Evaluations!!

We had our evaluations tonight and all the pups did great. We met with our group the Summit group and the Salt Lake group so there were quite a few puppies there. It was fun talking to the other raisers and meeting the pups too.

At the beginning Barb had a few dogs practice the "go to bed" command. Since Fuller has so much trouble with it of course she had us do it. I have worked on the "go to bed" command religiously with Fullerton and he just doesn't get it and it is so frustrating because he catches onto everything else so quickly so I don't understand why he can't do it. I wasn't able to work on it as much as I would have liked while at camp but since I have been home we have been back at it. Anyway, me and Fuller did it in front of the group (which is embarrassing when your dog doesn't know it) and he did. . . okay. He has never sat or downed on the mat he is still at the sniff it or touch it with a foot and he gets a kibble and EVERY time I say "nice" he gets off the mat so I have to lure him back on it to get the treat. I think that is the most frustrating part that he doesn't stay on the mat to get the kibble. Anyway, sorry about the rant, but both me and my leader have tried many different tactics and none of them seem to be helping. . . *sigh*

Here are some pictures from the eval.

This is Peanut, he has gotten a lot bigger since I last saw him but he is still so tiny and cute. His raiser wants to puppy trade with me sometime so I will have to do that in the next few weeks, anything later than that is too close to recall day and it will be hard to hand him off. :D (you can also see little Spike in the background, he is so cute!)
Forte came but his raiser was not able to be there. I had to get some pictures of the boys. Me and Forte (on the left) and Fullerton (on the right) I think they remembered each other. :D
Forte and Fullerton (12 1/2 months.) They are a lot closer in size since the last time we had them together. Forte is still a little bigger and they look A LOT alike.

Fullerton and Forte (6 months)

Spike and Journey

Fullerton inside Cabelas.

It was a good evaluation, I am very proud of my boy he is coming along really well. Good boy Fuller!

Never an End to the Excitement

On Monday I got a little visitor named Journey. His raiser asked if I would puppy sit him for the day and of course I said yes. How could I deny that adorable face? Monday was labor day so my family had planned to go hiking since none of us had work or school. We left around ten thirty to go up Provo Canyon and hike to Johnson's Bowl. Here are the boys, Fullerton and Journey, in the car.
It was a very difficult hike, pretty steep and rocky the whole way. But it was so fun. Fuller really enjoyed it.

Journey seemed to have a good time too.

The hike took about 45 minutes and we hiked into this valley, it was so secluded and pretty.

Some scenery from the bowl.

Taking a break. This one cracked me up because it looks like Fuller is inspecting Journeys tongue.
We packed a picnic lunch and the boys, after getting nice big bowls of water, were content to chill for a while, while my family and I ate our lunch, PB&J Sandwiches, YUM!

On the way out I had to get some nice shots of the boy. . . calendar worthy?

It is HARD to get a pic with both boys looking so this is about the best I could do. I love Journeys face though. :D
When we got back down to the bottom I let the boys drink out of a faucet. So, here is a three way with Fuller, Journey and Moose (my brothers dog)

Oh, Fuller, you are so silly!

Later that night Journeys raisers came back but they took my boy instead. We decided to do a puppy trade a week or so ago so I have had Journey since Monday and Fuller is with Hannah. We are trading back tomorrow.

Journey was so goofy and squirmed himself in between both of my dog beds. It gave me a good chuckle.

Journey at school waiting for my class to start.

Yesterday was a crazy day though. I got home from school around 11am and then was meeting a "long lost friend" who I haven't seen in about 2 years for lunch at 12pm. I went to lunch, took Journey with me had a good time reminiscing and catching up with my friend. I got home around 2pm and went into my room to do homework. At 5:30 my mom calls and asks if I am in the house, I say yes and she tells me to get the dog and get out of there NOW! She was a tad hysterical so I panicked a little, grabbed my purse and backpack and ran outside. As soon as I opened my bedroom door I could smell gas, it was bad. When I got outside it sounded like sprinklers were going off on the side of the house. But no, it wasn't sprinklers the hissing I heard was a burst gas pipe. The air outside smelled horrible! I guess the neighbors noticed it first around 2:15 but thought it was sprinklers so didn't investigate further but about 5:30 he went to get his mail and still heard it and looked. He came and banged on our door and rang the bell, which I can't hear in my room, and then called my mom. My mom then called me. When I got out my mom had just pulled up from work, she made me take my sisters to the park at the bottom of our street while she called the police and fire department. When the police got there they evacuated our whole street so we were all at the park. Nothing like neighborhood togetherness, eh?. :D Anyway, since I was in the house for at least three and a half hours while the gas was running the paramedics had to check me out and do a few tests. (I was feeling nauseous, lightheaded, and was shaking really bad, I wasn't sure if it was adrenaline or what so I agreed to get checked out) They said my oxygen levels were low and I had a bit of CO in my blood but that I would be okay, I just needed to sit down and drink lots of water. I signed a refusal form to be taken to the hospital and they let me go. (I wanted out of that Ambulance as fast as possible, the last time I was in one was not a pleasant experience and I was having some flashbacks. . . not fun!) I asked the paramedics if they would check on Journey, I wanted to be sure he was okay too since he was in the house with me and that I didn't damage someone else's dog. I felt SO bad. (I did call his raisers later that night when we were finally allowed back into our house I told them what happened because I felt so bad . . . I was probably more concerned for Journey than I was for myself. lol) Anyway, they looked him over and told me he would be fine, I gave him tons of water too, to flush out his system. He seems fine and is acting totally normal. He was a champ during this whole thing too, just want to say a kudos to him dealing with all the craziness and running around and sirens and firemen in full gear and the ambulance, what a good dog!!!!! We had to stay at the park for a few hours while the firemen cleared our house and got the gas and power to our house turned off. It was nuts!! I have probably left out a few details but I was so scared that I don't even remember it that well, weird how the brain does that. Anyway, here are some pictures: (I also used the pictures as photo evidence of why I didn't get my Geology paper done, I thought it was a pretty darn good excuse, so I now have till Friday to finish it, YAY!)

Firetruck going up to our house.

Another Firetruck going to our house. (I kinda wish Cannon could have been there, he would have been thrilled to see all the firetrucks and ambulances and police cars. ha ha)
The ambulance I got checked out in and a couple policemen and paramedics
Journey totally calm and collected while all the two leggers where running around in a panic.

The firemen gearing up to go in our house.

So, ya, wow, still can't really believe that happened.

My last picture: it cracks me up how Journey sleeps on his back. I love when dogs do that, unfortunately Fuller never does. Oh well, thought I would end with a happy picture. :D

Finally. . . A Puppy Fix!!!

First off, Thanks to everyone for their flying tips, I feel a little more confident and I think I have everything planned out, so hopefully all goes smoothly. :D

I was not planning on going to puppy class tonight since it was just for the baby puppies but I looked at my clock at 6:50 after studying for finals for four hours straight and I was in desperate need of a break so I decided (since puppy class was about 5 min from my house and started at 7pm) that I would go get a puppy fix. That's reason enough to put off my studying. . . right?!?!? So, I put Fullerton in his kennel (since it is a baby puppy meeting and he was not invited) grabbed my camera and was off. I am so happy I went, all the new pups in our club are freakin' adorable. I tried to steal a couple of them but worried about getting beat to death by their raisers. Just kidding, but I really wanted to take them all home. It seems like we got a bunch of really nice pups, they all seem pretty mellow and are learning really fast. Their raisers are doing great! I am sure you guys are sick of, well, reading me talking so without further ado, here are the pictures. :D Enjoy!

This is Journey. He slept through most of the meeting.

This is Meade. He is awesome!

This is The Big Butterball. . .

I mean Dickens. Seriously, he is the biggest 9 week old puppy I have ever seen. He is really spunky too. I love his droopy face and his full body wrinkles.

And this is the tiniest puppy I have ever seen. I swear he is a mini-lab. His name is Peanut. I like to call him Roasted Peanut though. :D He is probably about 5 pounds. LOL And he has a perpetual look of surprise on his face. His personality reminded me A LOT of Sherman when he was a puppy.

This is Mara, she and Meade are siblings. She is her raisers first female and they actually requested another male so they are getting used to having a girl in the house. Her raisers said they are afraid to break her because she seems so fragile. She is a very nice little pup.

The rest of these pics are just cute, I took a TON of pictures at class.

Journey has an itch

Chunky Monkey playing tug (Dickens)

Meade doing puppy handling

Dickens demonstrates puppy handling.Mara
Peanut
Journey is tired
Meade taking a nap
It was a fun meeting, I mostly handled Journey, Peanut, and Meade (Thanks guys for letting me steal your pups for a bit) and they are all doing so well!! Fullerton had to give me a thorough sniffing when I got home, I think he was a little upset that I was playing with other pups instead of him. Oh, well it made me happy. Now I better get a little more studying done before bed. Good Night!!