Farewell, Dear Buddy

It is with great regret and remorse that I notify all of you about the passing of Ayla’s newest friend, Buddy. He had a short life with us, arriving to our home on August 10th, 2007.In this photo taken August 11th, Buddy was still showing his signs of...

Finally a Newfie sized toy

It’s been a while since my last post and there’s not really a good reason aside from I’ve just been busy and there hasn’t really seemed to be much worth posting about. But I remembered these photos of Ayla’s newest toy and wanted to...

Is our little girl just growing up?

As Ayla grows closer and closer to age two (she’ll be 18 months in 10 days), it seems that her behaviors continue to change. She has definitely begun to calm down a bit although she can still run circles around us most days and generally has at least one daily...

Chasing mice…or ??

This morning during our walk Ayla was having a great time amusing herself. We’ve gone from highs in the 90s and clear skies this weekend to rain, drizzle and highs in the 60s now – and of course Ayla is really enjoying it. She is going to be in great need...

Stay away from the rat poison

This summer hasn’t really been good to Ayla. She has had to go to the vet three times so far; once for her shots, another time for her sore shoulder and this time….suspected rat poison. We live on an old farm and the previous owner was a nut about putting...