You know those days, before children, when you walk along the street and see a dog, and you think.. I'd like to have a companion like that. Then you do the research..and hey a Vizsla would be a great dog, loyal, smart, pretty. All the characteristics you wish for in a good companion. Well, as any parent with a child will tell you there is a behind the scenes.
Although, not all challenging, and I"m sure as any other story like this, the best are the days we'll remember.
Some of the videos are a tad lengthy but worth the watch.
We are very good at using our "outside voice", inside.
And, oh have the birdy instincts ever kicked in.
***Videos*** for those who get this in the email you may have to view it on the website, well worth the chuckle.
With good friends come good fun, this last weekend was a whopper. Steven my roommate from college came up to visit this past weekend and we went all out. Saturday started with a puppy that routinely gets up at the crack of dawn with the daily threat of "either your yard can get wet or your house" so with the day starting early saturday, Steven and I were up and at it with a trip to the park and a lap around the farmers market to socialize and pick up some fresh goodies to snack on.
Once Amanda was up we made the decision to go to Ann Arbor and go kayaking down the Huron. The puppy needed to get out and have some water experience anyway, right. Unfortunately we didn't remember to take a camera with us so here are some fillers to give you an idea of the pup and the boat,
Overall the pup did really well on the little boat riding in the cockpit first then once he got his balance he figured out he could ride toward the back where it's peaceful.
Sunday, was the grand finale of the weekend, and the day we had been looking forward to for months. Since last summer we went out on Lake Erie and fished Walleye, we needed to continue this Michigan fishing expedition and tryout the west coast. Renouned for being the pretty side of the state, we set ourselves up with a guide out of St. Joseph, MI to go fish for Lake trout, and King Salmon. So with the alarms going off at 2:30 in the morning, we were on the road by 3 to take on the fish.
Sun is up just enough to see where we are going. 6:15 a.m.
5-6 miles off shore Steven nailed the first one!
...and of course it wasn't too long before Amanda had to get her one.
Me playing with my rod...granted it did have a fish on the other end.
We're starting to notice a trend with Northern fish, they all have teeth!
As the day warmed up we did a lot of this.
a little of this...
The board always makes the fish look small, some of those took 15 mintues or more to get into the boat.
One of the beaches of St. Joseph
Two very random people on the beach. Very tired random people.
Some people did things like this on the 3 hrs home.
They cleaned the fish for us, but we had to re-bag it once we got home. That is short 1 bag ( probably 2 lbs of fish or more) , we used it as payment for puppy babysitting.
We have just about reached the point of deciding that over the next year were going to have to break down and buy a freezer for the basement.
So until next time, hope this finds our family and friends blessed and healthy.
So with the weather being nice..aka HOT! (It shouldn't be 96 anywhere the temperature drops below 0.) We have been walking down at the park by the house.
The park has a nice walking path that is a couple miles and part of the rouge river that runs through it. (more like a nice creek) It makes a nice place to walk and let him sense out the outdoors. We find birds, kids, grass, smells, leaves, and dinosaurs. That's right very large dinosaurs. Known today as Newfoundland dogs. This was the first time I have seen one of these things, and not exagerating he was bigger than I was, much less my little puppy.
This is our newest trick in addition to being able to sit, shake, and speak. We lay on our back and put our paws in the air when you hover your hands over us.
Boy has it been hot!
So enough for one night, since I woke the sleepers in the living room getting this picture.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful evening, Happy Friday!
So I recall a statement by my lovely wife about 4-5 weeks ago saying something along the lines of "So are you ready?" And of course my ignorant self says "Ready for what?" So as the story goes she says, "For your life to be completely turned upside down when we get the puppy." The End
Well that's probably not exactly how the story went be it was something really similar, and BOY was she right.
So we have been blessed the joy of raising this puppy, and watching him grow. And Grow he has, he doesn't appear to get any bigger, but every time he takes a nap, I"m convinced he grows in his sleep.
So as a tribute to the last 2 weeks. Here is a dial-up unfriendly tribute to the "puppy piranha" as the neighbors nephew calls him.
Ollie giving "kisses" to the camera.
Although through this week we learned what real ducks look like, then have suddenly became interested in real ducks, we are still slightly afraid of the creek. But before too long... watch out ducks Ollie wants to play.
Practicing our sad face
Our bed finally came in the mail.
Worn out, and hot. About the only time I like to sit still for the camera.
And of course it wouldn't be any fun without moving pictures.
We finished Ollie's dog locker before we picked him up this weekend (pictures following). His dog bed still hasn't shipped yet, but we had fun with some of the other accessories like the fleece blanket and pillow I made.
My mom gifted us his dog treat canister for our anniversary too by a china company in England called Spode.
In college my mom hand-made this potpourri satchel, painted with portrait of our family greyhound, Tiler. It hangs as a decoration above Ollie's bed now.
My Uncle Bruce even made this little model dog
when he was a kid and I've had it ever since I was little,
so now it's on shelf in Ollie's locker.
I used Pottery Barn's utility baskets to store extra toys , treats, and leashes.
vizsla approved . . . .
With family in town, shopping, the Memorial Day parade and lunch on the patio, you could say we've had a busy weekend, judging by Ollie's reaction . . .
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