Lucy in Heat

Lucy just got out of her "confinement" while she was in heat.  Lucky for her, at Amor Animal Hospital she had a huge grass area to play in twice a day with an agility tunnel for her to cruise through.  So, while I'm sure being in heat is not the funnest thing, she did have plenty of play time and a whole suite to herself :)

Wheeler Farm

Last week, Lucy, Cheri, and Diamond went to visit all the farm animals at Wheeler Farm.  They had fun meeting up with all the ducks, lambs, pigs, and other baby animals.  It was a perfect day and starting raining right when we left and not a moment before!

Bessy the Cow photo bombing :)

Cheri would rather be swimming with the ducks!

Mmmm, bacon...

Bowling with Lucy

Last night Shaun and I took Lucy bowling.  Lucy thought it was fun to watch the bowling balls for the first few minutes, then she moved on to watch all the little kids.  Eventually she just watched me and my terrible bowling skills :)

Hoppy Easter

I realize this is a few days late, but happy Easter and have a great April!

Puppy Play Date

Lucy and Cheri are fortunate enough to have a nice friend named Diamond who invites them over to play every few weeks.  Diamond is another CCI puppy in training and has the best backyard with lots of snow, toys, and hills to romp around in.  This last week we all got together and had another play date.  Unfortunately for the dogs, the snow is starting to melt, but they still had a great time.

Patiently waiting for a treat :)

Cheri decided that climbing in the bushes and hanging out sounded like a great idea.
Sadly, this is not the first time she has jumped into snow covered bushes like this.
She also did it once at USU...

I might as well taste the snow while I'm here...

Cute little Diamond.

Running up the stairs, working out the glutes.
Wait...do dogs have glutes?

Lucy and Diamond like to carry the same toy around
and run together like a pair of horses :)

New Puppy Class

We started a new puppy class this past week with a big group of dogs (eleven total).  There were a few CCI pups and several pet dogs in attendance.  One thing Lucy got to practice was being tied down while the other dogs were working on their training.  As you can see, Lucy is a little put out, but she did pretty good despite the fact that one of the Goldens wanted to play and kept barking at her!

Cuddling

Cheri and Lucy love to cuddle.  Or is it that Lucy with all her extra skin is just the perfect pillow....?

Weekend Fun

Last Saturday three of my nieces came and spent the day with us.  We decided to go to downtown Salt Lake and check out a few of the sights there.  Here are some fun photos from City Creek and the Planetarium :)

Congratulations Waffle and Melanie!

Waffle has been pre-matched at team training as a Facility Dog in Colorado!  We couldn't be more proud of her and also of Melanie for doing such a good job raising her.  Hopefully Lucy can follow in her sister's footsteps and also get placed with somebody awesome!

Treasure Hunt

At our training classes we've been talking about having the dogs develop their problem solving skills.  

Sesame Street

While this doesn't have Lucy in it, I just love this video clip from Sesame Street :)

Cold Winter's Day

Brrr, it's sure been cold lately!

Just Because this is an Awesome Picture

Sometimes, there just aren't words...

Catching Up: Christmas

 Whew-our holidays came and went and I feel like I am just barely started breathing normal again.  Here are a few pictures from Christmas day :)

A barrel o' pupcorns
This picture is priceless just for both of their eyes!

What could it be???
(It's one of those dollar squeaky balls from PetsMart :))

Some of you may know that Shaun went to Kazakhstan for work right before Christmas.
On his way home, he had a mini vacation in London, and this is what he brought home for the dogs.

Mini Mincemeat pie, Strawberry Nougat, and Cherry

Patiently waiting to taste those yummy British treats :)

Lucy was festive all day and wore her Jingle Bell collar.