Dogs

So, with Dale home a lot and not working, the dogs have had a great summer. They go to the park nearly every day. Here are Lady and Sofie at Swan Creek. As you can see, their swimming lessons at Happy Tails Resort and Spa have really paid off. They LOVE swimming.

Here's Teddy at 4 months sleeping with the bear. He loves his Teddy Bear still and amazingly it hasn't been torn to shreds by him or the other dogs. At 4 months, he's all legs and feet. The feet are huge compared to the rest of him. From hock to toes, he's just about 1/2-1 inches shorter than the girls' feet. He weighs in at 40 lbs now. And he's a joy to be around. He's a sweet guy, loves meeting new people, loves Jada, loves Angus, loves swimming and playing with his teddy bear and ropes. He's in puppy kindergarten but loves recess with the other puppies best. He can sit, lie down, and pose (stand) on command (with treat especially), and he does a "high five." He's working on come when called also.

And here's his bite fault. He's teething and losing his baby teeth. At 4 months, it's clear that the mandible is not going to grow and make his bite normal by any means. It's clearly HUGE. But the little fellow can pick up a dime with that mouth of his. (oops! he found one in the car--thank goodness I caught that and he gave it to me easily.) So, in his near future, he'll either have to have the lower canine teeth removed or capped to allow for normal eating and closing the mouth. His baby canine teeth have made little pits in his palate. When the adult teeth come in, they will be much bigger and could actually damage the palate. So, there we are.