Christmas Photos

No one will know how hard Christmas photos are to take until they try to take it of three dogs. All three are puppies.

To start, I took Vieve to the potty to make sure she's okay. I got my little "studio" set up and had the two dogs lay down in their spots. I turn the camera on, and the battery light is flashing. Crud. I need to power up the battery. So I have the "big" puppies down-stay. 

Genevieve is bouncing all over the place. Belle gets up when I accidentally say "Let's go." Crud. So I let them up, try to keep Vieve from chewing their Christmas collars apart, and try to keep them from wrecking the "set". 

The camera is now powered up, a little. I put the big dogs in their spot and make sure they are all lined up. Vieve has had an accident at this point. Crud. At this point my mom has come home, distracting ALL the dogs. Crud. I clean up le petite accidente. I put the camera battery on the power for a moment. I put all the dogs back in their positions. 

At this point Belle is refusing to 'sit' she wants to lay down. Lazy dog. So I reposition them so that I can throw Vieve in and have a great photo. Everything gets positioned. I get the treats out and Belle crawls forward a half a foot to get closer to the treat. Crud. She gets put back into position. Sunke is now drooling over the treat. Crud. I wipe that up. 

Two of the three are now in position. I tell mom to get Vieve ready. She hands me Vieve and I toss her in. Of course Belle and Sunk now need to sniff her. My camera is running out of power. They finally ignore Vieve and I push her into position, forcing her tush down. I snap a photo before she wanders away. I put her back snap another photo. Then another. I got maybe six photos of all three, only two are suitable for the holiday card. But at least it's done!

Sunke and Genevieve and Belle and Me

I've had Genevieve over a week now and boy, has it been exciting... sort of. She's a mouthy little pup but cute none the less. She will take a lot of my patience. ::sigh:: She has more toys then some children and yet she's not totally happy. She's so cute carrying around her little teddy bear. She's SO tiny! 

Sunke goes back to CCI with me on Saturday. I will be sad to see him go. He is my "big man" and I can't imagine not seeing his calm, dopey look all the time. Only time will tell how things will go for him in Advanced Training. He's a "rough" player with other dogs, but has a very steady temperament. He is quick to train. I think he has a very good shot at making it. He has the drive to learn. I'm sure Belle will miss him too. 

Right now I'm debating getting a Wii fit. They sound like a lot of fun; I highly doubt it can get anyone in shape. The games sound great. With my life style though I highly doubt my dogs will give me any time to myself. When I stretch out on the ground they think it means to come curl up in my lap! If I'm on the treadmill, Belle lays on the tiny space between the treadmill and the couch. It's sad really. I also am trying to get a new sewing machine, the Disney Brother 270. I was too rough on my last machine. 

A few more photos...

I took some Halloween photos of Belle and Sunke together. Aren't they cute???

This is Vieve's baby photo! She's sooo cute.

Genevieve is Here!

The tiniest puppy in the world now lives in my house. She is all of 10 pounds. But she is 10 lbs. of feisty puppy. She takes on Sunke and Belle without problem and she eats like she's starving. She's adorable though and has got a great "hurry" already. The photo below compares her to my 80 lb. Sunkenator. Belle is being surprisingly good with her. Belle is very cautious and gentle with her. She even lets her lay close to her and doesn't get mad when Vieve grabs a mouthful of her fur. Vieve loves Belle's tail. 

Tahoe Tournament '08

Last weekend Sunke, Belle, and I and the family and the karate school went to Tahoe for the end of the year Finals Tournament with the GSKA. I fight in the women's adult black belt continuous sparring division. The winners of every division get a belt. I don't have shoes to wear my belt with. *eyeroll* Below are photos from the tournament. Belle and Sunke did very well in the casinos. And I gambled for the first time! I managed to double my money (with my dad's help and not-help).

Sunke and I with my belt. He worked so hard, sleeping at the tournaments, being dragged about by Jamie on Friday nights, pets from Andy. Must be a hard life. *eyeroll*

The whole team!

Photo Update!

Possessive of her toys? No... (She was abandoned, she's possessive of everything.)

My big boy playing with his big toys!!!

Pismo and Sunke together at the park!!! And yes... I know which is which!

New Puppy!!!

With Sunke's sudden departure I was on a mission to get a new puppy. Originally I had planned to wait for Shira's litter in January but I cannot go that long with out a puppy! Next week I will get my new little girl. She will be the first yellow puppy I start from as a baby (Lacey was re-homed with me at 10 months old). She is a "G" puppy out of Lilac and OMSI III. I'm hoping she will be mostly golden but I'm not banking on it. Either way she will have a face I will love. I have pics of her mother but can't find them. 

This is her father. Handsome right? ---->