Monday Mischief: Post-Holiday Recap

Hi There!

All this Christmas-ing has worn us out!

So, my apologies for not writing much this past week.  The holidays turned out to be a super busy week, with tons of visitors from out of town.  The good news, however, is that they all came over to visit!  We had people come to visit for 7 days in a row.  Wow!

Isn't Hunter cute?

Hunter and I have been pretty good at holding down the fort (I guess I have to give the kitties some credit, too....I guess).  Not only do we hold down the fort, but we also entertain those who are in the fort!  What a combo.

Flannel sheets and napping go together like....Hunter and I do!....

Hunter, Thor, Allie, and I got some pretty sweet loot for Christmas, too!  Hunter got a football (of which I popped and shredded in 20 minutes...oops), we both got a large Nerf squeaky toy (of which Hunter stores in his mouth), I got a lump of coal dog toy (is this a passive aggressive warning?), and the entire family was treated with a Kurgo backseat car seat protector!  Oh, and Thor/Allie got this cool battery-operated "Twitch" cat toy so they're entertained.  It was wonderful!

Checking out the loot...

"Mom, can I open these yet?  I'm dying to see what's inside!!!"

What did you get for Christmas?  Better yet, what have you been up to while I've been entertaining the flocks of living things around here?

Hunter likes to nap with me.

"Are you done with that camera, yet, Boss?"

Chow!

Monday Mischief: Even MORE Mischief!

Hey, you guys!

Boy, do I have good news for you!  It's a heart-warming puppy story!

Bosses brought me home a foster brother last Friday.  His name is Hunter, and he is ADORABLE.  He is a year old, just like me, and is just a small fry (relatively speaking).  He is technically a mix of 55% Golden, 35% Cocker Spaniel, and 10% toy poodle, but was bred as a "Miniature Golden Retriever".  He's only about 40 pounds- isn't he adorable?

Anywho, my little friend was surrendered to the rescue because he had a biting incident involving a small child (about 4 years old).  We're guessing he didn't plan on biting the little child, but rather wanted the food in her hand, missed, and got her face.  Since I've been romping around with him, he hasn't been one ounce mean!  He is just a doll.

So, for the unforeseen future, Hunter and I will be causing mischief together.  Watch out, world!  We run fast! ;-)

Meet my friend (on the left), Hunter! :)

Monday Mischief: The Big Reveal

Good Morning, Friends! Sorry we didn't have a post yesterday- it was a very busy day around here.

Big Boss was on a business trip outside of the country, so we went to pick him up at the airport.  I missed him SOOOO much.  I was the one who picked him, if you read how I got adopted!  So, I am VERY glad his lap and hands are back to give me tons of attention.  Yay!  Here I am, waiting for him to get out of customs and baggage claim:

After we picked him up, we played a ton, inside and outside.  Of course, little Kaiser doesn't have the stamina that I have, so we had to let him take a quick puppy nap.  Because....yesterday was his big day.  He had a potential family come to our place to meet him!  People who have applied and are interested in meeting him come to our house (one family at a time) to see if the dog would be a good fit for their family.

The people who came to meet him were GRRRReat!  There were very friendly big humans, and there were two small mailmen that accompanied them!  They loved the two of us pups.  Of course, they were interested in Kaiser, but I made sure to butt my face into this shindig to get as much attention as I could get. ;-)

They couldn't resist him- they said Kaiser reminded them of their first dog.  That's usually a good sign, methinks!  They couldn't put him down- they gave him T-R-E-A-T-S, held him, let him run around and play with toys, let him play with me, watched him try to take a nap.....they fell in love with him!  We all could tell that it was a successful match.

The adoption policy is that a potential adopter waits a day (or "sleeps on it") concerning whether they would like to adopt the dog or not.  We think this is a good idea around here, so that the people don't make an impulse decision, take the dog home, and realize that maybe they made a hasty choice.  So.....24 hours will be up at noon today here in the lovely state of Minnesota!

What do you think?  Deal, or no deal? Maybe we can make a breaking news insert this afternoon!  We're hoping it's a deal, so that we can spread our mischief-makers everywhere! :)

Chow!

Monday Mischief: Breaking News!! New Fluff!

Hello, everyone!

Prepare for trouble....

...make it DOUBLE!

You're not seeing double, we have raised you a Golden puppy!

This is our new buddy, Kaiser.  He's our foster puppy- not a permanent part of the family.  We're taking him in and teaching him how to be the best puppy until he finds his forever home.  Welcome, Kaiser, and we hope you enjoy it here with our furry little fam! :)

But wait!  There's more!  Bring a Golden puppy home and bring a Black puppy home!!!

Yes, you heard it!  We are temporary fostering another puppy as well- his name is Trackr.  He may or may not be Kaiser's sibling...we're not 100% sure.  They and one other pup (another supposed sibling) were found abandoned in a ditch in Alabama, and were rescued/transported to Minnesota to find forever homes.  Funny thing is...they don't look alike at all.

What do you think?  Siblings, or not siblings?

Chow!

Black & White Sunday: Surprise!

Happy Sunday, Every"paw"dy!

Surprise- one Sadie dog turned into Sadie + foster puppy, Kaiser.  2 Golden puppy dogs + 1 extra temporary foster pup Trackr = a zoo.

Taken with a Nikon D7000
Tamron 13-270 lens

Chow!

Thoughtless Thursday: Reminiscing

Hello, all you readers!

We have some news out here from the Ranch-

We are getting me a foster brother!!!!

You heard it- Bosses decided to foster their fourth dog.  This time, it's in the form of a tiny Golden Retriever puppy.  He will be about 13 weeks old by the time he gets here, and Small Boss says that he is terribly adorable and SUPER fluffy (more fluffy than I was).  We will have him in a few weeks, since he will have to travel across the country to live with us.

Kaiser is his name, since he and his siblings were found abandoned on the eve of September 11th.  Kaiser was the name of one of the service dogs working on the Ground Zero site, so he and his siblings were named in honor of them.  He will be travelling all the way from Alabama to Minnesota via a wonderful group of volunteers who drive stretches of road to bring dogs to rescue groups.

Keep your eyes peeled in about 2 weeks or so for him to surface! We can't wait to have some more puppy kisses around here!

In honor of our news, I thought this throwback edition would be great for my first Thoughtless Thursday.  Who can resist puppy pictures?  Anywho, I'll leave you to those.  Enjoy!

Tiny Sadie Bear!

Mischief Maker from Day One.

Look at my HUGE ears.

All wrapped up for Christmas!

Chow!

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