Zoe loves life with her whole heart. Those are her trainer’s words and they are so true! She loves to cuddle, run around off-leash at the dog park, roll in the grass in the backyard, and play fetch (which, if I’m being honest, is more often “catch me if you can”). She loves to meet new people, but she has a special place in her heart for our daughter, who visits often. She also loves her trainer and is always eager to learn new things. She makes us smile and laugh all the time—especially when she rolls over on her back and wiggles. Time for a belly rub! She has a KONG tug ball that she loves to shake, when she’s feeling fierce, and she still sleeps with her Snuggle Pup. Zoe is a joy and we love her dearly. She is weighing in at about 24 pounds these days—she may be getting a few too many training treats 😉
Chase has been a great addition to our family. We take him almost everywhere we can, and he is always looking to make new friends who will pet his belly. He is loves playing with my sisters’ dogs (6 months, 1.5 years and 4 years), which is a great way to tire him out, if we have had a busy day at work. He loves being outside, so he has really enjoyed the turn of the seasons. He has just recently gone for his first boat ride as we opened the lake house up a couple of weeks ago, hopefully he likes to swim (we shall see this weekend!). He also recently went on his first backpacking trip to Red River Gorge. We could not have asked for a better dog! Chase weighs about 26-25lbs.
Tux is an amazing addition to our family and we can’t believe he’s almost a year old! He’s a big, soft, snuggly boy who is a friend to all who meet him. His favorite things are walks with the family and doing all things with family time, hanging out with his friends next door (3 dachshunds), and curling up next to (or on top of) his humans. His favorite toy is still his snuggle puppy 🙂 he loves trips to the farm and enjoys car rides! He and the cats get along and I’ll find them sometimes just hanging out together. Kuma, our older dog, is still with us (17 this summer!) and Tux is a kind friend to her and has figured out she’s not too much into romping around anymore. He is hilarious in that every time someone comes through the door he presents a gift ALWAYS- it can be one of his toys, a dish rag, or a shoe…he just hands it over, then patiently awaits his rub down, and the flops on the floor for a belly rub (why we sometimes call him a flopsy-doodle). His sleeping positions crack us all up because he finds all sorts of ways to fall asleep, and often it’s hard to tell where he begins and ends, it’s just a big pile of fluff! Lastly, he’s 43 lbs now …so he’s a big boy (not so mini 😉), but we love every inch of him!
Disco is doing great. He is about 25 pounds now and weighs as much as Juno (Juno is an Abria & Boaz puppy, and he is the lighter dog in the pictures) if not a little more…he is definitely stockier than Juno. Disco is a lot of fun. He loves to retrieve the ball…he can do it over and over again. This is fun for us because Juno is not at all interested in retrieving despite our efforts to teach him. Disco on the other hand ran and got the ball and dropped it at our feet right away. It was funny to see how different they are. Disco follows right behind me wherever I go…he is my little shadow. Disco loves taking walks, playing fetch, chewing an antler or a bone with peanut butter, snuggling or just laying at my feet while I’m working. I would say his favorite toy is Juno…he loves Juno…maybe too much :). He wants to be by Juno’s side all the time…follows him everywhere, rests his head on him and snuggles up against him. They love playing tug of war with some of their toys. Juno is very good and tolerates most of it (sometimes he needs a break and lets him know). Disco also likes playing in the hose whenever we are watering plants outside, he likes to be sprayed and will run right into the sprinkler. He is a funny little guy and brings us a lot of joy. We are very lucky to have him.
Stella is doing well! She loves playing with her litter sister Sophie and sister Zoey. Stella also loves playing fetch, walks, belly rubs, bones and snuggling with her humans. Her favorite toy is any ball or chew toy that she can destroy! She’s about 23 pounds.
Sophie is currently at our lakehouse in Indiana. She enjoys boating more and more. Her favorite toy is a tug toy. She loves teasing her sister Stella with it. Sophie is the larger puppy, over 40 pounds. Her sister Stella is much smaller, only 20 some pounds.
Ollie is a ball of energy. He loves to run and has become quite a watchdog – he is always the first to alert that someone is visiting and he has a commanding bark to let you know. Even though he has a basket full of toys, he will choose the sticks and rocks he finds outside over a squeaky toy any day of the week (see photo evidence – he loves rocks, what can I say? Haha). He weighs about 29 pounds.