Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Muku (Takotna) Birthday

Happy Birthday Muku!
Muku with her Lynx day one and day 365.
Hi Kay Lee,
After getting a taste of snow here in Vancouver last week, we packed up the family for a trip up to the cabin at Mt. Baker to get more snow! Muku was in her element. She quickly learned that house rules don't apply at the cabin...dogs are allowed on sofas and even the beds. She wasted no time in getting comfortable. She met up with a puppy friend ...Holly the 6 month old Bouvier...and the two of them had a great time racing in the snow. She also learned to jump over the tennis net, and had a fun time trying to catch snowballs (although she wasn't all that successful). One of her favourite games was sitting on top of the firewood box on the deck and taking out all of the wood piece by piece. She also had a bit of a fright upon seeing two very large and fluffy black dogs come racing full speed at her, dressed in what looked like full body neoprene doggy wetsuits. I don't think she had ever seen anything like that before, and it was a first for me as well!! Muku seems to have grown a lot in the last few weeks, both in size and also she is seeming more grown up. The neighbours dog, who has no tolerance for puppies, finally allowed her to join him in a game of fetch today. Ben takes great delight in the fact that Muku obeys his commands and will sit, lay down, spin, or shake a paw for him. He's still sometimes not sure about being licked in the face, which is Muku's favourite pastime, but I think he's getting used to it.

Deavah, Brad, Ben and Muku