I have been ill and remiss about blogging. Here is the October 2013 BrownStone Cascade Peaks Litter pupdate. This litter has the best forever families.
Alaka'i (Mt Karuk) - "We saw the vet today (10-13) and our Alaka'i update
is that he's growing steadily coming in at a slim 20.2 lbs, and the vet
confirmed (to Alaka'i's discomfort) that he has 2 testicles down! He has his
crybaby moments, but he has truly become the light of our lives. He's an
"awwww-inducing" crowd-pleaser everywhere we go and people compliment his
cuteness, which Alaka'i soaks up and takes advantage of. I had to stop people
from feeding him so many treats during our last pet store outing! I am sure
we've surpassed meeting 100 new people long ago since people constantly come up
to him. We send our love to all of his trusted guardians and his other litter
mates! I've attached pics of Alaka'i from today as he attempted to help w/
yard work by chew mowing the lawn and then post-bath (more like hose down play
time)". ~ Nari
Bramble (Mt. Mazama) with BrownStone Muku - "We shall see – today (10-15) is the first day her ear has behaved like that. It
seems to bother her as she keep shaking her head to try to get it to stay down. Oh well...she’s cute no matter what her ears do. It also seems that she
loves to run, and loves the short trails we’ve taken her on so far, leaping over
logs and other obstacles with ease. Looks like I’ll have a great trail running
team once she’s old enough" ~ Deavah
Bramble can hear coming and going.
Ben and his dog
Bramble's first snow (ice rink shavings)
Kyrik (Mt. Pahto) Lives in Duvall with BrownStone Tiki and his human family.
Another ear set.
Laika (Mt. Koma) - "In the spirit of "Happiness is a Warm Puppy" I am forwarding the latest
photos of Laika our three month old Chinook puppy which were taken at the annual
Howl-O-Ween party at our local dog-park last evening. Cheers!" ~Jim
Luka (Mt. Klah) - "Kay Lee, Hope all is well with you and Dave and your Chinook
pack.“Up Ears” seems to be a dominant trend these days for Miss
Luca, at least from Weeks 12 to 14. Only time will tell…
Luca is
a brilliant girl and has mastered many of the Basic Obediance Class skills
expected of her, even though we decided to pull her from the class until she got
a little bigger and had her second round of shots. Starting “formal” class again
next week but we had the training homework guide from the first go-around and
have been following that in the meantime. Still working, however, on a reliable
“come” when she is off leash in our yard; Her overpowering curiosity for the
exciting world beyond the length of her leash gets the better of Luca
sometimes.
One of
Luca’s brother or sister parents (I think?) gave us the great idea of teaching
Luca to ring a bell when she needs to go outside to her potty spot. We already
had a bell, so why not? Little did we suspect how quickly she would learn this
new skill and how often she would enthusiastically apply it. She hasn’t broken
the bell yet and has had only one accident inside (couldn’t get to the bell)
over the last week, but the bell may have to go…or be modified to produce less
sound.
Luca is
the sweetest, smartest, most well-behaved pup imaginable. I know we haven’t
been through her adolescence yet, but, so far so good! Kim and I definitely appreciate your matchmaking skills Kay Lee. Could not be happier.
Thanks!" ~ Kim
Moonsong Mighty Mouse aka
Mouse (Ms Silver)
Mouse was always the feisty member of the Cascade litter. She remains so. She lives and holds her own with numerous Chinooks, 2 Irish Water Spaniels, and 2 Salukis.
Talk about ears....
Trask (Mt. Wy'east) is all mouth. Anything that fits in his mouth, no matter how big, animate or inanimate, or the how it tastes goes in his mouth. The 5" banana slug was the worst to get out thus far. This snake was quite unhappy at being brought to me. At least it wasn't a rattler.
No cabin fever here. While I have been ill and everyone has been stuck inside, Trask has taken up remodeling. Even with 4 large dog beds in the living room, he has decided that bedroom dog beds, along with the bed spread, hamper and laundry basket need to also reside there. The location of
both slippers is always a mystery.
He kept moving the basket of toys from the bedroom to the living room and spilling them out. I dumped them all along with the basket into the cast-iron bathtub figuring he could not move that. Today I found my second slipper in the tub along with the ski hat we desperately searched for at 5:30 this morning before Dave left for the mountain.
Koyuk seems to be saying "but mom, you don't let me get by with cleaning the dishes."
Tule Loowit (Mt. Loowit) - "Well, she is just such a dear. Very quiet, except EARLY in the morning and in
the mid afternoon. She is finally getting used to riding in the car. She hates
her crate with the door closed but accepts it a little better every day. She
sleeps all night, except getting up once for a very quick pee then back to bed.
She is a FAST learner! She has the "touch" feature down pat and loves to bang
her little nose into the hand to get the treat. She likes to go to bed early
and starts whining and looking pathetic so that we will follow her down the hall
to the bedroom and go to bed with her.
We took her to the mountains over the weekend and she adored it. She was so
right at home! Not a bit afraid of anything. Much more at home than in the great
outdoors of city life. Must be because it is similar to your house!" ~Greg and Sarah
Of course there were the inevitable tangles (rest breaks) as ever curious Trask checked out all the wonderful smells.
After her runs, Karen Yeargain worked privately with Cedar and Koyuk on passing etiquette. We spent about 1/2 hour passing other dogs and teams while she taught them to focus solely ahead and ignore the other dogs. Karen is amazing (and patient).
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