Soon To Be Retired

    Everybody, I'd like you to meet Bob (it's his birthday today) and his Leader Dog Sonnet.  Bob has been slowly losing his sight.  He has had Sonnet for about 8 years now.  She is 9 1/2 yrs old now, and she quit leading.  It happens that somewhere around 8, 9, 10 years old, the Leader Dogs just decide they don't want to do this anymore.  It's like she isn't paying attention anymore.

     So, Bob is getting a new Leader Dog, and I am adopting Sonnet so she can just live the rest of her life as a dog that can run free.  Sonnet was adopted from a humane society and then trained by Leader Dogs For The Blind as a dog guide.  She is German Shepherd and Husky as far as anyone can tell.  She knows me quite well because I watched her two times for an extended amount of time.  Once while Bob had his knee operated on and once when he had a slight heart attack.
  
     In 2 weeks my Future Leader Dog For The Blind, Butsch, is going back to Leader Dogs For The Blind for his formal training.  Anytime after that, Sonnet will be coming to live with us.  I won't be raising any more puppies until Sonnet passes.  Two dogs in the house is all I can handle -- especially with all the "grandchildren traffic" we have here :-)

      Sonnet has been "eating good" the past few years.  (Probably a few too many dog biscuits)  I will try to get a bit of that weight off, so her old joints don't suffer too much. 

Sonnet
 Soon to be enjoying the retired life.

(She looks kinda mean in this pic...no...she's a gentle heart.)
I'm sure there will be lots more pictures of her coming down the road.

.....jean

Baby Fences



I've been doing a lot of babysitting lately.
Cuts into my blogging. :-) (I'm not complaining)
Decided to combine it today.









Today is the linky party "Friday's Fences"







The way I see it....fences can keep things in.
Or.....keep things out :-)

Linked To: Friday's Fences

.....jean

A Dog Blog....and more

     I insisted my sister Roxey start a blog.  It took a lot of prompting but she finally did it.  (I believe a daughter and daughter-in-law were prompting too.)  She's got lots to say, and she'll make you laugh saying it!  Her post today I thought was great, especially since it's Thanksgiving time.  She writes a lot about her walks with her dogs, but, how she puts her faith thoughts down in writing....well, it always gets me thinking about where I am in my faith walk.

     Hop on over and read her post about "Blessings" today.  And if you follow her you'll get to know her dogs.  "Turk's Forecast" is always hilarious...you'll love it. 

 Roxey Lucey....."Blessings".

.....jean

Need a Funny Caption

What's your caption for this week?

From last week:

"Hey look, I'm Mr. Potato Head!"

This week's caption coined by Grumpy Grateful Mom.

Thanks SO MUCH for playing Need a Funny Caption!

I'm going to try things just a little different everyone.  I'm going to try to mention all the captions.

If it gets to where it's too much for me I'll have to go back to one,

but I think you all need to laugh as much as I did all week :-) 

.... from TexWisGirl at The Run*A* Round Ranch Report :

"My sister says she really wants a Mr. Potato Head.  I think this could work..."

.... from Judy at My Freezer is Full :

"Head up...chest out...posture...posture..."

.... from Candy C  at Lazy J Bar C Farm :

"I dug these up all by myself."

.... from Dicky Bird at Dicky Bird's Nest :

"No, I'm not a tatter tot..."

(I laughed right out loud Jackie)

...from my sister Roxey at Roxey Lucey :

That's one big "tato".

.....from my Mom on facebook:

"One potato, two potato, three potato, four."

....from Alice on facebook:

"If I can balance this on my head I should be able to carry the rest."

This is a picture of my Grandson Brayden last summer.

(on one of the hottest days ever!)

Brayden's nickname is "Tato".  His aunt kept calling him

Brado Potato.  His little cousins could only say "Tato", and it stuck.

Call him "Tato" today (he's three now) and he'll answer.

I do believe this picture will be at his wedding :-)

.....jean

Sunday in Pictures



An exact quote....."You found an iron? 
I didn't know we owned an iron."  .......Rick (my husband)

The iron was needed for my apron.
I had to dig for it, but I found it.













A wolf?.....No, just a melted Butsch track.  (A quarter would fit in the bottom pad print)
We had 5 inches of snow on Wednesday.  Still a lot on the ground.



Today we (Butsch and I) had "puppy class".  Once a month all the area Leader Dog
 for the Blind raisers get together for some obedience training etc.  We were up in Door county
in Sturgeon Bay.  (Door county is the peninsula between Green Bay ...the water, and Lake
Michigan.)  We stopped in at the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department.  The puppies get to
experience the firefighters all dressed up in their gear.  I wasn't sure what Butsch would do.
Turns out he loved him :-)  He was trying to kiss the fireman, but the fireman doesn't look too sure!!

Youngest Grandson Brady is laughing and cooing up a storm.
He's almost 3 months old.
Already a Packer fan :-)

.....jean

A Booker Story

     Booker is the first Future Leader Dog For the Blind that I raised.  He is a yellow lab.  He's been a working dog (leading a blind person) for about 7 or 8 years already.  When we turn our puppies in after raising them for the year, Leader Dogs For the Blind asks us for a "story" about our puppy that they can share with the blind partner they get hooked up with.  Here is "Booker's Story".

Booker 3 months old.



     When Booker was about 5 months old, I met my sister Roxey, at a Red Lobster for lunch, of course Booker came with.  He was so good about going under the table and falling fast asleep.  The hostess seated us, and Booker was all settled in and quiet by the time the waitress came.  She never knew he was there.  The waitress took our order and Roxey and I were chatting away.  Our salads finally came and the waitress asked if we wanted fresh ground pepper on them.  "Yes, thank-you".

     What happened next left all of us with looks on our faces that you wish you could have taken a picture of.  With no warning, our table "exploded"!  It raised off the floor about 8 inches.  Booker who had been asleep must have gotten pepper in his nose and shot straight up!  He sneezed and sneezed and sneezed.  The poor waitress was beyond confused.  I bet she still tells this story as "the weirdest thing that ever happened to me waitressing".  We saved the salads....Roxey and I were "holding" things on the table.   After much laughing (and feeling sorry for Booker), we settled into a wonderful lunch.  Booker was just fine.  Roxey and I were fine.  Not sure about the waitress :-).





Booker 8 months old.

 .....jean

Past Harvest time

Linked to: Friday's Fences

.....jean

Need a Funny Caption

OK, starting all over......what's your caption for this week?

From earlier this week, my big boo-boo (I had already used this pic.)




An apple a day keeps the doctor away....wonder if it works for vets?

Coined by TexWisGirl over at:
The Run*A* Round Ranch Report



and from last week:




"Please make sure the water isn't cold this time."

Coined by Mama Pea over at:
A Home Grown Journal
(I loved it!)

I also enjoyed:
"Am I in puppy time out???"
&
"See Ma, I picked up my toys!"



.....jean

Linked To: Farm Photo Friday

Need a Funny Caption

OK then, my daughter just called me and said, "Mom you already had that picture on Need a Funny Caption"!  I did???  Well, let's chock that up to old brain.  For all of you that didn't see it back a ways, give me your captions.  I'll leave it up for a couple of days and give you a new picture, oh say, Thursday.  Sorry about that.      .......I haven't done that any other time have I???


What's your caption for this week?

Last week:

"Please make sure the water isn't cold this time."


LOL Good one Mama Pea!
Check out her blog over at:
A Home Grown Journal

I also enjoyed:

"Am I in puppy timeout???"
&
"See Ma, I picked up my toys!"

                                                   This is a picture of Future Leader Dog

Trixy who is now Leader Dog Trixy.

(She's a working dog now.)

.....jean

It's So Easy! .....Right

Right.....



If you know how to sew!








I chose the striped one with 2 pockets.
I had an idea...........

 .....jean