Rumor - 15 weeks old

I can't believe that Rumor is already 15 weeks old... what a big boy! This morning he weighed 15.5 lbs and was just under 15.5"! I was pleased with that... I was looking at Shock's site... ash was 15.5" and 18.5 lbs at this age. Hmmm.... maybe I need to fatten little Rumor up a bit.

I have been a horrible mommy with the beach this summer... poor Dylan has barely had the opportunity to swim. So, last night, Dylan got to go to the beach and Rumor had his 1st beach outing ever. He loved running around on the sand and herding/cheering Dylan on while retrieving the ball. He went in the water once, but never fully swam. I'm ok with that... I don't need to push the issue quite yet. They both had a blast and were pooped.

Tonight the guys have a dull night. I'm having friends over for the Grey's Anatomy premiere so D and Rum will each get a marrow bone and have to hang in their crates.

back to the grind...

So, I have decided that I would much rather hang out and play with my boys than be at work 99% of the time... I miss them.

Dylan and I definitely struggled this weekend in Grand Rapids, MI. It seems like the wheels kinda fell off all over the place... which was a bit frustrating. We're skipping class tonight just to get back into the right frame of mind... our private on Thur will be very good. Rumor got to play with lots of dogs in MI... he and Zane were very cute Fri night. Rainey wanted to play with him on Sat, but her play bark was scaring him a bit... he *so* wanted to play, but seemed a bit hesitant. Rumor also got to play with Jim Payne's Sheltie pup... they had fun together.

This morning, Rumor weighs 15 lbs.

Daisy put up an adorable video of Solar riding a skateboard! It is *very* cute!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8ZhDf6OHUw

Shoot, now I need to think of some clever tricks... this roll over and shake business just isn't cutting it :)

Rumor - 3 months old

Rumor's stats on his 3 months old Bday...
Weight: 13.5 lbs
Height: ~ 14"

I think he is pretty much in line with his male siblings... Wonder is 14" and 15 lbs... Rumor and Solar were both 13 lbs as of last week... I would imagine they're still similar.

D in a box!

This past weekend I was helping Kelly at Phyllis' camp... it turned out to be a pretty fun weekend, besides all the bugs. Dylan, Rumor and I got to stay in Phyllis' RV, which was pretty fun.

Big D was *so* good last night in class. The course was really tough b/c of USDAA Regionals this weekend in MI. Dylan did not knock a single bar all night long! He was jumping like a rock star... he also didn't miss one weave entrance and had very nice contacts. That was probably our best class/runs in quite a while... he was fantastic!

I have a feeling the cool weather had something to do with it -- he is a fan of chilly weather :)

I'm getting excited to go to the Grand Rapids, MI trial this weekend... Polly and Mary are both going to be there -- it should be a fun trial! Hopefully, we can get at least a Q or 2...

12 week pupdate

I can't believe that Rumor is 12 weeks old today! He has been such a fun puppy. As of this morning, he weighs 13 lbs (before breakfast) and he is looking pretty lanky at the moment. His legs/tail/snout are all pretty long looking.... I will say, he is quite handsome.

We went to Windy City for the first time last night... the power was out for part of our training time b/c of the huge rain, but I was still able to work the boys. Dylan got to work on weaves and his teeter mostly... we also did a few jump exercises... with D, I never forget about our jump work.

Rumor and I practiced "chase the momma" as well as our stays. His stays have become much improved... so have his sits/downs... he's such a good boy. We put more distance to our stays and he was holding them! We also learned what the table was and did a few really fun tunnels. I had Rumor go over a low A-frame 2x and I briefly introduced him to the "bottom" of a dogwalk. Basically, it was a great time for us to run around and get some energy out :) So, that's what we did!

Rumor and sister, Shock!

I took Rumor to the Manhattan trial to have Sherry help tape his ear (since it was my first time, I didn't want to mess anything up...) -- it was definitely easier than I expected. Since we were there, Rumor and Shock got to play for a bit... he definitely remembered her :)

Blacksheep Squadron

Dylan got to race in a flyball tournament on Sunday... he was a *very* good boy... he was the start dog for all of the races. He was running every run under 5 seconds... I think his best was 4.6 and he was pretty consistent around there. Our best starting time of the day was 0.02... he was being fantastic. We were in a good division where we whooped a couple teams, but were *really* tight with another team.... all of our races were won within about half a second, so that was really fun, competitive racing...

In the end, we pulled ahead and won our division! The line-up was Dylan, Sweep, Sydney/Jez (they switched) and Milo was the end dog -- everyone had a really nice day of racing.

On The Waterfront... DockDogs

I took the boys to a dock diving event in Rockford, IL on Saturday... I knew it was going to be fun b/c it was a perfect day and we were there with Katie, Andy, Fergus & Ryder... we basically spent the entire day cocktailing and having the dogs compete in their waves -- it was a blast.

Dylan was jumping well, but not as well as he did at the last event... I'm not sure what the reason was, but it was still fun and he was having a bast. We ended up with all Senior jumps (for his title) and got 2 3rds and a 2nd place. He had an awesome day and so did mom :)

Rumor was a bit overwhelmed at first with all of the people and loud music. We played and tugged until he got more comfortable... then he was just fine and most definitely enjoyed the rest of his day. He also got to meet plenty of children and he did quite well with all of them.