First Snow!

First Snow 12-09, originally uploaded by Cat Nine.

Two very playful dogs in the snow. They are about to play, but to my eye they look a little bit like they're doing yoga. Watson was initially a bit taken aback by the snow, but then he figured out that you can eat it...

Busy weekend

It's been a tiring weekend, and the temperature has dropped a bit, so you can see the boys are dealing with that in their cuddly way. Watson seems pretty darn eager to learn during the training, though he keeps trying to outsmart all of us. (It hasn't worked ... yet.) Someday we'll hopefully manage some action shots out and about instead of the late night cell phone picture while we're all falling asleep. You take what you can get, I suppose :)

Delayed gratification?

Long time, no post. As you can see, Watson doesn't fit in my lap nearly as well as he used to, not that that stops him from trying! And our new training classes start Monday night. I don't know how I can take pictures during them, but we'll see what we can do :)

Dog scouts?

On a whim (in front of a clearance rack) the other day, we bought Banjo and Watson matching fishing vests. Relatedly, we're working on stay, which is so handy for picture taking. I include the third picture purely so you can see Watson's adorable tail, and Banjo's adorable lack of tail.

New hobby

This is Watson's new hobby. He stands up against the window, pushes the curtains aside with his paws, and watches the world go by. Today is garbage day, so life is probably about as exciting as it can get :)

Recovery...

Well, Watson's been fixed. As you can see, he's not a huge fan of the cone, or of being in the pen on his own ... which is why I'm there too, and with a glass of wine!

And this is one passed out puppy...

Home again, home again

Isn't he just beautiful? I feel like this picture makes him look like a fifty pound dog, though, when he's less than half that. I think it's that patented 'Noble Hound' expression on his face. I'm sure he's as glad to be home as I am :)