Petal says “Night night everyone!”
Night night
Petal says “Night night everyone!”
Petal says “Night night everyone!”
Summer fun
A collection of pictures from a trip to the dog park.
Crazy Petal sitting in a baby car seat.
Lassie running!
Petal with a circle rope toy stuck around her head and in her mouth. The things she gets herself into. *shakes head*
Lassie trying to catch a tennis ball.
“Play with me, brother! Play!”
Pretty girl.
Handsome boy.
Ella is five!
Today Ella turned five years old! To celebrate her marking another year we, of course, ate lots of tasty treats!
My Mom bought the dogs some yummy (and cute!) cookies from Urban Dawgz. These cookies are always a huge hit with the dogs.
And I baked some mini cupcakes, topped with peanut butter, honey and walnuts! The dogs really loved these, too.
This would be Ella looking all annoyed with me. She wants one of those tasty cupcakes, not a photo shoot!
Nummyyy cupcake!
And some tasty cookies too!
Of course Lassie & Petal got to enjoy some cookies and cupcakes, too.
And as a birthday present (no birthday is complete without presents), Ella is getting a pink & brown collar from Dublin Dog. :]
Happy birthday Miss Ella Grace! ♥
Gentleman
Lassie is a true gentleman.
He really is. I have many examples of his chivalry but I’ll just share the most recent one so this post won’t end up being novel worthy.
After we got home from our usual evening walk Wednesday night, my brother and dad got out of the car and went straight into the house. I let Lassie out of the car too, fully expecting him to follow the boys in while I gathered up my things and got Petal out of the back of the car. As I went around to the back of the car I saw Lassie waiting so patiently for me and Petal by the porch steps.
Love it. <3
But this may be why I’m single. I expect nothing less from a boyfriend.
I mean, come on, if he doesn’t treat me as well as my dog does, what’s the point?
;]
Favorite Toy
This is Petal’s favorite toy. Her Orbee on a rope from Planet Dog.
It’s her favorite thing to play with, hold and/or chew on.
I call it her binky.
Yay! We found it! 😀
Is she a short haired Collie?
I get this question a lot when I’m out walking the collies. People who are familiar with the breed know right away that Lassie is a collie, however not everyone realizes that Petal is too. They always seem surprised to hear it and they almost always ask “Is she a short haired collie?”
Uhhh. No.
First of all, her hair is already much longer than a “short haired” AKA smooth coated collie.
(image found on Google)
Smooth Collie.
Petal the Rough Collie.
Second of all, collies can take up to two years to grow out their full coat. Petal is a year and a half and you’d be surprised at how much a young dog can change in just six months!
Third, female collies tend to have thinner coats than the males. So it’s not likely that she’ll ever have a coat as full as Lassie’s.
Fourth, she actually did have have longer hair on her belly area, but when I had her spayed, she obviously had to be shaved.
Fifth, her mom’s hair is quite a bit shorter than my Lassie’s and her dad’s hair looks to be about the same as Lassie’s. This will have a lot to do with how long Petal’s will get.
Sweet Ella
Awww. ♥
New Collars
Recently Lassie and Petal acquired new collars. Ella didn’t need a new one, which is shocking because she’s usually the one who needs the new collars. Ella has had her collar for nearly a year and a half now. Her collars usually only last a month or so. But last year I bought her a Dublin Dog All Style, No Stink collar and she’s had it ever since!
Snoozing in her stylin’ collar.
I fell in love with Dublin Dog’s Daisy Daze collars and got a yellow one for Petal.
Then I decided that Lassie really should match his sisters, so he got one, too.
Yes, that is my hand & yes, I took pictures of their collars during nap time. ;]
Come July, Dublin Dog is suppose to have new colors/patterns and with Ella’s birthday being July 26th, I have a feeling she’ll be getting another collar next month.