9 months

Ok, so I've tried posting this twice so we'll see if Blogger allows me to post it this time. Anyway, Rocco turned 9 months old last Tuesday! I can't believe he's already 9 months old. They grow up too fact for my liking, especially when I'm not there to see them grow up. I miss the boy dearly and I can't wait to see him again during winter break. :) I'm going to take lots and lots of pictures of our short week or so together.

Anywho, I can't really give you a 9 Things at 9 Months but I can tell you that I've received a few little tid-bits here and there about how he's doing. I'm told that his raiser absolutely loves him and that he's behaving himself and is an absolute gem. That's something every raiser likes to hear when their puppy goes to a sitter overnight, but it's even more exciting when my puppy has gone on to another raiser. She keeps telling me that I started a wonderful puppy which is just wonderful to hear.

Here are a few pictures I've gotten of Rocco over the past month and a half.

Rocco (L) and his brother Rocky (R) at a fair.
Rocco, Rocky, and puppy Leroy taking a break at the fair. I'm pretty sure that Rocco is in the middle because of the stripe down his back and I know that Rocky is on the far right.

Rocco in Judy's car. Judy stole him for a day because she was in between puppies. She loved how he slept in the car. I must say I miss driving around my Mini Cooper with him in the front like this so I can reach down and pet a puppy at a red light.

I'm told so far the only problem with him is that darn tongue of his. his new raiser agrees with me in thinking that it has a mind of its own.

GDB UK

I heard back from someone here in the UK. I still don't know if I'll be able to puppy raise or even if I really want to in this little space, but I'm excited to be able to start helping out again. I might just be doing fundraising things this year, but maybe next year when I have a bigger place I'll be able to raise a puppy. :) We shall see though.

Mostly Wordless Wednesday

A few of my favourite pictures of Rocco and my step-dad...

I like that Rocco is almost mimicking his facial expressions. :)

New Puppies

I don't have any pictures yet, but as soon as I get them I'll post them.

Please welcome...

Danvers, a 10 week male black lab Peidmont/Saga puppy

and

Pauli, a 10 month male black lab Danny/Finesse puppy

New Puppies for My Group

On Sunday my group, PWAP, is receiving two new puppies.

One is a transfer puppy. We are receiving a 10 month old Male Black lab (Yes, I know which one)

The other is a 10 week old Male Black lab born to Peidmont and Saga. He is a "D" puppy.

Here are my guesses:
Deiter
Demetri
Dante
Draco
Dracula
Demeter
Declan
Dragster
Digger
Digby
Digatri
Dan
Dagger
Desmund
Delaware
Denny
Dennis
Defiance
Differ
Divination
Duncan
Donald
Donnie
Dale

So, let the guessing begin. You can guess 5 "D" names for our new little one and once for our transfer puppy. You can guess his parents and his name. I haven't decided if there will be prizes or not seeing as I'm so far away, but we'll see. And it's always fun to partake in guessing. :)

The Fight Begins

So, if you say my "Mostly Wordless Wednesday" yesterday you know that I have basically been away from Guide Dogs for a month and have gone almost a month without a dog or at least a pet. And I have to tell you, there is such fire in my heart and stomach that I can only describe the feeling as complete and utter HATRED. I mean it. I absolutely hate not having an animal around. I just don't feel...complete?...right?...sane? Anyway, if you read my other blog you will have noticed that I tried buying a stuffed cat to supplement the "no animal" thing. It's ok except, well, you know, my cat doesn't move. And so my fight is about to begin.

I would really love to puppy raise (which they call being a Puppy Walker) for the UK branch of Guide Dogs for the Blind. I thought I could stay away during the semesters of school and raise during the summer, but I was horribly mistaken. So I, with the help of my fabulous leader Mary, looked up GDB in the UK. They still use German Shepherds and I would love to raise one! They also use Border Collies occasionally and I think it would be very cool to raise one of those. But first comes the problem of my rooming.

I don't quite live in the dorms. I do live in University Accommodations, but it's not run exactly by the University. I can't quite describe it, but there is a part in my lease that says "no pets". Which brings me to the loophole. It didn't say "no animals" it just said "no pets". If I were to raise a puppy here he/she (though as you all know I am partial to females) would not be classified as a pet but a service dog in training. I don't know how far this is going to get me, but I'm going to try very hard to make this happen if not this semester then next. I'd ask for an older dog, probably with some problem because I love to have the "troubled child." Freya was a troubled child for a long time and Rocco was too for quite a while, so I'm just use to it. We'll see how everything goes, but wish me luck!

Mostly Wordless Wednesday

It's been exactly a month since I've seen my goofy boy and almost a month since I've seen my Arwen...

I miss them both a lot...