole in the ground.

She is just too cute for words!

Isetta and Hudson standing on a mound together. Again her tail is in a nice position.

Why is Hudson on Top Of The World?

Hudson is on top of the world because he has been adopted!!!!! He will be spending his life with his dad who plays hockey and is also a chef! His dad, who has always been a dog person, wanted a buddy to spend all his spare time with. Hudson will get to walk on the trails around his new dad's place and down to the water too. We didn't have this boy long and we are so happy for him. Hip Hip Hurray Hudson! Happy Tails to you sweet boy....

Hudson, (center), will be keeping his name too! Such a beautiful and loving boy.

Can I Have Your Attention Please?

What is it that has the dogs so interested? Can you guess?

Left front) clockwise...Jenny-Boo, Liza, Hudson and Birdie all are very interested in something.

Now Isetta gets in the act

Skip thinks maybe he can get "it" if he stands on the chair.

Jenny, Birdie and Isetta still hoping....

If it works for Skip to be in the chair it might work for Liza!

Me holding the bag....but what is inside????

Oh yuuuuuummmmmy, dried sardines Yeah!

Can we PLEEEEEEEEEZE have some now??????????

Side note: Notice the new area rug? That is to replace the rug that Morgan and Sunbeam the puppies ruined with their razor sharp teeth! This was 20 bucks at Lowes and is supposed to be indestructable...we'll see!

What is *Right* With These Pictures?

I wonder if you can guess what is different about Hudson in these pictures?

Is it that he is more handsome than ever?  no......

Is it that Birdie thinks he smells differently....maybe...

Birdie has to check this out from another angle.....

Could it be that all the girl doggies are swooning around him? Well that is just a bonus to the real answer.

Stretching out and feeling great! Freedom! No belly band in the house! That's it!

Hudson is doing so much better since his neuter surgery and the incessant marking he felt compelled to do is subsiding quite nicely. I wouldn't say we are at perfection but we can now work on the finishing touches of teaching him where it is appropriate to mark (outside) and not (inside). Belly bands are a great tool but it is so exciting when a dog graduates to not wearing one! Yay Hudson! What a good boy.

Bully Time

Hudson needed to rest the day after his surgery, and the dogs were all getting restless. So it was decided, by me, that it was time to pull out the bully sticks and have a bully stick marathon.

Birdie is an old paw at the bullys

We don't know if Hudson had chewed a bully before, but he took right to it!

Isetta, who is in a chewing stage really enjoyed something she could actually chew and it was legal!

Liza has her own place away from anyone else.

Sage slept through it all. He is not able to chew bully sticks with his poor teeth, but he gets other treats when he is awake.

Skip hides under the table to work on his.....Awwww it was a quite hour in the house!

Hudson Has a Good Friend in Isetta

Hudson was not altered when we got him and so the poor boy has been afflicted with the problems of an unaltered dog. In his case the main thing was the need for marking. We solved the initial stress of my furniture legs and upright flat surfaces with a simple tool, a belly band. Lucky for me I had quite a few on hand, and I even had to double up! Well today was the day for neuter surgery and Isetta has been a great comfort to Hudson before and after surgery. They really are good buddies.

Why do I have to wear these bands? It really messes with my image.

Hudson and Isetta play the night before the dreaded surgery.

Nice moves!

Isetta has moves of her own!

Hudson a few hours after the surgery. Foster mom I don't feel so good...

Don't worry,  I will keep Hudson company, I don't mind.

It's so nice to have a friend.