East Lansing AKC Dog Show
What a wonderful way to spend a weekend! Leo, our youngest Spinoni, and I got to spend some time at an AKC All Breed Dog Show.
Birthday Boy!
A few days late with the birthday boys one year photoshoot. Life gets in the way. And that isn't always bad. We packed up the camper for some bird hunting. I am confident the birthday boy preferred that to the time in the studio. I know I did! We won't talk about the ways I overdid it... Returning to the land of the
Training, Training, Training
It seems like I am consumed with nothing but dog training this summer. I do say seems like it, because I do get in plenty of me time (such as a 35 mile bike ride all by myself yesterday). This boy is just SO stinking cute I do not want to miss out on any opportunity to help him achieve his full potential.
AKC Dog Show Mom
As the wise adage states, we fear what we don't know... Well, I no longer fear the AKC Dog Show. Leo and I popped our dog show cherry this weekend at the Birch Run Puppy Show put on by the Saginaw Valley Kennel Club. As usual I was a totally nervous wreck of a mom. I have such a fear of letting Leo
Spring Cleaning
I am not sure what it is about spring, maybe the whole rebirth thing and wanting to be reborn in a clean and organized new world... Spring does drive me into a cleaning frenzy. Obviously since deep cleaning is referred to as spring cleaning I am not the only one with these urges. This weekend I was finally able to dig into my
Loves of my Life
As jealous as my Spinoni Italiano get when I come home from a pet photography shoot with the scent of another dog on me, I think inside they must rejoice that they are not yet again the main subjects. My Spinoni Italiano are so patient and kind with their crazy camera obsessed mother! Today Leo and Tessie were both beyond wonderful as I
Living with a Goofball
Nonstop entertainment and pure joy! Our little bug, note the antennae length eye brows, keeps a smile on my face and joy in my heart. Leo is so stinking entertaining that I rarely bother to turn the TV on. I'd much rather watch him than anything that primetime has to offer. He is growing so fast! It is a little bittersweet to watch him grow
A Day with My Boy
The camera was in LOVE with Leo today. What a wonderful time we had exploring the dunes. We had the WHOLE place to ourselves! We were out on the dunes for hours and only ever saw one other person at a distance. It was wonderful... So peaceful, and I was able to let Leo run without fear. A couple more weeks and the
Confessions of Neurotic Pet Mom
This weekend absolutely did not go as planned. Nothing like a sick puppy to bring the world to a screeching halt! The details of my topsy turvy weekend are detailed in a previous post (link to the previous post in the upper right corner...). This one is dedicated to the confessions of how absolutely crazy I am about my fur children, and all the not
Joyous Adventure
There are so many things that we can learn from dogs. In so many ways they are much better at living life than we are. Since I live with three of these incredible critters I feel that I need to honor the lessons that the provide by sharing my experiences with my babies. Today's lesson is one of the most obvious. Be present. Enjoy