Fun Fun Fun!

So, today Shiva did one of the most adorable and sad things I've ever had a puppy do. I'm walking around the house and of course I have a very cute ball of white fluff following me around with very happy blue eyes. I stop, turn around, and the side of Shiva's little head ram's full force into my shin. Shiva being all of 7 weeks old does exactly what a human child would do in this situation:

She turns around and immediately starts whining and basically crying.

Sable comes running and Ryan gets her up off the floor to avoid being half eaten by the other monster. Of course after only a few seconds she was just fine and off to run and play again. Just reminded me that even a puppy can act just like a little kid. Scream "OWWWW!" then 5 seconds later run and play as if nothing ever happened.

Our darling dears are doing wonderfully. Shiva has been on 2 walks so far, I've taken her along while Ryan roller blades with Sable. Play time still needs an ear listening and the occasional eye, considering (as of Saturday) it's 55lbs up against 11.5lbs. They've attempted some tug-o-war games, which pretty much ends up being Shiva pulling and jumping around for all she's worth and Sable standing there just looking at her like she's nuts.

Shiva got a clean bill of health on Saturday, the vet even commented on how laid back she was. She was falling asleep as he was checking her heart beat and giving her her shots.

We love our puppies. I simply adore the brilliant, astonished looks and comments we get when we've got them out and about. Everyone comments on how beautiful Sable is and how cute Shiva is. Their light blue eyes are always a head turner. I'm just vain when it comes to my dogs, there's not really another way to describe it....ahh well I suppose it could be worse ;)

Welcome Home Shiva!!

Alright so I totally meant to do this last night....I got distracted by the cute little thing I'm about to introduce around.

Shiva came home on Sunday with us!! We went to pick her up in Mesquite, we got there about 11:40am. Sable had fun meeting up with her first family, and they had a lot of fun seeing her. There were lots of smiles and tons of laughing about the puppies (Sable may be big, but I do have to remind myself that she's still a puppy). Kim and Germain (breeder couple) were happy to see how well Sable was doing/behaving and Ryan and I marveled at how cute Shiva is. After about an hour of play and visit time we went off to show off our newest family member to our family, they were just getting done with lunch, so it was perfect timing.

Lukas loves Sable and I really wanted him to love Shiva too! Well, he did seem to be intrigued by both of them and could handle one being really close at a time, both at one time was a bit much.

Ahh well, in the time Shiva has been with us (yeah, the whole 2 days) I'm already ready for her to be at Sable's stage of life. A 6 week old puppy is adorably cute and totally irresistible, but a 6 month old puppy, while obnoxious at times, doesn't go potty inside the house other than random mistakes. Sable and Shiva are getting along marvelously; their play is finally getting to the point where we don't have to be standing over them at all times making sure that in Sable's excitement, she doesn't seriously hurt Shiva.

Alright, enough of the story, here are some pictures to keep you entertained and make you go ahhhh:

Sable and Shiva already enjoy playing....they're going to be a handful one they're both fully grown.

Then...give them both a year or two and they'll calm down a bit...I hope at least. :)

Then of course there's got to be one of the darling nephew meeting the new puppy.

He really is very cute around them, he leans around you while you're holding him to find where the puppies are so he can watch them all the time, so cute!!!





Our family now feels complete, we have two marvelous blacks cats (Pixel and Voxel) who love and adore each other. And now, two wonderful Siberian husky puppies (Sable and Shiva - if ya hadn't guessed already) Currently Shiva is experiencing the cranky side of Pixel....she's attempting to sniff him and find out what he's all about, but Pixel, being the cranky butt that he is...is having none of it. They'll all get along someday...somehow....but until then...oh how the hair will fly!! :)

Let me Introduce you to Sable

Most of you know that Ryan and I are the proud owners of a beautiful Siberian Husky. She's probably the most adorable pain in the butt I've ever loved.

When we brought her home on December 6, 2007 she looked like this:

Now she looks like this:

In her 4 months with us she has had many experiences and accomplishments. First and foremost she has gone from weighing 10lbs when we brought her home, to currently weighing a nice healthy 50lbs (which is impressive seeing that she's 6 months old and the average weight for a female husky is 35-50lbs).

She has graduated from the puppy training class at Petsmart:

She is currently in intermediate training and doing really well, especially when we remember to take the time to train her during the week.

She makes us get out and move, to avoid her destroying the house. We take her on walks...well, I walk her, Ryan cheats and uses roller blades, but I must admit that it really works and she's best when she's had 20 or 30 min out with him.

Our wonderful Sable has caused her fair share of trouble, including: swallowing a cat toy causing me to take a trip to the emergency vet, terrorizing our 2 cats whenever she can, and taking away a good number of hours that should have been spent sleeping. She is very attentive when she actually cares what you have to say.

But even with our 2 cats and 1 dog...for us...it didn't quite feel complete. So, we decided that we needed a 2nd Siberian husky puppy to join Sable in our house.

We will pick up Shiva on April 20th:

Newbie

Until this morning I've never considered a blog. I always said to myself, "what would I say on a blog, my life is normal and I rarely have marvelous thoughts to contribute to the world (or even a small reading group)" I still have no idea where it's going to go, what I'm going to say, or even if I'll actually continue to update it. Only time will tell on that one.

And since until no one I know actually knows that I've decided to join the blogging world and my husband (Ryan) and I spent the afternoon digging in the backyard, pouring concrete, and placing bricks along the sides of the fence to keep our puppy (Sable) actually in the yard....I'm going to sign off on this one for the time being.