Puppy Love

The puppies have been growing like crazy and Ashlyn is just as mischievous as they are. Potty training is going pretty well.... at least as far as the dogs are concerned. Little miss Ashlyn will not be able to start pre-school with her friends till she stops being stubborn about it! Guess Harlie & Malone are keeping her occupied enough. She say's that "Hawlie" is her puppy, "Mawone" is Daddy's, and Mommy just gets to share. Hmmm... guess that's why I get stuck with all of the "clean up" duties.

Harlie had her "special surgery" in June. That was on a Thursday & she did very well. On Sunday afternoon she was laying on the floor & I was checking out her incision thinking it was looking pretty good. Before I could react, Malone came over to play and stepped right on her stitches, popping one and opening the incision. Poor thing with that big ol' paw didn't stand a chance. I started to panic a bit & called the doctor. Luckily they were there for about 40 more minutes and I rushed her in. After a couple staples, 10 days of wearing that ridiculous cone, & some extra bandages, she is fully recovered and doing well. Next month, it's Mr. Malone's turn.... Seems like Harlie's about peaked in growth, but Malone is quickly passing her up. He's now 4 1/2 months old and weighing in at 36 pounds. That's about 10 lbs more than Harlie and only 2 lbs less than Ashlyn. Yah, he's a big ol' baby. They're both as sweet & lovable as can be. Ashlyn's such a good helper. She takes care of dishing out and feeding them the food & gives me the water dish to fill up.... so cute to watch her take care of them. Now, if we can just get Ashlyn to stop sneaking them food!