What the . . . Thursday?

Okay so my first week doing What the Wednesday and I totally fail, in my defense I was super busy doing homework all day and night. UGH! But, the semester is almost over. YAY! Anyway, so here is What the Wednesday, one day late.

Orleans is obsessed with my cat.

She is either watching him in complete awe,

or trying to eat him.

I swear I have to take him out of her mouth a dozen times a day.

I wish he would fight back just a little,

but he is the most passive cat I have ever met!

One of these days she'll get it. . . right?

Orleans really likes the sound of her voice!

She is totally quiet in the kennel but she HATES tie-down.

She is getting better though,

but I think I have seen enough of her tonsils for the time being.

Man is she cute though!

She has the cutest wiggle when she is excited too,

it makes me laugh.

Right now the main thing we are working on is people greetings,

she likes to. . .taste people when they pet her,

or jump on them.

I hate when they tell me it's okay and that they don't mind,

cuz I do. :)

And Snicker-doodle is in PHASE 3!!!!

I am so proud of him,

but I miss those big yellow-green eyes too!

Go Snickers, go!!!

The End!

Presenting. . .What the Wednesday

So, lets face it, I am a horrible blogger! I want to do better I really really do, so in an effort to let you into my crazy head I present you with What the Wednesday! This idea is hardly original as I stole it from my sister, but I loved the idea so much I am going to try it. It's basically a list of the miscellaneous thoughts in my head over the week, and as this is my dog blog it will mainly be about the furry critters in my life.

Lets get started, shall we?

I love the snow!

but, I hate driving in the snow. . . A LOT!

Orleans loves the snow too. . .

though her hair seems to soak up the bulk of it.

She gets dirty really, really, really easily!

Orlie's favorite place to be is under the cat tree,

under a pile of dog beds,

or under my dresser,

she is strange.

Orleans got her shots last week,

she is LEGAL!

And she has done great on all her outing so far.

Like today, I took her out intending to go to the fabric store and then back home. . .

we went to the fabric store,

then RC Willy,

then another fabric store,

then Best Buy,

then Rhumbi Island Grill,

then ANOTHER fabric store,

and Home Depot,

and then home.

Orlie was AMAZING through the whole thing.

And she has been sleeping ever since.

I am really, really, really proud of her!

I ordered a super expensive head collar online,

I LOVE IT!

but, I am trying to make my own,

I wanted to get the supplies today (hence all the outings)

but I failed!

I am going to try to order the stuff online now.

Did I mention I love this head collar?

Paris is really smart,

she has learned to open the baby gate that keeps the dogs behind the counter at work,

she will open it and let the other dogs out so they get in trouble,

she stays behind the counter though,

because she doesn't want to get in trouble too.

Smart!

My little sister likes to play hide and seek with Paris,

this usually results in Paris running full speed into something (she is partially blind)

yesterday it was a mirror,

ouch!

I miss Snickers a lot!

He is in phase 1 of training,

he was in phase 0 for a month,

so I am happy.

I hope he does well, he is a fabulous dog.

GOOD LUCK SNICK!

I love being home for Thanksgiving,

I haven't seen my family in ages,

I am thankful for my family,

and my friends

and all of my pups (Prudy, Tahoma, Glennie, Adeline, Sherman, Spanky, Fullerton, Paris, Picassa, Snickers, Tartan and Orleans)

and naps,

and for all of you!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! (tommorrow)

O is for . . .

ORLEANS!!

On Thursday I picked up puppy number 12. She is an absolutely adorable Golden/Lab mix and her name is Orleans! I really thing I won the lotto with her name because I am not a huge fan of her sisters names. :)

Here is Orleans coming off the truck.

Giving me kisses!

Isn't she just the cutest little thing ever?

Me with Orleans and Snickers in front of the truck

Orleans playing with her sister Osaka.

We had four of these little fuzz balls come to Utah. From left to right is: Osaka, Omsi, Orleans and Onessa. There were two other siblings on the truck who are now in Colorado a male named Oscar and a female named Olema.

Orleans on the way home.

Just a cute picture of her in my driveway

Her first bath. Since they pups travel on newspapers they are pretty dirty when they get here, so all my pups get a bath first thing home.

Orleans meeting her big sister Paris.

Orleans meeting Snickers

So far she is a super puppy. She likes the sound of her voice and screams all night and anytime she is in the kennel but she is already improving on that. She loves to be held and just melts like butter in any one's arms. I love how sweet she is and still super confident. I am so excited to spend the next year with this sweet little girl. Oh, and interesting tidbit, I just realized she is my first baby girl since my 2nd puppy. All my girls since her have been transferred to me, so I am even more excited to have this sweetheart! :)

Bye Tartan and Snicks last puppy class

Well, a couple weeks ago I handed Tartan off to his new raiser. She is so excited to have him and he is perfect for a first time raiser so I really hope they do well together. :)

Here he is after being handed off to his new raiser.
He seems pretty content with her.
The whole high school group with their new puppies.

I made these yummy treats for Snickers' last puppy class. I think everyone enjoyed them because there were none left to take home.

During the meeting we had all the dogs stay and they did super. I was proud of my boy as he was placed in his stay first and stayed for a good five or six minutes while all the other dogs were placed in stays. :) He is so ready for training.

And Snickers with Mozart his half brother. They are both Forte boys.

That pretty much sums that up. The new puppy news is that I am leaving in an hour and a half to go pick up little Ms. O. I can't wait!!

New Puppy!

Snickers is leaving for formal harness training next week. I will miss him so much, he is a fabulous puppy. I know the first question everyone asks is will you be getting a new puppy, and the answer is of course! I will be picking up a new bundle of puppy fuzz next week, I am getting a female yellow lab/golden cross and her name starts with the letter O. I am so excited for this little girl to arrive but a little nervous about the letter O, since it is unusual and there are nine puppies in this litter. So let the guessing begin!

(P.S. I will be back shortly with pictures of Tartan's farewell and Snickers last puppy class)