Snow!

We got a few inches last night... So we let Bo out this morning to play!

Garden of the Gods

Our friend Greg came down from Denver to spend Veterans day with us because he and Mr. L had the day off. We went for a short walk at Garden of the Gods, then stopped in Manitou Springs for a sandwich. So fun!

Thank a Veteran!

Happy Veterans Day! Mr. L has the day off, and we are enjoying the time together. Seriously, thank a Veteran or anybody who's serving in our military. They appreciate it and they definitely deserve it.

Food Aggression :(

Well Mr. Bo had his first bone. And he growled and bit me when I went to take it away. I probably should have approached slower- he has shown ZERO food aggression so I thought nothing of it. We play with his food and take it from him every time he eats, with no problems. I read online about how to handle it and successfully took it away from him about 10 times. We will have to work on it daily because that's a big problem. I started off by letting him chew it in my hand. Then I "chewed" it with him watching me. I put it down, and took it away before he could grab it. Then I gave it to him for a bit and took it away. Some times I had to pry it from him holding the scruff of his neck, but for the most part I was able to take it right from him. He growled once or twice, but no biting. I'll have to give his progress report after we've worked on it for a while.

A Poem from Granny!!

Granny sent me this a few days ago and Mr. L and I LOVED it!! We had to share!

A dog, we have found.
His breed is elkhound.
His body is sound.
A beauty, all 'round.

His name is "Bo"
A nickname, you know
'Should be spelled"Beau"
He cost a lot of dough!

We love him a lot.
He is our only "tot"
He's the big shot
'Til our little one is got.

He loves to run about
Of that, there is no doubt!
Gives a real work-out
'Til he wears us out.

Then in, out the cold
He begins to unfold
On his rug, a big roll
And he's under control.


by: Granny :)

Complaining.

So we have LOVED Bed Bath and Beyond and working with them on our registry. Their return policy is great- so long as it's on your registry, you can return it, no questions asked. BUT I have my first complaint. You can only use 2 gift cards online for any given transaction. Even if you call customer support. Lame. So you have to do all separate transactions, and forfeit the 10% discount on the entire registry because you can only use that once. Makes more sense to use it on everything and save the most you can. So now I have to take my stack of gift cards into the store to close out the registry, use them all on one transaction, and still have everything shipped. Lame-o.

Bo, the WolfDog

This was taken after a long walk... We took him to a pep rally and bonfire for the Army/Navy game. Not only was he prancing around owning the place, but he was so calm and collected with all those people. We were amazed. Yet another reason I'm in love with Bo and his breed. Tons of people came up to him and he was happy to see them all :) We laugh at all the guesses of what breed he is. The most common we hear is Akita, because of the curly tail. We also hear husky a lot, but most of the time, people say "what the heck is he?" or "he's georgeous!" I guess the Elkhound isn't too common of a breed. But when he lays like this with his tail relaxed, we think he looks like a wolf.

Just like his (real) daddy apparently...

So the breeder was right. Bo's Dad apparently LOVES to carry around his food/water bowls. And Bo figured it out! We got him one of those tall-good-for-his-neck feeding dish/stand thing and he managed to pry out the dish for his water. Full of water. So water everywhere, Mr. Bo proceeds to carry it all over the house. So funny!

BREAKTHROUGH!

Who knew. Mr. L had the idea last night to put a blanket across the top of the crate. The one we have is really open-- not the plastic type with holes in it. Like an actual crate instead of a kennel. Bo has not had any problem "going" in the crate all the time. And since we brought him home, he would bark for a good 1/2 hour every time we put him in. Well putting the cover on top of the crate has been a miracle. Not only does he bark about 3 barks when we put him in, but he didn't wet or anything last night, he slept the whole night. AND today was the first day I had to work almost all day long and we :( had to leave him. I try not to let that happen, but we had to today. I came home at 4, and even having been in all day, no accidents in the crate!!! Who knew a blanket on top would fix all the problems!!

Enjoying working from home...

... because I have this sweet face looking at me all day long!!

Happy Halloween!

Last night we went to a Halloween party. Mr. L was "Sexy" and Mrs. L was a Fat Tanker. Complete with the fat belly, doughnuts and tanker helmet :)

Mr. "Sexy" L :)

Bo's First Trail Hike!

Bo walking next to his Daddy :)

Stopped for a pose by the waterfall. Those are two good looking guys!

Pose with Mommy. You can see Pikes Peak in the background above the stream :)
The result: One tired Puppy! We went for 40 minutes- his longest walk so far!

Videos!

Crate Training... Makes me Tired.

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The first night was great... He barked for about a 1/2 hour, then slept all night until Mr. L got up at 4:45. Last night was a different story. He barked for about an hour. 3 hours later, he barks for another hour. Still barking when Mr. L's alarm clock went off. After Mr. L left, he barked some more, until maybe 6. He started up again at 7:30.
We are sticking to it though. Didn't let him out at all- just let him adjust. Needless to say this morning while I'm doing some work from home he's passed out on the floor. He's too darn cute to get mad at!!

It's Snowing!

Snow on the nose = CUTEST thing EVER!!!

Puppy!!!

Our first photo- at the breeders' house :)
He had a busy day!
Dinner time!
Playing football with Daddy :)

Date Nite?

Applebees is giving away free food to Vets! Sweet! Check it out here:

http://www.applebees.com/vetsday/

I'm a cheater.

I listened to Christmas carols today. Hear me out. It was 34 and snowing and windy all day long. I was inside doing some work for Wings and cooking. And drinking Cocoa. And sitting by the fireplace. It was just too tempting... I gave in.

Keep your fingers crossed!

Mr. L and I are heading to Denver on Sunday to visit Mr. White!! The breeder has told us if we are a good match and everything works out, we'll be bringing him home Sunday!! I've been looking around the area for puppy-friendly attractions and there are quite a few! There are several dog parks, and some of the major things like the Cliff Dwellings and the train/old west town in Canyon City allow dogs all places people are, so long as they are leashed.
Not to mention the fact that we're SO excited to have a puppy!!
You can really tell the breeder is passionate- she wants to make sure all our questions are answered. She said to call with questions about anything- she's been breeding these dogs for a loooong time and knows them well. Still no word on whether his cosmetic issue has resolved itself-- that will determine whether she wants to show him or not. We'll keep you posted!

Update on Tiger

You can see his "hairless" patches on his back... He had some gland problems originally when he first started pulling out his fur. But the glands have cleared up and he was still pulling out fur by the clump. The doctor said it's behavioral-- something other than any physical condition is making him do it. We all think it's because I left! Mrs. S has been taking extra care of him and treating him like I did when I was living at home, in hopes he will stop pulling his hair out!