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Rain, Rain, Go Away!
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. Like a long time from now when these puppies can go out into the yard by themselves, so that I do not have to hold an umbrella and wait while they do their business. Rain, rain, go away, Koda and Summer want to play. They want to →
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FIFTY-Doodle-Doo!
I am not going to lie, it was a little exciting to get the notification yesterday that I hit the mark of FIFTY posts on my wordpress blog site. Maybe it’s how one feels when the fitbit wristwatch vibrates when the steps goal is reached, or that little tune that rings when a crossword puzzle →
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Puppy Blog By the Numbers
50 BLOG entries since I began the GrizzlyBearMa BLOG back on June 6th. 13 letters are in the word AUSSIEDOODLES. 21 pounds is the amount that Summer weighed today at her 13 week check up, which is almost twice her weight at her 8 week appointment. 20 pounds is how much Koda weighed today, over twice what he →
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Our Napping House
A rainy Sunday afternoon is the perfect time to share one my family’s favorite picture books, The Napping House. Written by Audrey Wood and illustrated by Don Wood in 1984, The Napping House earned many awards. It was a top selection in our house at nap time, bedtime, or any old time we wanted a →
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I Am Here
Puppies bring me into the present moment. They exude full happiness all the way from their wet kisses down to their long swinging tails. To take in this positive force vacates the space of previous negative thinking. I’ve witnessed this transformative power affect others in our household. My husband returned from the airport after several →
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A Little Rant
I am generally not one to write and share about negative things. Why bring someone else down with complaining? So be forewarned: I am about to launch into a blast of negativity to get something off of my chest. We have two puppies. Two litter mates. Two exactly the same age and the same time →
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A tongue twister (say quickly)
“ Did you do the daily double doggie doodle dirty doody duty?” “Do you doubt I did the daily double doggie doodle dirty doody duty?” “Did you or didn’t you do the daily double doggie doodle dirty doody duty?” “Mom, before dusk on this day is done I’ll do my double doodle dirty doody duty.” →
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First Puppy Class
We took Koda and Summer to our first puppy socialization class. It was a hoot! All day long I was excited in anticipation of meeting other puppies. In the four weeks that we have had them here, they have only briefly met one neighborhood puppy, Rosie. That barely counts as a playdate, it was just →