Happy Birthday Gretel!

Gretel was our Christmas puppy and joined the Schultz family shortly before they had a new baby.  We didn't get many words regarding Gretel and her personality, but looks like from the picture Annmarie sent, looks like Gretel and the baby are close, ha!

Thanks so much for the pic Schultz family!!!

And happy 1st birthday Gretel.

Happy Birthday Jake!

Happy 1st Birthday Jake!

Jake is one of the pups who stayed in the neighborhood.  Right around the corner to be exact!  We are so blessed to be able to see him and his new sister Lily when we are out and about.  Brian runs him next to his bike and I love seeing how fast Jake is.

He is so well behaved and seems to be a joy to his new owners!  I just wish he'd teach is sister Mabel a few things about walking on a leash, ha!

We look forward to watching you grow Jake!

Happy 1st Birthday Archer!

When Rachel first sent these newest pictures of Archer, I had to blink and make sure I was looking at Archer!  Ha!

He was our little chunky pup...we called him Tank for awhile.

But is has lost his "baby fat" and is looking like such a strong, handsome dog.

Hello Eren and Family!
Happy Birthday to little Mabel!  I agree, it is hard to believe the pups have gotten this big!  Archer has certainly grown in size, and learned lots over the past year.  We've also gotten to know his personality quite well.  He is a very sweet and affectionate dog.  He is a very mellow, well behaved dog in the house.  He has a lot of fun burning off all his energy on hikes, mountain bike rides, training, and is a favorite at daycare.
I've attached some pictures of Archer.  Most are just glamour shots we've take around the house.  One of them is of Archer standing over the remains of what was a tomato plant!  When the weather is nice we leave the door to the balcony open because Arch loves watching the people and others dogs pass by.  Well one day he comes in from the balcony with dirt all over his nose and face.  Turns out his wasn't a fan of the tomato plant! Haha.  No problems with the pepper or squash, but the tomato plant had to go.
I think doing a one year update is a great idea! 

Thanks for the great update Rachel. 

Happy Birthday Sweet Archer!

Happy 1st Birthday Kai!

Kai was our vocal puppy.  At about 9 weeks or so, he began barking and howling.  He was hilarious and his antics made our boys laugh hysterically.  Read Whitney's update below to see if Kai is still making his opinion know, ha!

Hello!

I am pleased to announce that Kai is perfect. No really, he pretty much is. He and Dutchess get along famously and I love how he has reenergized her in her old age. He minds well, he is a fast learner, and he is cute as a button. He is literally the sweetest dog anyone has ever met. He gets compliments all the time about how handsome he is. His right eye has a strange freckle in it (misshapen pupil, perhaps?) and I love how much character it gives him. 

He is a howler, for sure. He howls when he's hungry and he howls when he's excited to see people. He loves to run, he loves the beach, he loves pinecones, he loves rabbits, he loves those black pod things on the beach, and he recently discovered crab apples. I would get 10 more just like him.

The pictures here, the 1st is him on the beach. The 2nd is him mid-howl. And the third is an older one of him and his sister Dutchess.

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Thanks Whitney and Happy Birthday Kai!

Happy Birthday Valor!

The Sklarew-Beltran family already had a beautiful female, brown ticked GSP named Moxie.  And chose to add Valor to their mix.

Noelle and Stephen have been so good to check in once in awhile and let us know how Valor has been adjusting.  And as you can see below, she's fit right in.

Happy Birthday Puppies!

Happy 1st Birthday Puppies!

Has it been a year already?!?!

I thought it might be nice to give a little update on how these tiny little bundles have grown over the past year.

So everyday this week, I will post a new update on one of the puppies.  Sound like fun?  

Yay for birthdays!  Yay for puppies!  And yay for no more house training! Ha!

P.S.  One of the puppy moms asked if I knew which puppies were in which color ribbon in the photo above.

I had to look back into my notes from last year and I believe it was...

Camoflage - Archer

Pink - Mabel

Green - Panzer

Purple - Valor

White - Jake

Red - Gretel

Which leaves Kai and Nola burried under the pack