We're getting there... and I've got another busy week ahead of me! Had a lovely weekend though which included several meet and greets. By days end Sunday I was fairly well done in after visits followed by general dog and pup care. And the pups were flat out exhausted but they too seemed to thoroughly enjoy mingling with their visitors -new found friends and family.
Saturday we welcomed Annette and her hubby who selected Brown. They've named him Kaison. Nice name for a Doberman I think! We played around with spellings and did some goggling of meaning of names while they were here and simply had an enjoyable visit. They came equip with several name possibilities but after some thought Kaison is the one that stuck.
Sunday was a little more eventful.
First Joe and Deb arrived to stake claim on a boy of their own. Seeing them was more like a visit with old friends as we've now known each other for a couple years. Ran into Joe once at one of the Doberman clinical trials put on by U.F. -but otherwise our relationship has developed via online communications and phone conversations. Always great to see old friends and meet new though. They eventually chose Purple and have named him Justice. Compliments the name of their female, Liberty, nicely I think. Thanks for the Plumeria starts Deb. I hope they grow as successfully here as they've grown for you, and for me in St Pete.
Next we welcomed Scott and his family who came to get acquainted with their little monster Copper whom we've known for a while now will carry the name Phoenix. The two families time here overlapped a bit which was nice. A chance to get to know others with a common link and interest. The boys loved their time spent, for the most part, on the ground playing with their pup. I joked with Scott saying "well you've just lost your dog to the kids". I say that jokingly but when kids are involved it does in fact generally turn out to be the case.
Shortly after Scott and his family left we got the chance to meet Andre and his family. Unfortunately, I forgot to drag my camera out to snap a picture of them with their pup. Sorry guys. We'll get one of you when you return to pick him up. While they're still toying with names, they've chosen Green.
I spoke with Melody and her husband over the phone once I got everyone fed and settled. Naturally they've expressed some concern regarding Blue's leg and I guess all I can say is a decision is somewhat pending there. We'll see what a visit, planned for this coming Thursday, brings followed by a vet visit for cropping and health cert. I feel bad actually as Danny shared with me he's been following my blog for two to three years and definitely wants one of my pups. From that I'm sure he's well versed in my transparency But naturally they're not wanting to enter into a situation where they have what will be ongoing issues. In my heart and with my limited knowledge I don't feel that will be the case. But it's going to be left to the judgment of a Vet as to how I proceed with Blue.
Yesterday I decided it was time to dedicate a day to Fancy. And myself. Multi=tasking. Outside of general care, meals, weights, a pup outing and a bit of time spent with each of mine individually, I spent much of the day in front of the TV brushing. This morning Fancy will get her overdue bath and then it's off to attempt to grab another set of photos of the youngsters. Guess I need to fit a trip to town in there somewhere too. Pups are currently finishing up the near last of their supply. They're going through it... up to approximately 10 cups three times a day split between them. They can definitely put it away. Got them weighed last night but noticed a discrepancy on one so double checked this morning... then checked another which was also off by about a pound. Likely has to do with their overnight fast. Decided to re-weigh all for the sake of consistency and all re-weighed various degrees lighter. Regardless they've all made great gains. Roughly 4-5 pounds over the course of a couple weeks.
Saturday we welcomed Annette and her hubby who selected Brown. They've named him Kaison. Nice name for a Doberman I think! We played around with spellings and did some goggling of meaning of names while they were here and simply had an enjoyable visit. They came equip with several name possibilities but after some thought Kaison is the one that stuck.
Sunday was a little more eventful.
First Joe and Deb arrived to stake claim on a boy of their own. Seeing them was more like a visit with old friends as we've now known each other for a couple years. Ran into Joe once at one of the Doberman clinical trials put on by U.F. -but otherwise our relationship has developed via online communications and phone conversations. Always great to see old friends and meet new though. They eventually chose Purple and have named him Justice. Compliments the name of their female, Liberty, nicely I think. Thanks for the Plumeria starts Deb. I hope they grow as successfully here as they've grown for you, and for me in St Pete.
Next we welcomed Scott and his family who came to get acquainted with their little monster Copper whom we've known for a while now will carry the name Phoenix. The two families time here overlapped a bit which was nice. A chance to get to know others with a common link and interest. The boys loved their time spent, for the most part, on the ground playing with their pup. I joked with Scott saying "well you've just lost your dog to the kids". I say that jokingly but when kids are involved it does in fact generally turn out to be the case.
Shortly after Scott and his family left we got the chance to meet Andre and his family. Unfortunately, I forgot to drag my camera out to snap a picture of them with their pup. Sorry guys. We'll get one of you when you return to pick him up. While they're still toying with names, they've chosen Green.
I spoke with Melody and her husband over the phone once I got everyone fed and settled. Naturally they've expressed some concern regarding Blue's leg and I guess all I can say is a decision is somewhat pending there. We'll see what a visit, planned for this coming Thursday, brings followed by a vet visit for cropping and health cert. I feel bad actually as Danny shared with me he's been following my blog for two to three years and definitely wants one of my pups. From that I'm sure he's well versed in my transparency But naturally they're not wanting to enter into a situation where they have what will be ongoing issues. In my heart and with my limited knowledge I don't feel that will be the case. But it's going to be left to the judgment of a Vet as to how I proceed with Blue.
Yesterday I decided it was time to dedicate a day to Fancy. And myself. Multi=tasking. Outside of general care, meals, weights, a pup outing and a bit of time spent with each of mine individually, I spent much of the day in front of the TV brushing. This morning Fancy will get her overdue bath and then it's off to attempt to grab another set of photos of the youngsters. Guess I need to fit a trip to town in there somewhere too. Pups are currently finishing up the near last of their supply. They're going through it... up to approximately 10 cups three times a day split between them. They can definitely put it away. Got them weighed last night but noticed a discrepancy on one so double checked this morning... then checked another which was also off by about a pound. Likely has to do with their overnight fast. Decided to re-weigh all for the sake of consistency and all re-weighed various degrees lighter. Regardless they've all made great gains. Roughly 4-5 pounds over the course of a couple weeks.
Below a few pics of our weekend -New found friends and extended family members.
Annette with Kaison
Joe and Deb with Justice
Scott and Family with Phoenix
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