Tippy, Ruthie, and Owen

Firstly I wan to apologize for posting less often recently.  I've been so busy lately, that I just haven't had the time!  But I think I'm all settled now, so hopefully I'll get back on a good schedule.

All the dogs are doing great.  Owen's been with me for what, a month now?  He gets along with everybody.  Except when Tippy is laying next to me and Owen decides to sit on top of him...Tippy doesn't care for that.

You may know that Ruthie was briefly adopted.  A wonderful family with 4 kids came and met her and ended up taking her home.  Unfortunately, after spending a great day with them, she must have gotten a little nervous and snapped at one of the kids at bedtime.  So I completely understand why the family couldn't keep her.  I do want to say that that is behavior I have never seen from Ruthie, so it was a shock to me.  I spoke with Lori about it a bit, and she suggest that I warn everyone that terriers in general can get snappy when they feel uncomfortable.  And that we suggest that parents let the dogs acclimate to the family life slowly, by keeping them separate from the kids for a few days.  Ruthie is still a wonderful dog, and I'd still recommend her to families with children...I just think it's best to follow Lori's advice here.

Last Saturday,  all three of my little buggers and I went to hang out at the Doggy Bag in Oconomowoc during Chili Fest.  We got there a little early, expecting parking to be terrible (it ended up not), so we walked around a bit.  The dogs loved it!  They sniffed every rock, tree, and building.  Once I was sufficiently cold, we went in to start meeting people.  Unfortunately my pack was in a barky mood, so everytime they saw a dog they all started up.  It was quite noisy.  But they loved all the people who stopped to pet them!  Owen and Ruthie were giving kisses to anyone who would come near them.  Tippy was his usual quiet self, mostly just laying down until someone would come to him.  Overall I would say it went well.  Hopefully we see a few adoptions or new foster parents out of it!

And now for the pictures:

Ruthie, Owen, and Tippy (sort of)...observing the yard

Before Chili Fest

After Chili Fest

With all the warm weather/rain lately, my yard has turned into a mud pit.
Owen is on his second emergency bath in a week.

Look!  They do like each other!

Tippy and Owen, each on their own separate rug in the bathroom.

Hardy and Owen, BFFs.

Hardy and Owen are constantly playing tug-of-war.  Sometimes, Hardy will set on the bed and Owen will pull him around.  This is the closest I've come to filming it.