Don’t know if Riley is in the litter or not. She might be.
Riley: Week Two
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Riley: One Week
Riley: Two days
We’ve been a one dog home for the last nine months and have spent much of the last six months searching for a Golden Retriever puppy. After a couple of set-backs, we think Riley has arrived. Not home yet but in the world.
The photos below are of Bimini and Coconut with their two-day-old litters. (Not sure which is which but it doesn’t matter) Nine puppies in each litter. Bimini has six males and three females; Coconut four females and five males. All healthy and doing great. So Riley in one of these two photos.
Can’t tell much at this point but I’m sure we’ll get more photos. So, sometime around the middle of May Riley will join our family.
Mo likes the warmer weather
A perfect day for loving up on neighbor dog Mo (after taking Hattie for a walk).
(Wikipedia) “The Bernese Mountain Dog is a large-sized breed of dog, one of the four breeds of Sennenhund-type dogs from the Swiss Alps. The name Sennenhund is derived from the German Senne (“alpine pasture”) and Hund (hound/dog), as they accompanied the alpine herders and dairymen called Senn. Berner (or Bernese in English) refers to the area of the breed’s origin, in the canton of Bern. This mountain dog was originally kept as a general farm dog.”
UPDATE August, 2024: This is Max. Best Friend to a friend. First photo while a pup… second photo a few days ago (after lots of expensive puppy chow).
Clyde Lear
I spend most mornings at the Coffee Zone and once or twice a week, my old friend Clyde Lear stops by to chat. Golden years indeed.
My first dog
I can’t recall if it was he or she but someone named it Collie. I love this photo. I literally started life in a field of clover with a good dog and a loving mother.
Mo the lap dog
This is Mo, our neighbor dog. Hattie (our Golden) is a very loving dog and loves to stretch out in Barb’s lap… but won’t get on mine, so this was a rare treat for me.
Just call me
If you really want to communicate with me… just pick up the phone and call me.
Yes, I regularly check email and love iMessage, but I much prefer real-time communication.
Icy hill
The road to our house iced over last night. It’s a moderately steep hill and one of our neighbors went down it sideways and needed some sand and ashes to get back up.
Riley is still out there
When we bought Lucy 15 years ago we were so eager for new dog we failed to properly check out the breeder which turned out to be a puppy mill. A check-up at the MU Vet School revealed she would have hip dysplasia when she got older so we opted to have surgery to prevent this. It worked (she lived to be 14) but the first year was hell on her and us.
There are tests that can and should be conducted on the parents of any dog you purchase. We fucked up (again) and failed to ask for that certification for Riley’s litter until this weekend. They had it for the sire, not the dam. So we’ve decided not bring home a puppy from the litter I’ve been showcasing here. Just can’t take the risk. So we’re starting our search anew. We’re going to take our time, do lots of checking and make sure Riley is as healthy as possible. A difficult decision but the right one.