pooped puppy

just wanted to share some pics of our puppy (well, almost a puppy at a year old) tara. we went on a loooooong walk today (like 1 1/2 - 2 hours) and she's pooped!

snow mutts

here's a coupla shots from the snowy day yesterday. as you can see the dogs were less concerned about posing and more excited about getting back inside the house.

daily dose of cuteness

have you met tara? also known as tara-bara, tara-dactyl, tara-ist, tara firma, tara-byte... i could go on.

the crazy mutt fell into our lives august/september time. she was a surprise birthday present gone horribly wrong. my brother thought she'd be a great gift to my mum. but, seeing as tara has the same energy and crazy levels as keith moon - and the same tendency to knock things over, rip everything apart and destroy treasured possessions - and my mum gets very nervous and has never had a dog let alone a mad golden lab pup, they weren't a good match.

so one day i suggested we take tara for the day so mum could chill out. we already have two dogs and a big fenced-in yard so the pup could let off some steam.

we went to pick her up and mum asks if we don't mind having her overnight. which was fine. the next day mum says maybe it's best if tara doesn't come back. bless her.

she's definitely in a better place with us. still crazy but surely mellowing a lot. and here she is, in all her adorable puppy glory:



how can you say no to that? well, we do, often. especially when she's chewing on the sofa. tara, no. or chewing on shadow, our terrier mutt. tara, no. sigh.

talking of bollucks...

our lovely german shepherd is finally undergoing the dreaded de-nadding operation. he'll come back a little less of a man than he was before, but he's still the big dog to us. we don't get to see him until the end of the day, so i'm a little worried - keep him in your thoughts, we love him lots.



isn't he pretty?