Live like a Rockstar

Guess who's back - Back again!

2009-04-15T07:15:00.000-06:00

Hello everybody!!! It's been so long where do I begin? Man, it has been a hectic few months here at the casa and I've neglected my poor blog into oblivion. But no more! I'm back and ready to start updating you about Team RK once again.

Well what have we been up to since January?

We've had some snow days-

We've had some sunny with snow days-

We had some fun at the lake days!

Which led to some relaxing on the bed time....

Then we had some more snow days. Jeff and my brother took the dogs up when they went backcountry skiing and snowboarding, so they needed their packs and coats! It was coooooold that day. (You can see the blowing snow in the picture.) Brrrrrrrrr.

And that led to some uber relaxation on the couch.

Roxy knows how to relax in style!

And we had some more sunny days. This was taken up at the Evergreen dog park, which is the new dp we discovered doing a home visit for the rescue. They love it here. It's mountainous, huge, and had lots of new smells! What more could you want in a dog park? Well-maybe a lake too...

And that day led to more sleepy dogs. Are they not the cutest?

I will be keeping up with my blog much more often now that it's light outside when I get home and we are almost done wedding planning!! Woot! So please stop by often and say hello. We love to have you here!

Tagged!! 40 things about me

2009-01-27T07:26:00.004-07:00

Ok, so I have to post a recent picture of me and my dogs and then list 40 things about me... This is the most recent, but it's from August 08.

1. I'm planning my wedding which will happen September 12th of this year!!! (Which is why I haven't had as much time to update my blog.)

2. When I was growing up I wanted to be a 911 dispatcher.

3. I buy at least one new swimsuit every summer and hardly ever go swimming.

4. I was probably one of the shyest children ever. And now I'm pretty much the opposite.

5. I don't like chocolate. I'm not really into sweets at all. Well, except cheesecake! YUM!

6. I loooove cooking. And I'm finally starting to get decent at it.

7. My brother is one of my best friends. And we didn't even really start liking each other until we were out of high school.

8. I'm tall. 5'11 and 3/4" tall. And I love to wear heels.

9. I am addicted to the internet. I probably spend about 5 hours a day on it.

10. Rockstar is my heart dog. She is my first border collie and means more to me than most people could ever imagine. It's hard to wrap your head around how much that little dog means to me.

11. Patience is something I wish I had more of. And definitely something I need to work on.

12. Pinot Noir is my absolute favorite wine.

13. I probably own over 30 pairs of jeans.

14. I hate getting up super early for work but I love getting out at 3:30!

15. I use reusable shopping bags every time I go to the grocery store and try to remember when I go to other stores as well.

16. Some of my pet peeves are slow drivers, people who ask questions all the time and never take the time to retain any of the info you previously gave them, people who complain about something but never do anything about fixing the problem.

17. I ride motorcycles and own a Kawasaki 636.

18. One of my nicknames is #46

19. I can pretty much fall asleep in any movie. No matter how good it is.

20. 2 of my favorite foods are chicken and rice. I could eat these 2 things every. single. day.

21. My dogs crate themselves in the morning when it's cold out so they don't have to stay outside that day.

22. I've been at my same job for 9 years.

23. I drink at least 2 cups of coffee every morning, except the weekends.

24. I was born in the Year of the Dog in the Chinese Zodiac....appropriate-no?

25. I started college when I was 17.

26. I am the youngest of 3. An older sister, then an older bro, then me!

27. My favorite color is pink.

28. I have a collection of sunglasses....13 pairs last time I counted.

29. I've been trying to work out lately and I hope it starts to show soon.

30. It freaks me out that people refer to Save-The-Date reminders for weddings as STD reminders.

31. I adore creative people. I lack in the creativity/artistic department.

32. I had more allergies than you can count when I was younger. Dust, grass, perfumes, metals, plastics, adhesives (think bandaids-nope-couldn't wear those!), couldn't wear disposable diapers, no meat but lamb, no dairy, no legumes, no wheat, no soy, no yeast, no seafood, no citrus, no corn (which is in everything, btw!), no eating out-EVER! My mom had to cook 2 meals at every meal. One for me, and one for the rest of my family.

33. I've been to Costa Rica.

34. I've never broken a bone. *Knocks on wood*

35. As a kid I've played soccer, swimming, Tae-Kwon-Do, volleyball, basketball, skied, snowboarded, I was a pretty active little person.

36. I have WAY more guy friends than girlfriends.

37. I wish I could sing.

38. I write everything I do daily in a planner.

39. I'm always hungry. Even if I just ate 30 minutes before.

40. I always wanted braces when I was a kid but never needed them. I just liked that you could get them in all sorts of different colors!

The sweetest face

2009-01-16T14:18:00.004-07:00

I love when Kipp is calm. It doesn't happen often, but when it does it results in his 'sweet face' where he just looks at me with love. I think he is the most adorable, handsome, sweet, silly boy on the planet and I'm so glad he came into our lives.

Flippy Flopper Fun!

2009-01-10T16:50:00.000-07:00

Kipp would like to invite all of you to experience his one true love. Playing Frisbee.

We decided to take a little trip to the park because I've been dying to use my new Canon Rebel that I got for Christmas!! And as long as we were going, I might as well try my hand at some action shots and bring the Flippy Flopper Frisbees. I've never had much luck taking action shots with old camera because they would always turn out blurry. Let's see what we can do...

Kipp always makes it look easy.

I don't know if he will ever wait for a frisbee to get closer to the ground to catch...he always jumps to catch them.

And makes it look so smoooooth.

Boing and chomp!

This is as close as he gets to the ground, but still all 4 feet off the floor.

Roxy says, 'HEY! What about me? I catch Frisbee's too!!! Sometimes I try to catch them with my hands even.'

And this my friends, is why we could never have named her Grace.

Rockstar has a tendency to run too fast so then she has to turn around to catch the Frisbee before it hits the ground. And this is what is looks like when captured in a freeze frame.

'Mom, I got it!!! LOOOOOOK!'

Trying to take lessons from her little brother...she attempts to jump like a real dog with all 4 feet off the ground, and aiming just her face at the Frisbee. Hmmmm, not working so well, is it Roo?

Getting closer Rockstar-you can do it!!!

Doh, back to her old antics. But hey-at least she caught it! Good girl Rockstar.

Oh no, she didn't!! Look at her go! A textbook catch by my little Roo!!

And can I even tell you how much I LOVE my new camera?! Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, LOVE!!!

Rockstar is a present pro!

2008-12-26T13:13:00.001-07:00

Roxy loves to open presents. Especially when there are fans of hers cheering her on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1D-yvITsR8

Oh, and btw, this is big news over here. I received a brand new Canon Rebel XSi for Christmas!!!! So you all better watch out. Who knows where it will take me, but you can bet that will mean I will be taking even more pictures than normal (I use that term loosly because my DF thinks there is nothing normal about the amount of photos I take). I didn't think that would be possible but I can't wait to get home and do my first photo shoot!

Merry Christmas from Team RK

2008-12-24T07:43:00.004-07:00

Happy Holidays!

Rockstar and Kipp would like to wish all their furry and non-furry friends that read this blog a happy and healthy holiday season. Whatever you may or may not celebrate, we wish you the best of love, peace and happiness.

Merry Christmas!! Happy Kwanzaa! Happy Hanukkah! Or as Jeff likes to say, Merry Christmahanukwanzakkah!! :) And Happy New Year to you all!

Tag, I'm it!!

2008-12-17T11:15:00.001-07:00

The lovely Laura with Craig and Taz (who is now in Canada working on his sheepdoggin skills! Go Tazzy!) tagged me with a simple and fun game! I'm excited to see what everyone that I tag posts! :)

So, here is the deal. She was tagged first, and now I'm next. The rules are simple: go to your photo archives on your computer and go into the 6th folder and count up to the 6th picture and post it on your blog, along with the story that goes with it.

Warning-semi graphic image up ahead if you don't like blood.

This is the 6th picture in my 6th folder. Camping up in Buena Vista the night before a disc dog competition. It was dark out, this was a dog approved camp ground.....with a barb wire fence running straight through the campsite!! I was SO pissed. So while we were setting up the tent and getting things out of the car Kipp walks over to me....blood dripping everywhere. Scared the crap out of me.

This was taken after we cleaned the cut, but you can see that the cut goes from right under his armpit, all the way down to his paw. (It looks like a white line all the way down his leg-you can view it larger if you double click the picture.)

So, we wrapped him up, and my poor baby had to hang out in his crate for the rest of the evening so he wasn't running around on his hurt leg.

And to make the trip worse, my DF accidently wrapped his vetwrap too tight and Kipp's foot was swollen the next morning...

My little Dipper just layed in the tent and licked at his foot the entire morning.

But he cheered on his sister at the competition the next day and for her first time ever she won a gold medal and placed first in the novice division!! It was cute, Kipp walked over to the field with us when it was Rockstar's turn to go and he watched her compete and actually looked happy that she was doing so good. He would nudge her when she got back to the sidelines as if to say 'Good job sis, you kicked ass!'

Now it's my turn to start tagging!!! 6 victims.... Muah ah ah ahhhhh. I choose:

Park Bench fun

2008-12-15T12:29:00.000-07:00

I, for some odd reason, like to make my dogs pose on things that they would rather not. Like this fun green park bench at our local park.

Roxy nicely got up on the bench and sat down, as if to say 'Let's just get this over with lady' and Kipp would not, I mean NOT sit down. Whatever Kipp-you big baby. Good enough for me.

Then we found this other nice green park bench on the top of the hill at the park. Like she knew I was going to ask her to hop up, she did it for me and awaited the picture taking.

I think this is her favorite view. This is her park.

It's actually quite the place. There is a huge area to just run around, and a nice big flat area for practicing discin'.

Kipp doesn't always quite 'get' what I'm asking him. That or he doesn't get why I would want him to do such silly things. He always takes longer to convince that this is fun! But he will usually comply with my wishes for a short time.

Kipp the Lemur. The ears, the eyes, the tail. He totally looks like a Lemur to me here.

And then there is my fox dog. Roxy ends up looking rather fox-ish in many of her pics. Hmmm, Halloween ideas for next year are popping into my head right now...

Mr. Handsome. Still wondering why his mom is crazy. I love you Buddy-thanks for being such a good boy! You can get off now.

I think he got used to being on the bench. Because he didn't really want to get down even after I told him it was ok. He sat, taking in the cold, then hopped off to hang with his sis.

Enjoying each other's company.

And my favorite picture of the trip. The moon in the blue sky, and my 2 pups seeming to relax and just enjoy the view.

The Park + Snow = Fun!!!

2008-12-10T07:25:00.002-07:00

I decided that since the pups had to be in their crates all day because it was FREEZING out yesterday (talking less than 10 degrees when I left the house in the am and it never made it past 25 degrees all day. It was around 10-15 with the windchill......brrrrrrrrrrr!)

So we packed up out brand spankin' new Camo Wubba and off to the park we went! What does Rockstar do when we first get to the park? Lay down right in the middle of the shady snow. Aren't these dogs supposed to be one of the smartest breeds? Hmmmmm.....

Ahhhh, maybe Kipp is the smart one. At least he layed where there was some sunshine! Which is good because Kipp can't seem to 'shake' like a normal dog and he can never get all the wet off him properly. Thus, he ends up freezing his little booty off by the time we go back inside.

Wubba Time!!! Kipp would love it if someone would PLEASE throw his new Wubba!! (Wow, I should get paid for all this free Wubba advertising I'm doing right now!)

Roxy likes to carry the Wubba by the strands for some reason...so the hard part hits her in the face as she's running....again, smartest breed???

I love her gate as she's running. And look at that smile on her face! She was LOVING the snow!

Kipp is funny. He really didn't know what to do at the park with no Frisbee to chase (or Wubba once I put it away) so he just chased Roxy around. I think he would've just layed down and hung out by me if she wasn't there....waiting for some toy stimulation. Weirdo.

They liked sticking their noses in the snow and then licking it off their faces. That was pretty cute. Roxy would do it as she was running. Like a seagull scooping up a fish out of the water-she would just open her mouth and scoop the top layer of snow off the ground and just keep running.

And then they ran some more!

Eventually I made them stop and rest a little. Hmmm, I wonder what they're looking at? (If you look closely at Kipp's belly -just above his muzzle- you can see how red it is. It was COLD out!!)

Hi mom!!!!

Why does Kipp ALWAYS seem to have a snowy face?

Oh yeah, because Roxy kicks up snow dust onto him when she's running! See?

Examining the park from the top of the hill. Making sure everything is kosher. It seems to be. So I guess we can go home now. :)

Rockstar's snowy face

2008-12-08T14:35:00.001-07:00

Rockstar's snowy face
Originally uploaded by number 46

And Roxy runs so fast that she usually ends up slipping in the snow and that's how HER face gets to looking like this. :)

Kipp's snowy face

2008-12-08T14:33:00.001-07:00

Kipp's snowy face
Originally uploaded by number 46

Sometimes Kipp will miss the frisbee and must dig into the snow to find it again. He usually comes up looking something like this!

Snow bunnies

2008-12-08T14:29:00.001-07:00

snow bunnies
Originally uploaded by number 46

Rockstar and Kipp absolutely LURVE the snow so we took the opportunity last weekend to take some time and enjoy it together.

A little DP trip

2008-11-25T18:30:00.001-07:00

I love the dog park. You get to hang out with other people who (for the most part) are doing the right thing with their dogs. Exercising them, socializing them, letting them be dogs, some are even -gasp- training them!

I think this is one of Rockstar's favorite places in the entire world. Chatfield State Park has a DP that is HUGE! It has 2 lakes for swimming and a nice stream to play in as well. Obviously under normal Colorado weather these would've been off limits right now but it's been SO nice here the water wasn't too cold and Team RK was frolicking and swimming away!

Waiting for Jeff to throw their ball back in the lake!

Here is Rockstar and her weird lip.

And then we head to land to dry off!! Anyone else notice the only thing in focus is her nose??

And Roxy trying to avoid Kipp's shakeoff water and focus on the task at hand....the BALL!

And this is Kipp's innocent face. 'I didn't shake water off on Roxy, honest!'

We even met some other BC's there too - and another Kipp imposter at that! This one is a girl and her name is Nell. She actually herds real sheep normally...

BUT you better watch out though if you're a white fluffy dog in a pack of bc's....they might just mistake you for a sheep!! Good thing there is a Chuck-It around keeping their interest!

And here is the smooth-coated crew...all ball obsessed. Weird-I know!

Kipp would like to just inform everyone that there is only ONE Kipp! And look how handsome he is.

But he would like to know this one thing.....WHY?????

I dunno buddy. I can't explain that one.

Moving on....

Let's make the dogs pose on a tree trunk!

And we'll finish off this trip with a little more fetch!

Sister Kimberly sends presents!

2008-11-20T08:50:00.001-07:00

Ok, so they weren't for Rockstar's birthday, but since I hadn't given them to the dogs yet I thought I was an appropriate time to finally do it. (I actually received them back at the beginning of September!) But my camera wasn't working at the time so I waited, because I figured it would make a good blog! :)

Oooooo, presents!

I'll just snap a pic really quickly before Roxy or Kipp realizes what they are or who they are for.

(They always seem to be able to sniff out dog toys like nobody's business!)

See what I mean, Roxy is already figuring out that something awesome could be hiding inside the bag.

And before you know it, she grabs one out. I should've never let her unwrap her Christmas presents for the past 2 years, now she just digs in when she knows it's for her! Lol.

And before they get completely destroyed I thought I'd show you guys what they got. 2 rope toys, which happen to be Roxy's favorite thing, but she ends up shredding them all over the living room and I end up picking up strings for days, so mommy doesn't buy her those anymore. This is a special treat! And also 2 on-the-go doggy bowls! They're great. They compact into tiny little flat squares and fit in the tiniest space. Perfect since we take the dogs everywhere with us!

Notice Rockstar trying to be sneaky and steal a toy mid-picture. I couldn't get her out of the pic!

So I had her jump up and take a picture with the fun stuff....but where'd her front legs go? She looks like a cross between a fox and a deer to me for some reason.

You know they're both thinking:

'So seriously, are you gonna put that camera down and throw our new toys? Because this isn't fun for us right now....'

Now THESE are the happy faces I wanted to see!

Kipp found me the toys (like I didn't know where they were!) and in true Kipp fashion, presented them to me with a bow.

Kipp: C'mon Mom, here, I'll even hand it right to you!

Kipp: Oh, I love it, I love it, I love it. Chase, chase, chase. It's all mine.

Kipp: Hey, did you not hear me? I said-It's all mine! Don't you go trying to steal my toy.

Roxy: It's my birthday though, and I am a tugging ninja!! I don't know if you want to try and compete!

Roxy: Neener neener neener. I win, I win. Here mom, here's the toy.

Roxy: Don't you want to take it? Do I need to get it closer? Here, here, HERE!!

So what does Kipp do? He just goes and gets the other toy....and now Rockstar wants that one too. She's SUCH a girl!

And there she goes, just taking what she wants...

Well, attempting to anyway!

He doesn't look too broken up that she took his toy does he?

And here is what she did with it. Less than 5 minutes later and she's already chewed through it! She absolutely loves to chew rope toys. No wonder her teeth are so pearly white!

Thanks Sister Kimberly!! You're the best doggy Aunty EVA!

Happy Birthday Rockstar!!

2008-11-16T19:20:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was Rockstar's 3rd birthday!! So, in proper dog lover fashion we gave her some awesome presents. To start, she got a nice new collar and Kipp did too. (Although they were supposed to be for Christmas, I just couldn't wait that long.)

And fancy new dog tags to go with them! They're little dog paws!

And I didn't think that was enough so I had to go back and order them matching leashes so they can be extra-fancy!!

Once I have a chance I'll try and take some outside pictures with them on. Indoor pictures are boring and not well lit, IMO. Well, at least all mine are.

Rockstar got a HUGE busy bone instead of a cake which I think she was pretty darn happy about. And she also got a duck, one of her favorite toys ever. And a pink sqeaky bone. She was a happy little girl. And we also went to the dog park today so I will be posting those pictures later in the week. It was a great weekend.

Except on Saturday when we spent the entire day at a flyball tournament. The Western Border Collie Rescue was there trying to adopt some dogs out, and I was there to help out. And I couldn't leave Roxy at home on her birthday so she and Kipp came along. They don't look too happy to be stuck on this blanket all day, do they?

But when she got home it was all Roxy playtime with her dad!

Which toy will she choose? Yep, her favorite duck.

Her and Jeff like to tug together. And he doesn't use his hands....this is way more fun!! (Oooo, you can see her pretty new collar here.)

I wonder who will win this war? (You have to click this picture to enlarge it-and look at Rockstar's face. It's hilarious!!!)

And eventually Kipp joined in too. Once Rockstar got to break her duck in properly. :)

Happy Birthday little girl!! We love you!

Do you smell that?

2008-11-14T15:30:00.000-07:00

Uh oh, what is that?

Do you smell that??? Where is it coming from? Over there maybe...

Oh my god, it's coming from ANOTHER HOSE MONSTER!!!

I WILL get you this time. You will not get the best of me!

Don't make me bust out my best grizzly bear moves!!

C'mon Kipp!! Help me out here. Last time you just ran away-we can take it down. Together! Power in numbers!!

Fine, you big sissy. Go back inside. I'll take care of this myself!

Ugh, this is SO not working.... Hmmm. I have to think. I have to come up with a better plan. Think, Rockstar, think!

La la la la laaaaaaa, I'm just gonna walk over here for no reason at all, Mr. Hose Monster. De de deee, walking, walking, walking.

And I'll come at you from this side! ATTAAAAAAACK!!!!!!! Kipp, wrong way buddy!!! Come on!

Wait, how'd you get behind me so fast?

Alright, it's head on time. Coming at you from the side obviously isn't working. Here we go!

Yep, that did it. The hose monster is gone and did I mention he tasted delicious?!

Yeah, I'm getting some love from my dad for a job well done. I'm SUCH a GREAT guard dog!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha....Kipp is NOT! See, this is what all his pictures looked like-big baby!

Here I am shaking it off, when that stupid hose monster tried to come attack me again. Mom told me that we were 'done'. I hate when she says that because it usually means no more fun. And today was no different.

So, I sat in my yard with my new grass and made sure it didn't try anything sneaky.

You best listen, hose monster. Or this face will be the last thing you see!!

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Seriously, who knew that getting grass would be so much fun. Roxy looooves the grass and chasing the hose. I've never seen her do that before now but it's hilarious! Watering the grass has never been more entertaining!

Hose Monster!!!

2008-11-12T12:38:00.003-07:00

Rockstar is doing her duty of keeping an eye out for hose monsters. I think she has spotted one.... There is no mistaking that face!

And she's off!! That hose monster has no idea what's coming. This little girl is fierce. This little girl is determined. This little girl is fast and you stand no chance!

She WILL eat you! And woof you. See example below:

And this is her after. Although one might think that she lost this battle with the hose monster- but this is the face of a winner! In my mind anyway. That's how moms are right?

My little winner.

And here is my little weiner! He stayed CLEAR of any water and nonsense that was happening in the yard. And he likes to swim, so who knew the reasoning behind his not wanting to let any hose water touch him. Reminded him a little too much of getting a bath, perhaps? :)

He was not amused by the hose monster and was even less amused when it turned on him for no reason and sprayed him. He ran in the house so fast and waited in the doorway like 'Hah dad, try and spray me now!! Mom will SO kick your ass if you spray that hose in the house. And you know it.'

Smartass.

Daylight savings ending- you are our Nemesis!!

2008-11-05T09:26:00.000-07:00

I hate that it gets dark so dang early now! Evil, evil winter months. I can barely get home from work and load the dogs up to take them to the park, none-the-less try and get a good session in before dark. I'm going to have to start going to the dog park more and give up the frisbees for a while I guess.

It was 4pm when I took these pics yesterday. And look at how dark it is getting already! Oy. This is our park, btw. Isn't it nice?! It's big and in a fairly quiet little neighborhood with hardly no other dogs there, ever. I love it!

Some JERK decided it would be fun to do donuts in the grass, right after the sprinklers were on one night. And now this is what the grass looks like. Thanks, a**hole. Now our beautiful, nice, well-taken care of park looks like crap.

But no more whining-it's time to play!!!! This is what it looks like when we arrive at the park. I get out of the Xterra, open the back hatch, Rockstar and Kipp jump out and run to the middle of the grass to wait for me to grab the frisbees and their water. And then they stare.

Kipp has his stare down to a science. There is no denying what this boy wants!!

I like to drop all the discs right in front of them and then take my time putting my cell phone, truck keys, camera, and whatever else I've got, in one nice pile on the ground....just to torture them a little. :) He he he-mean mommy!

And eventually Kipp won't be able to stand it any longer and he'll grab a disc and bring it to me. He's just too damn cute!

Then we have a little session. Here is me and Rockstar attemping to do some freestyle. We're still new at this so it's nothing very exciting. Yet.

She is such a good dog though! She has come a long way in just the little amount of time we've been working on her 'tricks.' Maybe everyone's dogs are just as smart, and learn just as quickly, but I think it's incredible how well she is doing!

And we must not forget about the Dipper! He was sooooo tired, but still wouldn't drink any water. He hates to drink when there is something better to do, like chase a friz! No matter how close we put the water bowl to him, he says 'NO!'

See, now wasn't it nice of him to sit and stare at these for me in case I didn't see them before?! What a good boy you are, Mr. Kipper!

He likes to put ideas in my cute little Roxy's head and before I knew it she was begging for the same thing.

So we played some more, and decided it was time to go. Rockstar was reluctant, but eventually she started heading back to the truck. Kipp will finally drink water at the end of the session because he knows there will be no more disc and heads toward the truck too.

And that, my friends, is a day at the park with Rockstar and Kipp!

Camo Obsession?

2008-11-03T12:21:00.005-07:00

What is with me liking to dress up my dogs? And I've also been noticing a slight trend lately. Dressing them up........and camo. Eh, what do you do? Take pictures!!! :)

I must have a weird fetish with camo, I think. Rockstar has a pink camo bandana:

And Kipp has a green camo collar......

And a blue camo bandana....

I don't know about you but I think it makes them jump higher and run faster!

And here is my proof! :) We call this "The Wall."

These are all the awards that my 2 little furballs have won this season. (Besides the bags of dog food, treats, toys, carpet spot-cleaner, t-shirts, and yummy/fun stuff that we already gave them. Heck-we even won a gigantic candle at one event! Weird, I know.) Pretty darn good if you ask me!

Yes, this is the way I justify dressing up my dogs. :P Ok, not really. But they don't seem to mind and I think they are adorable so there ya go!

Imposter!!!!

2008-10-31T07:46:00.005-06:00

There is a Kipp imposter at WBCR:

Maybe he is just being Kipp for Halloween???? Because we all know there can only be one Kipper-Dipper!!

Is that not crazy? He looks just like him. Short hair, on the smaller side for a male, same markings (a few less spots than my boy but you get what I'm sayin') and GET THIS: His name is Tripp. Kipp and Tripp. Matching dogs, matching names.

Isn't he handsome?! I think so, but I guess I'm partial..... :) I'm going to meet him tomorrow and I can't wait! I just love the smooth coated little ones.

Jeff will kill me if I bring him home. Jeff will kill me if I bring him home. Jeff will kill me if I bring him home. Jeff will kill me if I bring him home. Jeff will kill me if I bring him home. Jeff will kill me if I bring him home. Jeff will kill me if I bring him home. Jeff will kill me if I bring him home.

I think I should repeat that all morning tomorrow. Because I just LOVE this little guy.

Trick or Treat!

2008-10-29T21:17:00.000-06:00

Rockstar and Kipp did a test run last night with their costumes on to see how they'd do in them. All in all, I think it went pretty well. Rockstar is a champ and has already been through 2 Halloweens and had to dress up for one of them. Kipp was not too thrilled when I first put his costume on him. He wouldn't move.

Nope, not gonna do it. Not even for that delicious treat in your hand!

Wait, did you say you have my favorite snausages??

How's this?

Yummmmmmm, Kipp ate more doggie treats last night than he's had since the entire time he's been here. BUT-my plan worked. He was posing for pictures left and right!!

See?!!

What good doggies I've got. Happy Howloween everybody!!!

I hope you all have a safe and happy Halloween.

And PLEASE remember-Keep that candy up and out-of-reach of your pooches!

Devi goes home

2008-10-14T07:39:00.002-06:00

Devi found her new home last night with a wonderful couple in Eagle, CO.

BYE MOM!!! I've got a new mom now!

We went to the park and she played with Devi for a while. She fell in love with her silly antics and slight uncoordination. I was sad to see Devi go, but I know she will get way more love and attention from them than she could ever need!!

Devi at the park

2008-10-03T07:34:00.003-06:00

Ok, is this dog not the cutest tubby dog you've ever seen??

She looooves to play fetch!

Throw it again Aunty!!!

All tuckered out after about 10 throws. This little girl loves to play but I doubt has ever been exercised.

I feel bad for the poor little sausage. She has HUGE potential to be a killer sports dog. She can catch a frisbee like Kipp, and is almost able to keep up with Rockstar in the speed department, it's just that no one ever played with her. Now she will find a family that will do all the things for her that she has been missing out on. You can't keep her away from the toys in our house and she will steal toys from Roxy and Kipp like she's afraid she will never get it back. No need to worry about that here little girl. You can play with all the toys your little heart desires.

Rookie of the Year!

2008-09-22T08:12:00.004-06:00

Here is my Kipper Dipper....Flying his way toward Rookie of the Year!

***Photo taken by Russ Green (rgreenphotography.com)****

We're pretty sure that Kipp has locked in Rookie of the Year. Our last competition was Saturday (where Kipp and the fiance took 9th overall, btw!!!) and the way it looks is that Kipp and I have the most Rookie points! :) How cool is that? My little one year old boy, a rescue, that we've only had since January (which is when we started fostering Mr. Dipper-we adopted him at the end of Feb. and he had been in rescue since he was just a baby!) is the man! You go boy!

And not to leave Miss Rockstar out-she came in second with me!! Right behind us....Kipp came in 3rd with fiance Jeff. And our good friend Mike came in 4th with his red dog Maggey!

It was a really fun season and I'm super happy we found this to do with our dogs. It keeps me way more active than I was before, and my lazy butt needed that! Especially now because I need to lose some weight for my wedding! :)

Fostering Again

2008-09-19T11:30:00.005-06:00

Meet Devi:

Devi is a singe, black & white female, looking for love. She loves toys, long walks, a run from time to time, and snuggling is by far her favorite! Road trips? She loves the wind in her fur and to be right by your side! C'mon-who doesn't want a fun loving woman who is adventurous and up for anything?! She loves to meet new people!!

Devi is somewhere around 3-4 years old we're thinking. She's just giving us a head shot because she's a little embarrassed by her weight right now. She could stand to lose a few!! You cannot feel her ribs, even if you try, so we need to slim her down and find that special someone for her to fall in love with!

She is the sweetest thing. She's already housebroken (Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!) and is working on her crate training. She can be a little barky at first but calms down after a few minutes. She is working on her manners, as being in the shelter for almost a month and who knows where before that, didn't help her much in that department. I can't wait to see how she is after she has had a chance to calm down and get settled in at our house. She is going to make someone a fantastic family member.

I'm Engaged!!!!

2008-09-15T09:48:00.003-06:00

Well I had ONE GOOD weekend!!!!!!! We went to Keystone for our 5 year anniversary. Left the pooches at home with my dad and enjoyed a wonderful weekend of food, fun and love. And on Saturday night Jeff proposed!!!

Now it's time to get to planning! We've already set the date as September 12, 2009. Where do you even start in this whole process??!! :)

(Sorry the pic isn't great, took it with my camera phone....)

WBCR needs your vote!!!

2008-09-11T12:10:00.002-06:00

Hi everyone.
For those that don't know I work with the WY Border Collie Rescue and we have a chance to win $5000 from Petfinder.com but we need your votes!
We have lots of dogs in our care that could really benefit from this donation and I would love if everyone could go here:

http://www.petfinder.com/disasterprep
State: Wyoming
Shelter: Wyoming Border Collie Rescue

And vote! Vote as many times as possible! Tell everyone that you can to please vote for WBCR and help us win! It's hard to compete against the giant SPCA's that are out there but we are going to try our hardest.

THANKS EVERYONE!!!!!! YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roxy's Peeved Look

2008-09-08T09:52:00.006-06:00

I found this funny-so I thought I'd share it with you. Rockstar happens to get many 'peeved' looks when I take her picture. Could it be because I take too many pictures of her?? Nooooo, that can't be it. She was born with this look, please see below:

Then: (Her 5th day home)

And now:

Ha ha! Makes me giggle.

Anyways.....The demo on Saturday night went really well. Rockstar kicked some ass(even though it was her first time wearing these booties) and was a crowd fave in her pink camo bandana! She was making her rounds with the audience before we threw and was charming people just being her cute, little self!

People loved the demo and I heard really great comments about all of the dogs and how well behaved they were. How cool it is to watch how high some of them can leap(we have a bc/aussie cross that can just bounce straight up in the air-they LOVED her, she is a ton of fun to watch). How cute they were in their booties. How awesome some of the freestlye throws were. I've never heard such positive comments and such fun crowd reactions for a demo before. It was awesome. I can't wait to start doing freestyle. :)

Kipp Split, Rockstar Bonanza

2008-09-05T11:24:00.003-06:00

Ugh, will it end? Kipp was healing so nicely, until yesterday when he split his cut back open somehow.

On a fun note: Tomorrow night we will be doing another Roller Derby demo and Rockstar will be doing this one. I'm excited! Her booties arrived about 2 weeks ago, and she has been ROCKING at our practices lately. We've been doing quite a bit of freestyle and she's nailing almost everything. It's all very, very exciting! WOOT!!!

This dog ROCKS!

2008-09-04T08:07:00.001-06:00

Take a second, and watch this video. It's an amazing video of an amazing dog.

Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQYC5Zte1Rg

YESSSS!!!!!!!!!

2008-08-27T10:13:00.002-06:00

Guess what? I got a call Monday evening that something was messed up when they were doing the scores from last weekends comp in BV and Rockstar actually ended up taking FIRST! Not second like they initially told us! WOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!! This is Roxy's first Gold medal!

Have I told you about how much better she is doing with tracking discs and slowing down (just enough) to catch the disc? She's just so dang fast that she over-runs her throws every time! I was so excited last weekend when I just KNEW we rocked it, and I was happy with silver because we were up against some good competition, but now that the final scores were tallied again, we beat the second place team by 3.5 points! Awesome! That's my little girl! Way, way too cool.

Dipper Update

2008-08-26T11:10:00.003-06:00

Kipp seems to be doing pretty darn good and part of his leg is starting to heal up already! The upper cuts are deeper than the lower ones on his leg, (which are also harder to wrap and keep covered! UGH!) and so they are still open and exposed, but the lower ones are starting to scab and I think itch, because Kipp keeps trying to lick them through the vet-wrap. Silly doggy. But I'm taking this as a good sign and he is now on the up and up! Hooray!

Barb Wire SUCKS!!!!

2008-08-24T21:32:00.004-06:00

This was supposed to be a fun weekend.

It was supposed to be relaxing.

It did end up being mostly fun, but NOT relaxing.....

Our disc dog comp on Saturday was in Buena Vista. About 3 hours from where we live so camping the night before and after seemed like the perfect idea. Until Kipp ran through a barb wire fence less than 10 minutes after we arrived at the camp site Friday night. He got his left front leg pretty good.

This is what it looked like after we cleaned it up and got it ready to bandage:

Just one of the MANY paper towels we used to stop the bleeding. My poor little boy. The cut goes from under his arm pit all the way down his leg. It's actually 3 cuts right on top of one another. Our friends and camp mates Mike and Kellie kicked ass and helped us clean up his wound, wrap him up, set up our tent, unpack our car, and probably so much more I didn't even notice during this 'emotional' time for me. You guys ROCK!!!!

We're such novices at Doggy first-aid, but between me, bf Jeff, and Mike and Kellie we ended up with this....

This also reminds me that we need to fill the first-aid kit back up. I think we used every gauze pad, half the antibiotic and we also need to add more vet wrap and doggie stuff to it!!

The bandage ended up being too tight and his little paw was swollen when we woke up in the morning. Well we didn't really sleep and I figured out there was a problem around 4:30 am if you can call that the morning. Oh, my Poor Little Boy!!

Roxy couldn't stand to see her brother in pain so she took sollace in Mike and Kellie's tent. Just because they have an air mattress doesn't mean you can leave us Ru!

Kipp decided that he was spent, and hung out the entire next morning in the tent while we got ready and packed up. The tent was the last thing to be put in the car so he could rest as much as possible.

Rockstar and her friend Maggey (who is one of Mike and Kellie's pooches) decided to get in to some trouble and find the river..... Wet doggies in the morning are WAY too much to handle.

Good thing bf Jeff scooped her up before she could reach the river and she stayed dry the entire morning! (Unlike last night!)

This is Kipp's leg the next morning. Looks about the same. He's in pain, but he's no baby! Walking around just fine. And we'll keep it bandaged with antibiotic and gauze and wrap until it's healed more. He has done a wonderful job of keeping still while I wrap it and is just being a very good boy through it all.

BUT Rockstar did still play in the competition this weekend and she took 2nd in novice while her brother cheered her on from the sidelines. He wanted to play but I think he was happy enough watching her and relaxing with us. She won a medal and a really cool candle that is sitting on our table making the kitchen smell yummy!!

Getting ready for the weekend

2008-08-22T07:32:00.002-06:00

This weekend should be AWESOME! We leave after work today, to drive about 3 hours, to Buena Vista. There is a disc dog competition up there tomorrow, and we decided to take the opportunity to camp while we're there. Tonight and probably tomorrow night too. I'm excited. Last weekend was hectic, and not always fun. This weekend I'm predicting beautiful weather, fun and relaxation!

I went shopping last night. Picked up the essentials.
-hot dogs
-brats
-buns
-mac n' cheese
-chips (Baked Lays baby!! My FAVE! And Veggie chips!)
-Stuff for a pasta salad (which I made last night and it's yummy!)
-margarita mix
-sandwich fixin's
-hot chocolote

Then we went to the park and played/practiced a little bit. My bro brought his girlfriends mom's dog who could be a little pimp at discin'! He was a lot of fun wrapped in a little package. He's a blue heeler, probably about 30lbs. He's teeny-but built like a tank.
Anyway - I love dogs that are just starting out, and learning the process. SO much fun to teach him some tricks. Maybe we'll see him next season in some comps! ;-) Watch out novice division!

Back home, in bed by 10. Perfect way to spend a Thursday afternoon.

Meanwhile, any of you out there looking for a disc dog, or one with potential-please check out Duke. He's from Longmont Humane Society and available for adoption now. This is from this past weekend and here is Roo Yori showing off some of Duke's natural talent and frisbee drive.
**This is his first experience with discin!**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIGgmwrTNX4

Pretty fantastic weekend!

2008-08-18T08:17:00.005-06:00

Well this weekend started out pretty icky. Rain, a little wind, cold, and a VERY early morning on Saturday to make our way to Westminster for The CCC. The Colorado Canine Challenge!! It's a UFO Major tournament, which we can't miss just because of a little rain!

I was worried about slippage and was nervous about the dogs playing, but they did great! No problems with the rain, at all. Other than when they came in from running they were shaking because it was so cold. I tried to dry them off as much as possible in between rounds.

Kipp and I even had to stop just before our 2nd round because of lightning!! A little scary, right?! But that didn't stop us from putting up a 14pt round which put us in 1st place for the intermediate division!
Our first GOLD in a major tournament. Very, very cool.
Jeff and Kipp put up some big numbers in the novice division to take GOLD there too. What a good boy!! (Rescues ROCK!!!)

Rockstar and I even put up our best numbers ever this weekend too. She rocked a 9 in her first round. She's come such a long way from where she was a year ago and I couldn't be more excited. She is tracking like a mad woman and catching some crazy throws. :)
Rockstar and I took SILVER in novice this weekend!

And for the highlight of my weekend..... I was able to watch someone who I look up to on so many levels. Roo Yori and his amazing rescue dog Wallace drove in from Minnesota for this tourny and rocked. They took home Bronze in the Open FS division, and they were so much fun to watch!! Also please visit Bad Rap. Those are two amazing websites fighting for something they strongly believe in. And having fun while doing it. Check 'em out!

St. Mary's Glacier Adventure!

2008-08-12T07:20:00.000-06:00

This past weekend we needed to get out of town. It's hot and icky in Denver, so we went up for a nice mountain stroll!

Or a nice mountain run if you have 4 legs!

Rockstar absolutely LOVES rivers. Not too crazy about lakes...ever since the incident. But I'm glad she still likes the water and runs straight for the rivers every time!

Kipp would much rather be swimming in a lake, see the perplexion in that face? He's wondering where it goes....

Kipp: Where is the Lake mom?? It leads to a lake right??

Jeff also likes rivers. He likes to get Roxy all fired up and get her barking and biting the rapids. Ah, it's the simple things that keep us entertained.

Kipp and Rockstar on the river!
I like to call this Roxy's River Drool.

Drying off a little. Hanging out in the sunshine!

Exploring this fun new place!

Is this not one happy doggie?? Kipp is trying to catch up, although quite unsuccessfully!

Roxy and Kipp LOVED that they could run under these bushes and pop up out of no where. It was WAY too much fun.

Tired?

Showing off the waterfall. This place was so pretty!

Taking it all in before we leave.

I think we might go back up and camp before time runs out. Although our schedule is SO busy I don't know when we'll have time, but who wouldn't want to go back here as soon as possible? It was perfect.

Wonderful Wyoming

2008-08-05T18:59:00.005-06:00

The last weekend in July we went to Wyoming for a flyball tournament that The Wyoming Border Collie Rescue was going to be at. We were going to be staying overnight so instead of staying in a stuffy hotel room and keeping the dogs all cooped up, we decided to drive just a little bit out and camp at Curt Gowdy State Park. It was beautiful and I think the dogs approved of the choice, although they must be leashed at all times so we brought some tie outs to keep them on. :( LAME!!

But I think it was worth it for a little bit of this:

Of course Kipp is wondering what is taking us soooo long to take the pups down to the lake. He is just staring at the lake..... c'mon Mom and Dad!!!! Take me down there!!!

Roxy is thinking the same thing, but instead of staring at the lake, she stares at us. Giving us those sweet, sweet puppy eyes. Who can resist those? Not me!

Roxy and Kipp: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO We made it!!! We love it here. Never ever want to leave. Play. Play. Play. Play. Splash. Splash. Jump. Bark. Swim. Wrestle.

Shake shake shake!!

Kipp: Must. get. water. out. of. ears.

Rockstar, doing her duty of keeping an eye on us at all times, decided to go see what Dad was up to. Fishing- she can handle a little fishing.

And then both of them wanted to help, but I had to keep them just far enough away so they wouldn't get in the way of him casting....can you say OUCH?!

And back at our campsite.....Kipp wants to play!!! Suprise!

Roxy would rather chew on a stick that was supposed to be used for kindling. But she was so happy to have it, we let her chew the whole thing to peices. Notice the rawhide that was no longer enticing RIGHT next to her. Obviously, sticks are way better than something you actually have to pay for to chew on.

We are hungry too!!! Time to get to cooking!

Yum, yum, yum!!!!! I am hungry again! There's nothing like some brats, mac n' cheese, beans, macaroni salad, an ice-cold beer and marshmallows for dessert to stuff you full!

Now it's time to go and I don't wanna!!!! We had a good little session for about 30 minutes of non tie-out frisbee time! What are they gonna do? Kick us out?! Ha, try it suckers.

No one came and bothered us the entire time and it was great. The kids got to show off some discin skills to the people at the site next to us and they loved them. Especially the little ~1 1/2 year old. She LOVED Roxy.

And a bird to give us a nice send off!

Suprise!

2008-07-22T07:57:00.007-06:00

I came home the other day and much to my (and the doggies) suprise, there were presents for them in the mailbox! Sister KimBERLY sent some love to the pups all the way from Washington DC in the form of TOYS!!!! And you know they love them some toys!!

Me: You want some of this?? Do ya? Do ya?

Kipp: Hell yeah I do! Muah ah ah..... It's mine, it's all mine!!!!

Kipp: Wait, where'd she come from? WTF mom, you're just gonna sit there and watch?!

Roxy: I may be small, but I'm WAY more feisty than you son!

Kipp: Fine! I'll just go over here and get this other one. Mom, will you throw this for me?

Roxy: Not if I have anything to do with it!

Roxy: Gimme gimme gimme!!!

Kipp: Nooooooooo, it's slipping.......

Roxy: Hey Kipp, do you smell that? It's the sweet smell of victory, and ya know what? It tastes goooooood too! Nom nom nom....

Sorry for the terrible pictures. I don't know how to edit the green out of their eyes and some of the other pictures I took didn't download for some reason and I deleted the card already. Yeah, I'm still learning....

The Flatirons in Boulder

2008-07-16T09:00:00.000-06:00

We had a busy, busy weekend this last weekend (although it seems like every weekend is way too busy lately). We started out by taking a nice little hike on Saturday, ~ 6 miles, with some bc friends. What better way is there to start out a wonderful weekend than that???

Here we go, down the trail!

I think Kipp really likes Ouzo, he was following him around like he was his idol. I mean, what dog doesn't want to be like Ouzo?!

Kipp was a very good boy, even with the other dogs as distractions. He listened well, and made me a proud momma! Although he didn't always appreciate the fact that I kept calling him back if he was out of my site....

We found a river!! Well, what was left of a river. But they didn't care they were just happy to romp in the water!

This is what happens when you get out the magical ball. Full attention!

Ouzo looking soooooo happy SOMEONE finally got the hint and let his ball free from it's captivated state in his mom's backpack! He kept sniffing the bag, because he SO knew what was in there!
Roxy's shake-shake-shake!

Ouzo being handsome

Roxy and Kipp - intent that if you stare at it long enough, it will get thrown.....

Resting and drying out from the creek. Hmmm, makes me wonder why there is only 4. I know we started with 5.......

Rox and Kipp checking out what the others are up to.

What's Ouzo up to? Just exporing. Over here mom!!! Look at me!

On the way back, they went straight for the creek. BIG suprise!

Throw it!

Being sexy on a rock.

Showing off their posing skills. Actually, the dogs found this wonderful photo op and we just took advantage of it! I didn't even put them over there!

We couldn't stop them if we wanted to! Look at sneaky Craig!

Top shot of Taz, he is so sweet. He was just about to love on his mom right after this pic was taken!

Kipp and Craig frolicking in the grass

Ouzo being the man, and posing for some pictures

Taz taking in the sun, looking tired and ready to head back!

THE END!!!

How to spend your 4th of July weekend when you're all alone.

2008-07-10T08:28:00.004-06:00

Fix something you've been wanting to fix since you moved into your house over 2 years ago!!!! The ugliest. kitchen. ever.

I realize this has nothing to do with my wonderful dogs, but I am so proud of this, that I just HAD to share it with you!

This is the 'before' picture of my kitchen. It was originally taken because we were getting a new dishwasher and I wanted to take before and afters of that (but I forgot to take the after-Duh!).

Pretty stinkin' boring, eh? I love, love, love color but this was the only room in the entire house that didn't really need work done to it when we bought this place. So it stayed as they had it. If only they could see it now!!!!!

BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is my kitchen now. I was going for a Tuscan theme, don't really know if I hit the nail on the head but I like it either way. The color is Mango Madness and I don't really think they could've come up with a better name!

I need to update the photos above the sink because they no longer match, maybe I'll put a painting there, I'm not really sure yet. Suggestions anyone?

Notice the bottle of wine and wine glass on the counter? I needed some help 'getting into character' while I was putting stuff back/organizing everything after painting, and I think the Cabernet Sauvignon did the trick!

Actually, now that I look at the pictures....If you look at the end of the cabinet you can see my bc calendar hanging and directly underneath that is all our dogs treats. Man, they're spoiled! So ha! I did manage to make this post semi-sorta-but-not-really about dogs!

What's the big deal??

2008-07-09T21:47:00.005-06:00

Let's face it, my dogs are hairy. (Go figure!) Even being smooth coats, they shed like crazy. Well, Kipp not so much, but Rockstar rivals some long haired dogs I've owned. And she was ready for a grooming...about a month ago, but let's not get into that right now. I have a brush for her, but it's one of those slicker brushes and I think it hurts Roxy's skin when I use it so I've been avoiding the situation entirely.

I've been trying to avoid paying over $50 for a brush, but I couldn't take it anymore and went ahead and bit the bullet. What makes this brush worth $50 I ask!!!

EVERYTHING!!!!

First, since I figure I'll be sitting on the floor here for a while, I better get all the tools necessary for the task....

Dog treats and beer of course!

Ok Rockstar-you're up first! This is the enthusiastic face I get in return....

Ok buddy, let's do you now! Yup, he's really good at taking lessons from Roxy.

But dun da da!!!!!!!! A smiley happy Ru is the final result and lots of hair gone!! She looks MUCH better now and I can't believe how well she did. She didn't give me a yucky face once while being groomed, which means she could care less when I use this brush! WooHoo! I looooove this brush!

The Final Results: 2 Happy, Shiny, Soft, Smooth doggies!

Now I know why so many people have forked over the $$ to get this brush. It comes highly recommended and doesn't disappoint!

Better late than never.

2008-07-07T18:15:00.006-06:00

Here are my 2 with their prizes from this last weekend! Sorry it took so long to get these up, but I've been busy trying to keep Kipp entertained without letting him play too much. And that is a challenge!! :)

Roxy seems rather unimpressed it took me so long to show off her awesomeness!

(And please excuse my lame white walls for the backdrop. I am just now getting started on my painting project with the house and haven't made it to the living room just yet!)

Yep, she's mad. How could I let such wonderous accomplishments take so long to share with the world?? Ugh, what a bad doggie mommy I am!

Kipp is exactly the opposite. He was ecstatic that he got to wear his medal and show off his goods!!! Just look at how proud he is of himself. I love this dog!!!!

Kipp: I'm such a good boy! I'm such a good boy! I'm such a good boy! I'm such a good boy!

This is a different white wall in our living room that is currently housing all of their accomplishments. Rockstar's picture is on your right, and Kipp's is on the left. All the plaques they've earned are below their pics, and their medals are hanging from the shelves. (Click on the picture to see a larger view.)

This coming weekend on Sunday is our next competition and I think Kipp is going to be just fine to play. He hasn't limped at ALL in 2 full days and he is back and ready for action. He is completely back to his old self, bringing us toys at 5am to play with, wrestling with Roxy even more than he used to (just because he can I think!), and his great puppy spirit is back. I missed my crazy Kipp these last 2 weeks. Serious Kipp just isn't the same.

We're off to the park now, I hope you are too!!!

Ripping it off did NOT work...

2008-07-03T17:28:00.002-06:00

My poor Kipp. Today was his second trip to the vet in less than 2 months. I don't even know how it happened, but he managed to split his nail, twice. Once up and down, and once side to side. It's been a week and a half since he did it, and it still hasn't fallen off. So off to the vet we went.

First, the vet wiggled it a little bit and tried to just yank it out. NOT HAPPENING! Kipp let out the saddest yelp and the vet quickly reassessed the situation and decided the only way it was coming out was to cut it off. Also, very painful for my little boy but he took it like a champ and now has a bandage around his foot and he is sleeping, peacefully, under my feet. He hasn't left my side since the vet's office. He is putting full weight on it, so I'm hoping that it will heal quickly and he'll be back in action in no time.

I am giving him a supplement daily to improve his nail growth and am hoping that will help for this to never, ever happen again. And he's getting lots and lots of treats. Because after that, he deserves them!!

He's still the man!

2008-07-01T08:21:00.003-06:00

This weekend we had another disc dog competition in Fort Collins and Jeff and I were debating on whether or not to run Kipp. He had been doing well Saturday, and he woke up Sunday wanting to play. So I decided to run him, but Jeff would only run Rockstar this time. Kipp was soooo happy to be out and playing again I think he made the most of it!

We took home 3rd in the Intermediate Division! He went home with a bronze medal, a plaque, dog treats, a portable water bowl for dogs, and a frisbee. He also took home the honor of having the highest scoring round of the entire division! That's my boy!!

Rockstar also didn't do too shabby. She and I took home 2nd in Novice, barely beating out the third place team. Our scores were tied, but between the 2 teams we had the round with the highest score so we got 2nd! WooHoo!!! She went home with a silver medal, a plaque, dog treats, a bag of dog food, a portable water bowl for doggies, and a frisbee.
She also took 4th with Jeff who was just barely nudged out of placing! Which means he almost beat me so I better step up and get to practicing!!

**Pictures to come later with the dogs and their prizes. The batteries are dead in my camera and it seems like they take forever to charge. But I will post them and also some pics of what we did to keep Kipp from licking his foot....He he he. :)

They broke me down! I'm so weak.

2008-06-29T21:24:00.008-06:00

After looking at this face for the last week....how could I not break down and play a little with the poor boy?

Because, you see, he brings me toys every second he gets the chance.

And Rockstar is bored sick of not being able to play too. Because Kipp just can't seem to handle watching his big but littler sister play and not be able to play himself. So, she is S.O.L. But, she brings me toys too....

I broke down, and threw the toy.

Tug, tug, tug.

Rockstar is bound and determined to get this toy. I call this her yin-yang move.

We went down to our non-existent yard of a backyard and played. This is what happens when you drop the toy as you are running back and try to hit your brakes as hard as possible!

FAIL!!!!!!

And after playtime is over this is what my Kippers looks like. He holds up his paw, but still never takes his attention off the toy. Rockstar on the other paw seems happy as a clam she finally got to play!! Well Kipp looks happy too, just in a little bit of pain.

This is the look I got from Ru when I told them both to go lay down. It's time to chill.

I dunno, but she looks a little pissed off to me!

I'm sooooo over this 'downtime' crap.

Kipp on the other paw, much to my and Jeff's surprise, looked relieved to just relax on the deck under a chair. Yet he still couldn't lose site of his toy!!!

I think that we are going to try and set up an appointment this week to get his nail removed. It's not getting better and he licks it constantly. I want to make sure he is in as little pain as possible and as happy as possible. I hope it helps.

Broken nail, broken soul

2008-06-26T09:42:00.002-06:00

My poor Kipp just isn't having good luck in the pain-free department lately. On Monday he split one of his nails on his front passenger side paw right in half-horizontally. And it hurts him. He licks it constantly and limps. It looks like he has 2 nails now. One right on top of the other.

He is now confined (AGAIN!) to his crate during the day while we're at work, while Roxy is all alone outside. And it sucks for both of them. It's been no fun for anyone really. Kipp is still Kipp and wants to play, constantly. As soon as we let him out of his crate, you would think he would want to go outside to potty. Not my Kipp. He runs to the first toy he sees and drops it at our feet. He would completely play through the pain.

It's so sad because normally the routine when we get home is a little house-play while we are cooking dinner and relaxing. Then once it gets a little cooler out we hit up the park. Since he hurt himself we haven't even taken Miss Rox to the park. I feel bad leaving him at home when I know he wants to come play. But this is a nice time to work on some training. He is starting to learn some little tricks, but really, that can only keep a dog like Kipp entertained for so long. He would much rather play than learn.

So here we go again. Trying to keep Kipp chill. Yeah, riiiiiight.....

Camping

2008-06-13T07:46:00.000-06:00

A couple of weekends ago we decided to go camping. Memorial Day weekend actually.

What the #*%^ were we thinking??

Ok, that reaction might have been slightly overdramatic, but really.... We couldn't go up half the 4x4 trails because of snow, still 3-4 feet high in some places, and it decided to rain THE ENTIRE NIGHT. There is nothing relaxing about listening to rain pound your tent while you are trying to catch some Z's.

It wasn't all bad though, and I have the pictures to prove it! We went up by an old abandoned mine which was very cool. We saw lots of this:

And I had to go in and check it out of course!!

Not sure what this was back in the day but it's still cool to photograph!

Me and the pooches restin' with the Bubba Keg!

Kipp was slightly confused about why it looked like we were going to be staying up on the side of a mountain and refused to get out of the truck for atleast 45 minutes...

Roxy on the other hand promptly stole the crate we brought for Champ because it really is hers and she was sick of sharing it!

After some pouting, and then some convincing, Kipp finally came out for a look around.

Camp is almost completely set up and ready to go!

Ok, NOW camp is set up. All 3 dogs are happy campers! Ha, get it, happy campers?! Ok, no more vodka/Go Fast's for Amy.....

Still light out and ready for bed Roo?

Way to give Kipp some ideas....he took 45 minutes to get out of the car...wanna guess how long it took to get him out of the tent?

Actually, they didn't stay in there too long, but Kipp didn't really know what to think about this whole camping thing. I think once he realized we weren't going anywhere he settled down. Well that, and once I busted out some of his favorite toys to play with! We're gonna need to go again soon. Roxy had a limp and couldn't really do much when we went, Kipp had no idea what the hell was going on, and we had an 11 week old puppy to watch. Next time should be a little more organized and hopefully NO RAIN will bless us with it's presence....

I love pictures!

2008-06-12T08:40:00.004-06:00

All pictures courtesy of sister Kim! No, she doesn't live in a convent. But she needs a nickname. Creative, huh?

And this my friends is how it's done... Walking out on to the field - Just look at that focus! He is super intense when it comes to toys. They're serious business!!

And it's up...

And it's GOOOOOOOOOD!

Jeff and Kipp rocking out to take the 1st place spot in novice!!!

(Pssssssttttttt! Hey babe-it's the wrong season for that shirt!)

Such a pretty boy! I love this DOG!

I really need to start playing more with my new point and shoot camera....maybe I'll do that tonight and see if I get anything worthy of 'the blog.' That way you guys don't get burnt out on Frisbee pics! Because we all know I never will.....

My little rescue ROCKS!

2008-06-09T07:37:00.003-06:00

Kipp did it again. That boy is one amazing dog! He walked away with the 1st place in the novice division with Jeff, and I decided to step up and see what I could do in the Advanced division, and suprisingly, we took home 5th!

I think I will go back into novice though for the rest of the season with both dogs. We don't belong in advanced and I know that. I was thinking I wanted to try freestyle before the season is up too, but ya know, why rush it? I think we will play around a little with some moves but stay in T&C (toss and catch) for this season.

Anyway, here are the only pics that I got of Kipp. They're not so great, but I try to stand where he can't see me and get distracted!

Rockstar had a bit of an off day, or we did...I'm not sure which. I was nervous, and I'm sure she knew it. Another good reason to go back to novice....MUCH less nerveracking!!! I think I got 21st with her in advanced and I *think* Jeff took 8th with her in novice? And no pics of her, unfortunatly. I lost motivation to take pictures this week for some reason.

A First Place for Kipp and a Third Place for Rockstar!

2008-06-04T08:54:00.004-06:00

YES! This was a GOOOOOOD weekend for the Rockstar and Kipp. Kipp took First place in the Novice division and Rockstar took Third place!! I don't have any pictures (yet) of them catching frisbees but here is 2 I have from the awards ceremony after.

Kipp beat out 39 other teams to gain the first place spot-I'm SO proud!!!

Kipp won a HUGE bag of dog food, a plaque, and that fancy blue ribbon around his neck. Rockstar walked away with a container of her favorite treats, a plaque and that beautiful white ribbon that is around her neck. Obviously, after they were given the treats that's all they cared about!

If you look closely, their plaques are each sitting in front of them. And that big ol' bag of food behind us? Yeah, that's $40 back in my pocket thanks to my boy! :)

And what's extra funny.....during our 'pep talk' I told them both if they win there will be some delicious treats involved. I think they listened!

Pictures from Sunday

2008-06-02T13:24:00.005-06:00

I told you I would get better at action shots!

Here we go: First up? Clint and Casey (it was Casey's birthday btw, so ya know, Holla!). They placed 7th....Just out of reach for the cut!

Casey is an awesome dog! See?!

Look at that tail fluff! Get it Case!

Here is a pic of a newbie (like I'm not-ha!) but he is rockin' his first freestyle routine. He also has a Maggey!
Remember Doggie Daycare???? Here is Zoe Monster and Mariah rockin out with their dad! Stretch Zoe, Streeeeetch!!!

Mariah gettin her disc on!

Between the legs.

Off the back-she is kickin some ass!

Under the leg, I don't remember if she caught this one or not.

Maggie!!!!!!!!

Over the leg-Maggie can catch anything!

Check out that air!!! I really wish this picture had come out better....next time I'll remember to clean my lens!

Who wants to come over and play?

2008-05-23T08:15:00.002-06:00

With this!!!!!

Look at this little guy. We will be watching him starting tonight until June 3rd for our friends that are going out of town. Isn't he just adorable?!!! I mean, look at that face! His name is Champ and he's a bc/aussie x.

He's got some big ol' paws!! I'm thinking he might be a bigger boy all grown up!

He was 8 weeks old in these pics, and he is now 10 weeks old. I will definitely be posting lots and lots of pictures of this little guy for the next 2 weeks!

He is mischevious, just like a little puppy should be! That's my camera strap in his mouth. Maybe he was sick of me taking pictures of him already. He better get used to it, it goes with the territory!

He and Jeff are playing the pppppttttttthhhhhh game. He looooves the ppppptttttttthhhhh game!

And he also loves his pink ball. Which Kipp destroyed in the first 5 minutes, btw. Way to go buddy, ruin his very first baby ball.

But seriously, at 8 weeks old he was already fetching AND bringing the ball back to me and releasing it on command. This is one smart doggie! I'm tellin' ya - he's gonna be ALMOST as awesome as Rockstar and Kipp! And that's sayin' something.

You can almost see the drool from Roxy and Kipp wanting me to throw that ball. Champ is trying to hide it from them. I'm not even kidding either. He's a little possessive of his ball! He kept taking it from them and running back to his favorite spot on the grass and then would lay in front of it like he was tricking them. Too cute!

So, who wants to come over and play??

Thorntonfest Pics

2008-05-22T08:09:00.003-06:00

Oh, I missed not having a camera for the last month or so!!! (Which explains the lack of pictures on the blog, I've been stealing some old shots and posting them like they're new-Bad Amy!)

Well, guess what bitches? I'm baaaaack and I've got a brand new camera and I'm trigger happy!!!!

Here we are. The Rockstar and me are just waiting for someone to say GO!

Dig deeeeep Rox!

Yeah, my throws kinda sucked. But that doesn't mean she didn't make every effort at them!

That's my girl!

Here is Jeff and Roxy walking to the starting line. Whenever Roxy see's a frisbee she circles and circles us until we throw the disc. People seemed to find this highly entertaining for some reason? Hmmmm, I guess it's because you don't see many herding breeds in this sport?

Kipp is ready to Rock and Roll!!! We didn't get any pictures of him catching, although I did have my best round with him.

And a gratuitous shot of my favorite blonde BC playing a little Toss & Catch with her momma! Go Shayna GO!

And here is her daddy, doing some freestyle with her sister Maggie. They took 1st in the top 2 divisions for this competition, they rock! (I promise I will get better at taking action shots!)

I'm always saying Kipp is a silly boy. Once again here to prove it, Kipp took over the footrest on my chair and got comfy!
My happy boy and me, after our last round.

Roxy can't seem to find it in her to snuggle when frisbees are flying! Here she is watching someone do their freestyle routine. Watch and learn little girl. You'll start your training soon.

And Kipp and I are taking a little cat nap. Which is awesome because normally, this dog only sleeps at night, and if ALL the toys are put away.

Sleepy boy!

Even if Roxy didn't look tired at the comp, she came home and her and Jeff promptly fell asleep on the couch, and stayed there for about 2 hours!

I am really liking this frisbee thing. It has so much about it that I love.

#1-My dogs can come.

#2-I get to take all the pictures I want to and no one looks at me funny.

#3-Beer!

#4-It's outside.

#5-There are lots of good people in this sport and even though it's a long day, it's a good day with your friends.

#6-My dogs sleep after!!!!!

#7-It means I'm not at work.

#8-I get to work on my tan. Or burn as it was last weekend. I'm upping the SPF to 45 next time!

#9-Beer!

#10-That means it's summertime baby! I've been waiting for so long!

We made it!

2008-05-19T08:20:00.002-06:00

Whew! We have successfully gotten our first disc dog competition out of the way! And the dogs did great. Not necessarily in points and catches, but overall, they were amazing! Kipp was psyched out a little by the crowds watching him and didn't catch one throw his first round. Roxy on the other hand caught 2, but I threw them out of bounds! DOH! The second rounds were much better!

We ended up with:
Me and Kipp pulling 12th

Me and Rockstar pulling 15th

J and Rockstar pulling 15th

(I think there were 23 teams total in the novice division, btw.)
Kipp has never, ever had a drink of water while we are at the park practicing, so it made me nervous that he wouldn't drink all day while we are at comps....but he went straight from the field, right into his crate and drank water every time! :) Now, you non-dog people probably are saying whoopie, but all you dog people out there know that it would've been an extremely nerve-racking day had he not wanted to drink. That was BIG and I'm sooooo happy he feels comfortable in his crate. Rockstar and Kipp were perfectly well-behaved all day, happy, and and I can't wait for the next one (Colorado Springs, 6/1/08) to see how we do!

CDD Spring Training!

2008-05-09T07:19:00.002-06:00

Tomorrow is the Spring Training for the Colorado Disc Dogs: So for anyone out there who is interested and doesn't mind just one days notice, then come on down.

What:
JOIN US FOR A DOGGONE GOOD DAY!
BRING YOUR DOG -- BRING A LEASH -- BRING PLENTY OF WATER

DATE: SATURDAY, MAY 10TH, 2008

TIME: 1:00pm to 5:00 pm, Registration starts at 12:30pm

COST: $25 per individual/ $35 per family for the seminar

--We also have private lessons available for seminar participants --Cost: $10 for 15 minutes of private instruction

PLACE: Federal Heights - Sherrelwood Park - 1200 Douglas Drive, Near Pecos St. and W. 84th Ave. (and WaterWorld)

For more information about the Colorado Disc Dogs please visit www.coloradodiscdogs.com

Rapids Demo Pictures!!

2008-05-06T07:22:00.011-06:00

Woohoo!!! I finally got some pics from the Rapids Demo that Rockstar and I did a few weekends ago. The pictures are a little cluttered when Rox is catching the discs but I still love them. Our first big demo! Without further ado...................

Yes, the disc magically changed color as she was running back. Neat trick, huh?? (She looks a little piggly-wiggly in this photo, no?)

GET IT RU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And performing some more magic for you, the Amazing, One and Only, Rockstar.... Poof! Right before your very eyes.....the disc is now orange! No, she will never reveal her secrets.

Taking a little rest. Me and my girl, she made me sooooo proud. She wasn't distracted at ALL by the crowd, the cheers, the other dogs on the field(usually she won't go for a disc if another dog is close or going after the same one, she is a lady and let's them have it....but not this time!)

I can't wait to start doing some freestyle with her, because I think that is where she will really excel. She is just waaaay too smart for only t/c. She loves to learn and it will be a learning experience for both of us. I love it-because we're doing it together!

10 looooong days

2008-05-05T12:02:00.003-06:00

Well yesterday was Kipp's first day off of crate rest and I think it was worth the while. He went to the park more than once for some discin', and had my nephew throw him a ball in the backyard for almost an hour, and was able to run and play and jump on furniture and ALL of this without limping at the end of any of it!!!!!!!!! Hooray Kipp!!

I think we might go to the dog park tonight too in celebration and let him romp around some more. He was sooooo happy to finally be out and able to play. I can't wait to spoil him some more with as much activity as possible!

Remember when you used to be able to play?

2008-04-25T16:46:00.004-06:00

Aw, I'm torturing by poor boy. Although he doesn't know it. But I am posting pictures from 2 weekends ago when my bf took the kids SNOWSHOEING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mom, it's COLD up here!!
I think they know a good photo-op when they see one!
He was just running along, happy as a clam....
Then all of a sudden, he wasn't.

He sank in all the way up to his shoulders! But he's cute stuck in the snow!!Mom, look at what happens when you try and dig yourself out with your face!
Roxy is such a showoff. No snow on this little girls face.....yet!
I love this shot of him coming over the hill.
Hmmm, they still look a little cold.
And the beautiful Colorado scenery.
Roxy is here to model with this tree.....very nice.
Rocky Mountain High!
Rocky Mountain Bye. These were 2 tuckered out doggies, ready to sleep the entire ride home!

10 days crate rest = 1 unhappy Kipper Dipper

2008-04-24T11:13:00.003-06:00

A little background: The bf and I had been noticing that after play time (whether it be roughhousing with Roxy, or practicing some toss and catch, or fetch, or just plain running around in the yard) that Kipp's back passenger-side leg seems to seize up on him and cause him to walk funny. It almost looks like he is walking on the outside of his back right foot and his leg is at an angle under his body. It's been happening off and on for about 2 weeks or so and that was long enough for me.

Skip to yesterday: My brain goes through all the possibilities of what it could be: a sprain, a pull, a tear in a ligament, maybe he has a bruise from a rough landing or roughhousing and it still hurts when he overexerts himself, hip dysplasia, etc. I decide that he must go see a vet, especially before disc season starts, which is May 10th. I took him to a walk-in clinic that is pretty near us, and the vet did an exam on him without seeing any real problems. Some tightness, but she said that could just be from having someone new tugging at his legs and he might not be comfortable with that. '10 days complete rest and anti-inflammatories and let's see how he is after that.' She even said to take him out to potty on a leash, ugh. If he doesn't seem to be doing better at that point we will do x-rays to check out other possibilities. Let's just hope it's a sprain, or soreness/stiffness from something that can be cured in these 10 days! Something must make these 10 days worth it!

He does NOT like this no play, all day thing and we're only on day 1. Oy.

And the worst part is the weather is absolutely gorgeous here and I would like nothing more than to take the dogs to the park every day after work and run them till their little hearts are content. I'll have to sneak Rockstar out without Kipp noticing......

This is why she’s hot......

2008-04-21T11:37:00.009-06:00

This was a HUGE weekend for Rockstar and I'm so proud of my little girl.
It started out by having her first ever disc dog demo with The Colorado Disc Dogs on Friday night. It was a preview to the big Pet Expo that was in town for the weekend and people had to pay $35 for a ticket to see this! You could also preview the flyball demo and give dock diving a try with your dog, and of course there was the open bar and some appetizers! We did a round of Toss and Catch against another team and we did pretty well considering it was our first demo. She made some great catches.

Then we moved on to Saturday where we are set to do 3 more demo’s at the Expo itself. It was so much fun, she did really well, and we even were able to perform at the half time show for the The Colorado Rapids that night! Seriously, it was our first demo EVER on Friday and we stepped up to a HUGE demo the very next night. It was really exciting and everyone had a blast!!!

On Sunday we did 3 more demo’s and Roxy and I were exhausted by the end of the night. Roxy even had a go at Dock Diving, which is clearly not her sport, but she did jump in and I'm proud of her for even trying it! All in all the weekend was a blast.
Oh, and at the Expo there was a wonderful lady doing free canine massage and I thought Rox might like that so we gave it a shot. She loooooooooooved the massage so throughout the spring/summer, she is spoiled enough to be getting massages after competitions(And Kipp too!). Sorry the pictures aren’t great, I only had my camera phone with me! :(

Eyes closed, completely relaxed!

This is one haaappppy and content dog!

I'm hoping to get some pics from some of the demo's soon. If I do, I will upload those too!!

Spring has Sprung Gift Swap

2008-04-09T19:01:00.001-06:00

I am on a forum that does gift exchanges with other bc owners and lovers. Rockstar and Kipp received their presents yesterday and being the mean mom that I am, I made them wait for their houseguests to leave before I would let them open the 'Box of Fun.' But here they are, happy as can be with their new toys and treats.

I just know you're gonna throw it.....

Throooooow it, throw it........

I LOVE this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Now if that face doesn't scream happy, I don't know what does!)

I love treats. I'm just gonna help myself to one of these fish skins here. Yup, I just need one, to satisfy my cravings, just one, but now that I think of it, 2 would be better...yeah 2.....

Ok, Mom, I'm ready now, throw it!

Roxy: She wasn't throwing it for you, she was throwing it for me!
Kipp: I'm just helping, that's all, *mumbles under breath* you sissy...

I love my dogs, one is focused on the prize and the other is just adorable.

Stop making us wait!! We just want you to throw a toy. Either toy. Any toy. PLEEEEEASSSEE!

Roxy is keeping track of her lamb, making sure no one tries to distract her by taking her picture and then stealing it for their own amusement. Kipp is just happy all the time. No matter what. BUT especially when new toys arrive at the house just for him and Rockstar!

Thank you again to Dinah, Dave, Riley and Ozzie.

They really appreciated every single thing that you picked out! Roxy especially appreciates the fish skins because Kipp doesn't know what to do with them and that means she gets twice as many!!!!!

Doggie Daycare?

2008-04-07T17:24:00.008-06:00

For the weekend I am watching my friend's 2 dogs.
This is Mariah:

Poor Mariah. She just cries and cries hoping her dad will come back soon and get her. She loves to lay on the couch, but any little, tiny sound and she is jumping up looking out the window trying to see if Daddy is coming. Poor little girl. Only one day left honey!

And this is Zoe (who I just LOVE!):
My brother decided she needed a new nickname, and is now lovingly known here as 'PunkAss' because she is hard core with her black eye!!

Hmmmm, me thinks someone is a wee bit bored....

Nope, she was just tired and needed to find someone without a camera to snuggle up with. Jeff was an easy target.

Kipp has decided he LOVES little PunkAss. It is a constant PuppyWE (That's canine for WWE) in my living room anytime both of these kids are in the house. And it's funny when Rockstar joins in too because they gang up on poor PunkAss. But she is a trooper and still takes them on!

The Kipp Takedown!

Dancing???

MOM! She stole my MONKEY!

Come and get it sucker!!!!

I'm so cute with the Monkey though, you should just let me keep it...

And when Kipp is done wrestling with PunkAss, he looks like this. She wears him out!

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!

2008-04-04T20:17:00.001-06:00

This is a break in the dog blog to announce that today is my dad's 60th birthday!!!! I love you pop. Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh the joy!

2008-04-02T17:33:00.006-06:00

The Loot: (AKA-the most beautiful box on the planet to my dogs)

In case any of you are wondering what 80 disc dog discs look like sitting in one's living room, here is a picture:
The new logo for the Colorado Disc Dogs - Dogs with Altitude!!
Enough torture mom, throw one already!!!!!!
Kipp: Are you thinking what I'm thinking???
Roxy: Shhhhhhhhhh, I'm doing Jedi mind tricks on her.
Kipp: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Roxy: I'm wearing her down, I can feel it. She is wanting to put that damn camera down and throw. a. disc...
Roxy: Look cute buddy. She can't resist us!
Kipp: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......
Kipp: *drool*
DEMON DOG!!!!!! Can you believe he went from cute, little, sweet Kipp to this in .5 seconds?!

Maybe next time I should just throw one!!

Happy Official, Unofficial Birthday Kipp!!!!

2008-04-01T11:54:00.003-06:00

Since Kipp is just a big goof, and sometime around now he would be turning 1, we chose today for his official, unofficial birthday. He has been with us now for almost 3 months, but we adopted him officially on 2/24/08!

Tonight should be awesome because our order of brand new plastic came in for the upcoming disc dog season!!!!! What a kickass birthday present! 80 untouched discs! And I'm sure Kipp will think they are all just for him, and I will let him think that until tomorrow when I break the news that he has to share with Rockstar. I'm sure he won't mind giving up the pink ones! ;)

Happy Birthday Big Guy!

2008-03-31T11:03:00.001-06:00

Hello wonderful LAKE!

2008-03-27T12:32:00.005-06:00

Where ever have you been these last few months? I could WALK on you a week ago. Now, I am swimming happily in your cool, ok COLD-ass water and life is goooooooooooood! Thank you for coming back to me.

I missed this. Just you and me...

Kipp: Can I play too??? Pleeeeeeeaaaaaasssseeeee????
Roxy: If you can catch me!
Roxy: I guess NOT!!! Ha ha ha ha!!!
C'mon mom, throw it again. This is my happy face.
Ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball ball.................................
Aw yeeah, this is nice!!!

Kipp: Whose winning now??!
Roxy: I let you win, but now it's on!!
C'mon mom, we're hungry-let's get some dinner!
Kipp: Same time, same place tomorrow?
Roxy: That was fantastic, I'm in!