Art sends the following about Milo...
Milo had his 16 week checkup today. He weighed in at 30 pounds. We are off to the Eastern Shore this weekend who have a new German Sheppard puppy, who is Milo’s age. Hopefully, we will have a happy, but tired puppy by the end of the weekend. If the weather permits, Milo may get a chance to dip his paws in the ocean. Have a wonderful time Milo and we hope you come home with pictures from your adventure.
Ann checked it with Ella...
Ella has a busy weekend in progress visiting the Wine Country circuit shows while big brother Stanford competes n agility. Here she is getting in some conformation practice with a new friend.
She had her 16 week check-up & weighed in @ a healthy 26.6 lbs.
She's having fun practicing crate games & 101 things to do with a box. We've also worked on restrained recalls & shaping exercises.
Ella learning to free stack
Our sister is looking pretty good from where I'm standing! Keep up the good work Ella and have fun with Crate Games and the box game.
And speaking of sisters, here is a fabulous shot of Gracie Dot!
Gracie Dot is doing well -- still spunky and full of personality! Attached are a couple of pictures of Gracie playing in the woods. Her 16-week checkup will actually be done at 17 weeks, but right now she's weighing in at 24 pounds. Gracie is attending obedience training and passed level 1 (after 5 classes), which involved walking on a leash, sit, down, come, sit front, stay down while we walk away, and she's learning the climb command (stays on a cot without getting off). We're still socializing Gracie quite often. We'll be attending an outdoor art show over the weekend in a historical park in St. Louis, and Gracie will be walking around the show with her Portuguese Water Dog cousin.
We enjoy hearing about the puppies and watching them grow. They are all so darling! Take care. We couldn't agree more Deb, thanks for filling us in on Gracie Dot's adventures!
Hank was the first one to have his check up this week and Howard said that he weighed in at 26.8 pounds and everything was perfect. He also said...
Max and Beau are sleeping together now. Other than Beau taking nips out of Max every once in a while, they are best friends. Max even cleans Beau's ears! Max is our 7 year old male.
Kasper, our 10 1/2 year old male, is tolerating Beau better.
And finally Swing paid a visit to our favorite vet and topped the scales at 32.2 pounds! She has a tooth that is dying, the result of that face plant she took at the clubhouse 10 days ago. It's a good thing it is a baby tooth! And there is a lump on her jaw, kind of like a mini goose egg that hopefully will resolve itself in the next few weeks. Otherwise she is healthy, growing and like her siblings, a wonderful puppy.
Handling class is going well for the dastardly duo, they graduated to puppy show leads (the Resco kind) this week. We spent a good deal of the evening hand stacking, gaiting, free baiting and getting use to other people touching their heads and bodies. Both pups are going through a major gangly stage and standing still in a stack position is very challenging as their rears are still developing. But with patience and perseverance Howard and I are getting these two use to the touching and moving of limbs and by the time they are ready to hit the show ring they should both be old hands at this game.
Next week we'll probably put the puppies back on the tracking lines and play with the agility tunnel, the table and the puppy bumps. Swing will be working on some of her obedience skills (puppy heeling, recalls) as well as some more trick training. And of course she'll get the chance to tumble with her brother while the big dogs are training for the next agility trial. And we are planning to take some portraits as soon as our friends return home from their National event so look for those soon. Have a wonderful weekend M&M crew!
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