Congratulations to the Ballaks and to Bonnie and Anton (Tug’s parents) on the 4-little beauties born February 7, 2012. Tug welcomes 3-brothers and 1-sister. We look forward to watching them grow.
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American Barbet
Cleo (Tug’s littermate) gave birth to 11-puppies on Thanksgiving. Here they are at 8-weeks old. Soon they will be going to their new homes.
Finally … Fresh Snow
Tug and Shea enjoyed our first snow of the new year.
Story Time
Therapy Dogs serve schools and libraries in growing numbers to help young readers hone their skills. Dogs are quiet, non-judgmental listeners. Readers gain confidence through practice.
Tug’s “big brother” (7) knows that the dogs enjoy a good story. Tug is shares his interest in Harry Potter and Geronimo Stilton. We usually include the dogs in story time.
Canadian Champion
We are proud of Tug for finishing his championship this week at the Elora Gorge show in Kitchener, Ontario. Thank you to Judge Wendy Schira and to handler Amelia Ballak.
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Springtime in November
We enjoyed the unseasonably warm Thanksgiving weekend temperatures. We spent a day playing fetch at the beach. I chuck the ball on the beach or along the waterline. I’m not sure about the strength of the surf so I don’t encourage the dogs to go in the water.
I took them to the bay on Saturday to swim and this time I remembered to bring my camera. The water is close to a busy road so I took the dogs out one at a time. Tug charges into the water for the ball. Shea is still young and is too distracted by the unfamiliar scents to focus on the ball. She did fetch some shallow tosses, but Shea also enjoyed rolling in the seaweed and collecting sticks of drift wood.
We all enjoyed the mild temperatures and blue skies.
