Meet me at PetsMart - Saturday 1pm!

Kima will be at the Chinook PetsMart (back NE corner) on Saturday from 1-3pm. Come visit with Kima and a number of other A.R.F pups!

Anesthetic has completely worn off and Kima is back to her normal self after her spay yesterday. She's mighty happy to be at home with the cats and all her squeaky toys!

Snugglebug

(Kima) "I missed you."

(Mark) "I missed you, too!"

Kima's back!

We picked the little Keemster up from the vet tonight. She was pretty dopey, but happy to see us, as we were to see her! It's a long drive to the vet, and moments before we arrived at the vet last night, she was carsick. Tonight, we were minutes from the apartment when she got carsick again. Poor little baby!

She was happy to be back outside, so we took the opportunity to take a few more pics - as we're pretty sure Kima will be adopted quickly - so we're cherishing every moment!

I've also taken this opportunity (while she's still dopey and just after being in a crate at the vet's) to try closing the door on the crate... and... Voila! It worked, and she just keeps going in there! Now we'll see if that lasts past tonight...

I missed you!

Uh-oh... is that a foster daddy getting attached? It's hard not too, Kima is super good, and super cute. So cute, that foster daddy let her sit in his lap on the couch... uh-oh...

Playful puppy... mmm sticks!

More cuddles please!

I have a feeling this one spent some time indoors... seems to be determined to get on the couch and just LOVES to cuddle. Kima follows us everywhere - it's very cute, but makes crate training more challenging. However, we've taken the door off the crate, and she gets her food in there, along with all kinds of special toys, and is now going into the crate (doorless) on her own. She'll get used to it in no time.

Cuddlebug!

Introducing.... "KIMA"!

After one dog-less week, we just picked up KIMA (pronounced Kee-ma). The prize goes to anyone who knows where that name came from....

Kima is about 10 weeks old and is an A.R.F special (aka, a mixed breed). She is super cute, and in the few hours that she's been with us, we've learned that she loves attention and loves to cuddle. She always wants to sit in your lap! She's learning about toys, and like Hutch and Starsky, loves the purple platapus, and the big snake that Hutch picked out at PetsMart.

Perhaps I'm jinxing myself here, but Kima seems to be able to "hold it." She also learned "sit" very quickly (using a treat, the command, and hand gesture all together), so I'm wondering if she hadn't learned this before... That, or I am a damn good dog trainer and should maybe re-think my career. Kidding.

We're going to try walking later tonight. Will provide an update later on crate training day 1... While "sit" and "lie down" may come easily, this may be more challenging... or not.

Coming soon: New puppy!

Check back in a few hours for news on the new A.R.F puppy!!! The cats are enjoying a few final minutes of peace, but I'm axiously awaiting the new puppy! Good thing too... much longer without a dog and I would have to adopt Foxy.