21 October 2010
20 October 2010
{19oct2010: Wallace Falls}
We wanted to see the fall colors and decided to incorporate a fall hike (for Darwin) with pumpkin patching (for me).
I'm still looking for a pumpkin patch that's dog friendly (do they even exisit?), but in the meantime we found a really fun one, especially if you have kids, Craven Farm.
Besides the pumpkin patch, they had a corn maze, hay ride, animals, and even a mini pumpkin slingshot. If you got a pumpkin in a box you won a prize (we didn't win).
Great place! I'm trying to convince my sister to bring my nephew up one year.
After getting my pumpkins we headed over to Wallace Falls for some hiking. Some of you were asking where Darwin's booty entry was taken at, and this is it!
Darwin surprised us by getting through the gate on the first try, unlike her last encounter with these weavey gates!
Even though it was a little wet and humid, it was a beautiful hike!
More pictures to come!
19 October 2010
{18oct2010: vote!}
Voting is now open at Twinkie's for her Furry Tails photo contest.
Click here to get to the contest page to vote! You can vote up to five times every day on the sidebar til the end of the week! Go Vote!
Here's Darwin's sashaying booty entry in case you forgot!
Click here to get to the contest page to vote! You can vote up to five times every day on the sidebar til the end of the week! Go Vote!
Here's Darwin's sashaying booty entry in case you forgot!
15 October 2010
{14oct2010: Furry Tail}
If you didn't know (and how could you not, after all everybody who's anybody knows Twinkie!) Twinkie is holding a Furry Tails photo contest at her blog.
Here's Darwin's sashaying her booty around for the world to see.
{heyyyy are you checking out my booty?!}
If you haven't entered the contest yet, head here to show off the junk in your trunk! You have till midnight on Sunday!
Here's Darwin's sashaying her booty around for the world to see.
{heyyyy are you checking out my booty?!}
If you haven't entered the contest yet, head here to show off the junk in your trunk! You have till midnight on Sunday!
14 October 2010
{13oct2010: mostly wordless Wednesday}
Darwin versus the talking ball edition:
Darwin got that ball from her Aunty Robin at our surprise puppy shower. I just went back and there's a video on that post when Darwin was TINY and playing with a new toy. If you haven't seen it yet you should check it out for a good laugh.
(Sorry for the dark shaky video... we need better lighting in the house!)
On a not so fun note, if you haven't visited Wilf yet, please do as his family just got some really sad news and could use everyone's thoughts and positive vibes as they deal with another hard blow.
Darwin got that ball from her Aunty Robin at our surprise puppy shower. I just went back and there's a video on that post when Darwin was TINY and playing with a new toy. If you haven't seen it yet you should check it out for a good laugh.
(Sorry for the dark shaky video... we need better lighting in the house!)
On a not so fun note, if you haven't visited Wilf yet, please do as his family just got some really sad news and could use everyone's thoughts and positive vibes as they deal with another hard blow.
12 October 2010
{11oct2010: Oktoberfest}
A few weeks ago we went to the annual Fremont Oktoberfest. Sunday was Dogtoberfest, the one day dogs are allowed at the festivities, so we made sure to be there. I had talked to Remi's mom a few weeks early and they were running the brew-ha-ha 5k so we knew we'd see each other down there.
We were bad dog owners and didn't take Darwin to a park first to wear her down, and so when we got there she was a nut! She was good walking on her leash, but very hyped up especially when we saw other dogs. It was embarrassing (note to self, always tire Darwin out before going some place social) to be "those" dog owners with the seemingly out of control barky dog.
Remi didn't mention it in his blog post, but when we saw Remi, Darwin went crazy! It was quite a scene, and so we quickly parted ways with Remi and his parents, and went to find a table we could sit at to let Darwin take in all the activities from a distance.
Darwin did get a lot of attention from people walking by.
And even got some funny glances.
After hanging out for a couple hours, she finally calmed down and was able to greet other dogs without barking at them.
She even managed to ignore this cute Australian Shepherd puppy hanging out at the other end of the table from us.
Darwin even eventually LAID DOWN OUTSIDE on the grass. She never does that!
Since she was behaving herself we thought we'd let her taste some beer and clean up any spills.
What started as a rough outing (sorry Remi!) ended up being pretty fun and we learned a valuable lesson... a tired dog is a good dog.
**just found the official Oktoberfest image gallery and there are a couple shots of Remi and Darwin! Go to the Dogtoberfest page and you can browse the fun pups that were there.
We were bad dog owners and didn't take Darwin to a park first to wear her down, and so when we got there she was a nut! She was good walking on her leash, but very hyped up especially when we saw other dogs. It was embarrassing (note to self, always tire Darwin out before going some place social) to be "those" dog owners with the seemingly out of control barky dog.
Remi didn't mention it in his blog post, but when we saw Remi, Darwin went crazy! It was quite a scene, and so we quickly parted ways with Remi and his parents, and went to find a table we could sit at to let Darwin take in all the activities from a distance.
Darwin did get a lot of attention from people walking by.
And even got some funny glances.
After hanging out for a couple hours, she finally calmed down and was able to greet other dogs without barking at them.
She even managed to ignore this cute Australian Shepherd puppy hanging out at the other end of the table from us.
Darwin even eventually LAID DOWN OUTSIDE on the grass. She never does that!
Since she was behaving herself we thought we'd let her taste some beer and clean up any spills.
What started as a rough outing (sorry Remi!) ended up being pretty fun and we learned a valuable lesson... a tired dog is a good dog.
**just found the official Oktoberfest image gallery and there are a couple shots of Remi and Darwin! Go to the Dogtoberfest page and you can browse the fun pups that were there.
08 October 2010
{07oct2010: amazing}
Vinny is an amazing dog!
ps. still keeping an eye on Darwin and it's been a full day of her standing around waiting to be picked up. She would sit/lay down for a couple minutes, and then get up and stand around the middle of the floor staring at the gate. Poor girl. At one point I thought I saw her playing with another dog, but I think I may have been mistaken and it may not have been playing...
{07oct2010: adventures in daycare continue}
It's been a while since we've talked about Darwin and daycare. Well, we continued to take her every so often, and every time we picked her up she was always very anxious. I recently decided to try and switch daycares to see if it was the facility or if it's just daycare in general she doesn't like.
Today is her first day at the new daycare. They have a webcam on their website so you can see the action on the floor. So of course as soon as I get into work I bring up the webcam to see how Dar is doing and I see a blue Dane on the floor! Woo! And she's playing with a Boxer! Double woo!
I'm so proud of her and start telling my coworkers and friends on Facebook, "Hey, look at Darwin at daycare!" I was wondering where her collar was, but then thought, maybe they took it off because we forgot to put on her quick release collar before we left the house and they didn't want her buckle one on the floor.
I keep watching and after a while I notice a blue Dane with a pink collar, so I think oh they must be okay with her wearing her collar now. That's cool. And then I realize, I was watching the WRONG DOG! There are actually two blue Danes at daycare, and Darwin was not the one I first was watching and so proud and boastful of. As I'm watching the right dog, I realize Darwin isn't having much fun. Most of the times I check out the camera, she's in the middle of the floor, just standing there. The other blue Dane is playing and having fun, and Darwin just stands there watching all the other dogs run around her.
When a staff member comes on the floor, Darwin will go over to the person for pets and lean time, but doesn't seem interested in playing. She'll occasionally sniff another dog, but so far no playing.
When I realized there was a second Dane there, I was hoping Darwin would play with him, but so far no luck. He's having a blast, and Darwin... not so much.
I know it's her first day at a new place, but is it possible she's just not a daycare doggy? Is it possible that because we fostered her from such a young age (5days old) and she spent so much time in the office around people that she's more of a people dog than a dog dog? Am I just being a crazy over-thinking dog mom and just need to take a chill pill?
It's only lunch time, so I'll keep an eye on her and maybe by the end of the day she'll loosen up a bit. We're approaching fall, and the nights get darker a lot quicker, so dog parks after work are going to be out of the question soon, so she'll have to suck it up and just learn to tolerate day care.
Today is her first day at the new daycare. They have a webcam on their website so you can see the action on the floor. So of course as soon as I get into work I bring up the webcam to see how Dar is doing and I see a blue Dane on the floor! Woo! And she's playing with a Boxer! Double woo!
I'm so proud of her and start telling my coworkers and friends on Facebook, "Hey, look at Darwin at daycare!" I was wondering where her collar was, but then thought, maybe they took it off because we forgot to put on her quick release collar before we left the house and they didn't want her buckle one on the floor.
I keep watching and after a while I notice a blue Dane with a pink collar, so I think oh they must be okay with her wearing her collar now. That's cool. And then I realize, I was watching the WRONG DOG! There are actually two blue Danes at daycare, and Darwin was not the one I first was watching and so proud and boastful of. As I'm watching the right dog, I realize Darwin isn't having much fun. Most of the times I check out the camera, she's in the middle of the floor, just standing there. The other blue Dane is playing and having fun, and Darwin just stands there watching all the other dogs run around her.
When a staff member comes on the floor, Darwin will go over to the person for pets and lean time, but doesn't seem interested in playing. She'll occasionally sniff another dog, but so far no playing.
When I realized there was a second Dane there, I was hoping Darwin would play with him, but so far no luck. He's having a blast, and Darwin... not so much.
I know it's her first day at a new place, but is it possible she's just not a daycare doggy? Is it possible that because we fostered her from such a young age (5days old) and she spent so much time in the office around people that she's more of a people dog than a dog dog? Am I just being a crazy over-thinking dog mom and just need to take a chill pill?
It's only lunch time, so I'll keep an eye on her and maybe by the end of the day she'll loosen up a bit. We're approaching fall, and the nights get darker a lot quicker, so dog parks after work are going to be out of the question soon, so she'll have to suck it up and just learn to tolerate day care.
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