Emoji is waving goodbye to the show ring–and hopefully headed toward motherhood. Sorry about the blurry picture, but Emoji was on the move and waving. Great to have her finished!!!
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Oct 042017
This is Lacey in her first snow–yesterday (Oct. 3, 2017) in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. The snow was also an early snow–sure hope it isn’t an omen of what’s to come. But, there is something that Bichons just really like about snow!
Jul 302017
Lacey (aka Blue Girl) had a bath, a bit of a hair trim, nails trimmed in preparation for meeting her new family.
Today the Boyd family arrived to take charge of their new family member, Lacey. Tonight Lacey is spending her first night in a local hotel (hope she is a good girl and doesn’t get her wonderful new family in trouble!!!) and tomorrow morning they will start the journey to Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. The Boyd family has waited a long time to get their “girl” and I hope she is everything that they want in a dog–she is going to have a great, fun life–and all the attention she can handle. Promises have been made for pictures of her and stories about what she is up to. Have fun all–and I hope that tonight Lacey doesn’t keep you awake!!!!
Jul 042017
What else are you supposed to do on a nice, warm, sunny day–go to the beach–or in this case the dog yard with a plastic tote full of water (it’s also an easy way to give them a bath!). Red girl loves the water–Blue girl got wet by “association” and wrestling. It will be interesting the next time they have a bath (in the laundry tub) to see if they still like water. Ah, the life of puppies!!!
Jun 232017
Blue girl at a day over 13 weeks–I thought they were 14 weeks, but it doesn’t matter–time goes by so quickly and the pups a growing up way to fast!
Red girl (with her wild hair) is always looking for fun. Both pups play well together and with the nice weather I have been able to get them outside in the grass to play. We’ve started leash training and that is work in progress. With very warm temperatures forecast for Sunday I think perhaps a little water in a large plastic container out in the yard with the 2 pups might be fun (plus an easy way for them to get a bath).
May 232017
Blue girl after her bath and before the hair cut begins–both girls were good in the bath considering that this was the first time they had a bath. Even with the hair dryer they were good–I can’t say they enjoyed the bath and drying (dogs usually don’t). 
Now Miss Blue has leg and a neck, which were hard to see before she was groomed. Lots of hair on the floor! Of the 2 girls, Blue was the most challenging to groom, but Dena prevailed–she always does–the puppies don’t win!
Blue girl’s face after her trim (with a little hair in her right eye–which Dena got out). Love this age–the pups are so much fun. They are 8 weeks 5 days old.
May 232017
Red girl after her bath, but before her hair cut–I couldn’t believe how much hair she had. Dena came today and trimmed up the puppies for me–for the 1st hair cut you need and very experienced groomer.
After the hair cut–now Red girl has legs, a neck, and eyes that you can see.
Pretty little Miss Red girl after her trim. Sweet, fun puppy–this is such a cute age.
May 122017
Red girl reclining in the little dish pan that I keep their toys in–you can find her in this position playing with the toys. 
Red girl on the left, Blue girl on the right–both looking for trouble. This week they got to go outside on a nice, sunny afternoon and they loved it!! Now it is hard to keep them in their x-pen–they want out all the time–to run in the laundry/dog room or escape through the gate and get out with the BIG dogs. Both pups love the big dogs, get excited to see them and wiggle all over. Both pups are growing rapidly and weigh over 3 pounds now. Red is the larger of the pup–out weighing the Blue girl by almost 1/2 a pound. Sydney and I are slowly weaning the pups and they are good eaters and like their puppy kibble. Sweet pups!
May 052017
The “girls” are 6 weeks old and growing so fast. This is Red girl in her favorite dog bed. Red girl is a little cautious–in a new situation she’ll sit and look around, assess the situation and decide if she is going to venture forth–and she usually does! The “girls” love to play together and with their mother, Sydney.
Blue girl loves to wrestle with her littermate–and I’m so glad they have each other to play with and learn from–since both “girls” have those little needle-like teeth now they need to learn not to bite, which they are doing. This week the “girls” moved into a new, larger area and have gotten to explore the dog room and meet new people and other dogs. Both “girls” are very sweet! This is such a fun age!!!!