Barack (formerly known as Mr. Brown) is growing and learning quickly. Largely from observing his father and Uncle Ajax, at 13 weeks he has learned to come, sit, lie down, hop into and out of the car on command, stop and sit and street corners, release things in his mouth on command, fetch objects at [...]

I took Ari for a run and some retrieving practice in the woods this evening when it was just starting to get dark. I hid 7 “Verweiserdosen” (little green plastic jars with snap-on lids that have little holes in them to release the scent of the goodies inside) for Ari to find, as well as a [...]

Only a few more weeks to go till I can go up to Denmark and pick up Barack! Mona Lisa has sent us beautiful pictures of Ari’s and Wagga’s gorgeous puppies. They now have a big outdoor pen to play in, and are getting very adventurous and naughty (as puppies do).

Mona Lisa sent us some lovely pictures of the puppies on July 12th – they just get prettier every day. The contrasts in their coats, colors and personalities are becoming ever more apparent. I really envy Mona Lisa being able to watch them develop on a daily basis!

Mona Lisa sent us some new puppy pictures today!  The differences in their colors and coat lengths are becoming apparent now. They all look soooo cuddly!

Mona Lisa sent us some great pictures of the puppies in action today – they have moved into new housing and were outside enjoying the sunshine! I’m really looking forward to meeting them in person – can’t wait for August!

Happy 4th of July,  everybody!  To celebrate, we have new pictures from Mona Lisa  – all the pups opened their eyes a few days ago and have begun to bark (they’re barking for Barack, of course!). Everybody is freshly bathed with new ribbons and manicures. Now they’re ready to start exploring the big wide world!

Mona Lisa sent us some more photos of the puppies today – their eyes are beginning to open now, so it won’t be long before they’ll be active and into everything within reach!

We got a lovely note from Mona Lisa about the puppies today:

 ”Have not weighed the pups yet, but I bet we’ve reached 1 kg today. They are very well, very quiet, just lying there content and growing.
Two days ago they began using their hind legs instead of just crawling with them dragging behind, and when [...]

We continue to receive charming updates of puppy photos from Mona Lisa – all six (three boys, three girls) are doing well, and their mother has recovered nicely. In one of the pictures, Wagga is enjoying the flowers from Ari. These photos are from June 20th, and the one of the little guy in what [...]