bob's birthday bash + puppies :)

lola playing with scout

lyle being adorable

post-shower jel with lyle and lovett

beth lovin' lola

bob's birthday bash + puppies, continued...

blair with lyle and lovett

maxine's boy blue came over for the festivities

dakota & ubu mingle with our guests

puppy pile!!!

more puppies!

the puppies have been to the vet (decatur village is great!) and are now sleeping in the kitchen adorable as ever. lyle's 11.9 lbs, lola is 9.9 lbs, and lovett is 8.6 lbs. i think lyle and lovett are closer to 9 wks old (thought that's just my guess) while lola is 12 wks old.

here's more pictures.lola on the deck

lyle and lovett being freaking ADORABLE

lovett chillin'

lyle & lola wanting some lovin'

lovett hiding behind the grill

when it rains...it pours...puppies!!

this afternoon/evening have been busy...very coincidentally 2 sets of puppies came into my care. first, i got home from work and paige had sent me an e-mail asking if i could pick up this puppy that was at this house in decatur, living in its own excrement and owned by people who didn't know what to do with it. so off we went - within a half hour of getting the message, bob and i had said puppy. lola. she's a doll!

then i got home, got her settled in and bob and i took off to go workout in brownwood park, get a call from cassi - she's come home to find two fluffball puppies under her front porch. ADORABLE again. so we went from no puppies at 4:15 p.m. to 3 puppies by the end of the evening. don't you want one? :)

this is lovett....

and this one is lyle.....

my wiley

here's wiley....the dog i'm in love with. it's been just over a year now since i got him as a foster...and i still can't pet him. but he's made huge progress...he's actually house-trained somehow (how do you house-train a dog that runs away when you look it in the eye...but somehow, it happened). he also likes to sit just out of arm's reach now...and sleep while you're nearby....and come get treats from your hand...and lick your outstretched palm. he's getting there...it'll just be a long time....figure in another year he'll be pettable.

beulah update...i MISS this girl.

Hello Jelena!

Beulah keeps making such good progress! The only time she gets nervous anymore is when we go for a walk in an unfamiliar area. But even then it doesn't last long because she gets distracted with smells and I'm there to reassure her. I've been taking her for short car rides to the arboretum or to the pet store. I'm making a trip to Louisville later this week to see my parents and I think she's prepared for it. She's so good no matter what! Beulah doesn't do anything wrong. I think she actually enjoys car rides now. She'll watch the cars go by and smell all the smells and if she gets sleepy she'll curl up and take a nap.

Beulah actually barked the other day when someone knocked on the door! She was sleeping and she heard the knock and jumped up and let out one and a half little barks. I think her barking startled her because she turned around and looked at me funny. It scared me for sure! The strange thing was it wasn't the first time someone knocked on the door. It's the only noise she's made though! I wish she'd make her chew bacca noises. I guess I'll just have to be more patient.

I'm sending you more pictures. Two are right after she got a bath. She escaped out of the bathroom and was running around the living room. She was still all wet but was so happy I couldn't make her stop and it was too cute! There's another picture of her in a little doggie rain coat. It rained several days last week and Beulah hated going out to potty when she'd get all wet. I didn't know if she'd appreciate me putting a coat on her, but she did so good with it on and wouldn't stop wagging her tail! Anyway, enjoy the pictures! There will be more to come, I'm sure.

"Beulah's mom"