It's the thought that counts...

We attempted to get our leaves raked.... but it was so windy, almost a futile effort. We do have a few bags to show for it though!

The teenager never understood and grumbled through the entire process complaining about why we were doing it in the wind.

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But I won't have to feel so guilty now when I look outside and see all our leaves piled in the neighbors yard. And there is nothing worse than leaves on the ground wrecking a completely perfect new snow fall!

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It was all great when we were done. I was so grateful he stayed out there to help me, even though he wasn't happy about it.

Cherished moments with him.

ol' filth paw...

The pups all had to get baths this weekend...

It started with Rudy... poor little guy; he has had a nasty infection that we finally got the swelling under control with antibiotics, but he was "leaking" and we had to keep him clean, so the easiest way was dunking him in the tub.

And ol' curly sue... Morgan stays pretty clean, but her curly coat was shedding like crazy!


And Taylor was just a total "filth paw" from running around and digging her paws into the mud to pass everyone in the race out through the back yard. She had mud in places I didn't know you could get mud.

But they are all shiney and squeaky clean now!
We are really lucky they all like to get baths.
And I was surprised how much they all cooperated to get their toes done too... it was almost tempting to paint the girls nails pink... but the boys said NO WAY!!

Walking the dogs...

We have fun on our quiet little street working on "healing" training with the dogs off leash. If they do pretty good and don't break command chasing a neighborhood cat, or a squirrel... then we give them some "free dog" time where the main idea is to run them back and forth between us to wear them out! Because let's face it, you just can't walk Taylor long or far enough to wear her out! So she loves this game and it works pretty good to give her a workout.

Morgan will make the trip one time... and then she waits by the front door while Taylor wears down her toe nails on the pavement!

And back again...

One last trip, that should do it.