7 Years

Yesterday, December 8th 2011, marked seven years with my Lassie.

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Seven years with this boy!
It’s been amazing and sometimes difficult.
But mostly amazing. He’s the best dog.
This dog makes me smile and laugh.
He makes me feel loved and wanted and needed.
Though I need him a lot more than he needs me.
He’s my best friend.

Petal’s Second Birthday

Today sweet little Petal turned  2!
I can’t believe how quickly she grew.
But at the same time..

Has it really only been two years since I brought this sweet little puppy home?

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It seems like she’s always been here.

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We celebrated with a romp in the snow, presents and some yummy dog cookies!
And, of course, plenty of pictures.
But don’t worry. I limited myself.
Sort of. ;]

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Present! A Kong Frisbee (Petal is my first dog who has shown some real interest in a frisbee and we had been playing with our collapsable water bowl for awhile) and some (not pictured) dog treats! Okay, so it’s really a small bag of Orijen kibble because it was cheaper then the actual training treats, haha.

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Cooookieeees! And two eager doggies. ;]

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Petal gets the BIG cookies, of course.

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Nom nom nom.

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Mmmmm.

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Family photo!

A quick video of Petal opening, or at least partially opening, her present.

 

Happy birthday sweet Petal!

Now that you’re 2, I expect better behavior. ;]

Just kidding, you’re a good girl.

Sleepover!

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On Thursday Petal’s little friend, Pepper (a Cocker Spaniel/Poodle mix), came over and is staying with us until Sunday. Petal and Pepper have been playing nonstop and wearing each other out, it’s so nice! Haha.

These girls get along so well together and are about a year apart in age. They love to wrestle each other the most and sometimes they like to chase each other, too. But Pepper has a habit of biting at Petal’s ankles, which Petal doesn’t really like, so she ends up running with her butt tucked underneath herself and then she quickly sits down. It’s too funny.

They’ve been having a blast playing in the snow and wrestling in the kitchen. They’re so cute!

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“Look Pepper! I’m an Ostrich!

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

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Yay! More snow!

Yesterday, at midnight, we finally received a generous amount of snow, just in time for December!
Ella acts pretty excited about it, but that doesn’t mean she wants to be out there any longer than it takes to do her business. ;] So she stayed in the nice warm house while I took the Collies out to play in the snow! And now I have pictures and a video to share with you all.

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Petal zooms!


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Petal & Lassie. Note that in the last picture Petal is showing Lassie the yellow snow (that she created) and explaining to him that we don’t eat the yellow snow. ;]

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Pretty little snow angel.

It was really windy when I recorded this and the sound was super obnoxious, so I threw in a Christmas song instead. Enjoy!

Is anyone else enjoying some snow? What do your dogs like to do in the snow?

I’m gonna get you!

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Here I come, Lassie!
Petal loves running at Lassie from great distances.
And body-slamming him.
And chewing on his mane.
And taking toys from him.
And just generally picking on him.
And Lassie is ridiculously patient with her.
Probably because Petal is basically the dog version of me.
Yeah, I pick on him, too.
He’s just so darn lovable and pickable and squishable!

All groomed and handsome

Wednesday I spent hours and hours brushing, bathing, drying and then brushing again.
It took me allll day (thanks to the few occasional breaks), but it was worth it.
Because now I have a super soft and super handsome Collie.
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He was really patient through some of it and reallyyy whiny at other times. Like I was killing him or something. But then when we were all done, he was so proud and pranced around the house showing off his lovely coat.
We used a large slicker brush, a pin brush, a undercoat rake, a scrub brush, two towels, a bathtub, a blow dryer, a grooming table (thank goodness for that back-saver) and shampoo and conditioner from Happytails.

And simply because I’m in love with their products, I’m going to ramble about them for a moment.

Here, have a picture, because pictures are great.

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Sparkle and Shine shampoo (I always dilute it in water for Lassie) and their deep conditioning Fur Butter.
I love Fur Butter.
It smells so amazing that sometimes I open it up just to smell it.
It makes Lassie’s fur so soft and it helps a great deal with tangles.
And it smells amazing
And a little goes a very long way which is always nice, especially with a big and super furry dog like Lassie. 
One of the best things I’ve ever bought for Lassie. I bought it months ago and still have more than half of the container left. I bought the shampoo at the same time and have about half of it left. They last much longer then they look like they would, gotta love that.
And it smells amazing.
Did I mention that?

P.S. The very next day, after I spent all those hours grooming him, Lassie stuck his head in the trash and came out with chili around his eyes. Lovely.

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