Stay tuned for more puppy stories...

The house feels quiet, and I walked back from the lilac festival along Hutch's regular route... seemed lonely without him. It won't be long before another pup arrives, so stay tuned for details. In the meantime, it's time for some housecleaning and some sleep!

Hutch / Remy finds his forever home!

Tomorrow Hutch, now named Remy (Remi?) will go to his forever home. What a lucky pup to find such a lovely family!

We went for (what was probably our last) big walk to the park to retrieve one last stick. What a good puppy - he loves to carry the stick all the way back from the park, and it's as if the stick gives him permission to run - cause he loves to jog home.

So, the first puppy fostering experience has made me a fan of crate training, and a fan of the dog whisperer.

Hutch *may* have found his forever home too!

Tomorrow morning Hutch goes to visit a family. I'll keep you posted with how things go. As I write, he's asleep in his crate after a long walk. The resident cats have taken to sleeping on top of his crate. Either that's their way of showing me that they're the boss, or they are really taking a liking to the puppy. I like to think it's the latter...

Trip to PetsMart

Hutch is into some serious chewing, and was needing something else to keep him occupied while we're out (now that his brother has gone to his forever home). As usual, Hutch was a total hit at PetsMart, and in addition to scoring some Kong stuffings, he swiped a squeaky snake off the shelf and convinced me he just had to have it. (I happily obliged as he seems to be playing with the cats' toys more than anything else).

Lots of exercise today - a big long walk in the morning, and in the evening too - walks on the leash like a champ!

We're trying to learn "leave it" and "go to your crate" - baby steps... baby steps....

Starsky finds forever home

Starsky went to his forever home last night. Foster mama and papa, the two kitties and Hutch said goodbye last night. I think Starsky will be really happy with his new family and step-sister, Lady.

Hutch is doing well. He didn't have a single accident today (I guess there's still time...) but he "held it" all day while we were at work. He seems a little agitated that his brother is gone... chasing the cats a little more, and turned his pen upside down.

On the up side, Hutch is awesome on his leash and loves walks! He even went for a wee jog at our Ultimate practice tonight. He's working on roll over, and really loves belly rubs! We're walking every morning and every night - Hutch has lots of energy so his forever home will need to be able to provide lots of exercise to this big cutie!

Hutch celebrates spring!

Finally - nice weather and above zero temperatures = lots of time outside with the pups!

Favorite foster auntie!

Puppy update

A bit of a puppy blogging break as foster auntie was here for a week. Those lucky pups, hardly had to be alone at all. They know their crate is their special place, but it can also be a playhouse. This morning Starsky held onto one end of the tug rope from inside the crate, and Hutch grabbed the other end, essentially pulling the crate around the kitchen like a wagon.

The pups enjoy spending lots of time outside, and enjoy their evening walks - they are very good on the leash! They've taken more of an interest in the cats, but are not aggressive, and Yuki puts them in their place when they've come too close.

Today is the pups' last day together. Starsky - to be renamed Sarge - had a home visit yesterday and will go to his forever home today. Hutch should find his forever home soon too - get your applications in quickly!

Lastly - we've almost got the kindergarten level of "roll over" down pat!

Big, long walk!

Pups seemed to have all kinds of energy tonight so foster mama and foster auntie decided to take them for a walk... I thought we'd make it a few blocks, but those pups had so much energy and walked SO well on a slack leash that we made it all the way to the park where we picked up some great sticks and then headed home. Pups walked all the way home except the last two blocks. They'll sleep well tonight!

Starsky had a visit from a family the other night, and may have found his forever home. Will you be Hutch's forever home?

We're trying to learn "roll over" although it seems to be more challenging than the other commands so far.

Starsky the gardener...

He can't be blamed for starting the hole... but any chance he gets, he's making it a little deeper...