Overdue Pupdate

Challenges this year have shifted my focus away for keeping up with the Pupdates. The past three months were a jumble of emotions and activities. However, as many blog followers do, I too look forward to the Pupdates so here is February - April 2019.

February 2019

BtownStone CHK Century Kate MT Tika

 Moonsong Mouse (Cascade Peaks litter foster pup - Silver)

BrownStone Cascade Mt Mazama (Bramble) with BrownStone Iditarod Takotna (Muku)

BrownStone CNK Century Wind (Ullr)

BrownStone home pack

February 4, 2019 "It's Snowing!"

Jake is not impressed

February 10, 2019
Playing in snow is hard work.

February 13, 2019 Handsome boy with his toy.

 February 23, 2019 Blowing coat. One dog down, two more to go.

February 23, 2019
Cedar

"Look Mom, more snow!"

 Koyuk

March 2019

Happy 9th Birthday BrownStone Iditarod litter.
BrownStone Iditarod Koyuk, CGC, CGCA, CGCU, TT, WSD, RN

 Koyuk, Trask and Cedar during the birthday celebration

 BrownStone Iditarod Takotna (Muku) on her birthday.

 with BrownStone Cascade Mt. Mazama (Bramble)

BrownStone CHK Century Kate MT (Tika) March 18, 2019

 March 23, 2019

 March 25, 2019 with Desert Sol Kima

 BrownStone CHK Century Wind (Ullr) March 13, 2019

BrownStone Home Pack
Early morning sun.

 March 17, 2019 Still got snow.

April 2019

RIP BrownStone Tiki September 30, 2004- April 12, 2019

Tiki was daughter of McKenzie from the second BrownStone litter. In 2013 BrownStone Cascade Mt. Pahto (Kyrik) joined her family.

BrownStone CHK Century Mt. Washington (Remy) with Nuka

   BrownStone CHK Century Wind (Ullr)

We were fortunate to have Ullr as our guest for a couple of weeks.
Ullr with Trask

 Ullr, Trask, Cedar and Koyuk

April 9, 2019

April 12 The yard flooded after many days of rain.
Ullr checking out the new pond.

An added dimension for Chinook tag.

April 16, 2019 I am taking a photo class and for my project I hope to get worthy pictures of the dogs. Everything has to be shot manually and without after-shot editing. I have a LOT to learn.
Koyuk

 Trask

 Trask - nice shot, poor white balance.

April 17, 2019 Trask presented me with a squirrel to add to his portrait.

"I am not giving it up. You just have to take your picture where I am."

 Cedar - white balance tripped me up again.

 Trask - need a lot of work figuring out depth of field.

 Koyuk - composition and depth of field issues.

April 20, 2019 When I started this photo, Koyuk and Cedar were entangled in one another's legs. By the time I figured out the camera settings, Koyuk had moved away.  Dogs and photography is harder than I thought.

April 21, 2019 - Trask after chasing a weasel hiding in a muddy ditch pipe for over an hour. Only after I took the shot did I notice the dead mouse caught in his collar.

4-23-2019  Koyuk - my skills are improving.

Well, I have blown hours finding and downloading photos to this post. Time to move on to actually studding for my photo class.

Flying Fur No More - At Least for a Short While

All of the dogs have been blowing coat and depositing it throughout the house. I have never taken a dog to a groomer but enough was enough. My dogs love their pedicurist. Shout out to Doggie Doos and Don'ts owner Rachael! They really do get very excited when Rachael comes to the house.  Rachael also owns a Laundromutt. As she left my house with a new fur coat, she suggested that I bring the dogs to get them "groomed".
Rachael with tail-not-quite-tucked-and-wrapped Cedar.

 "Mom, (you fill in here)?"

Much better getting rinsed and dried.

 Double team blow out.

Almost dry

 The last touches on beautiful Cedar.

Trask was in the next tub over - a total spa experience for grandson and grandma.
Trask kept up a very verbal commentary about the experience. Notice the placement of the soon-to-be-on-the-floor bottles.

Moving the bottles to the guarded back of the tub kept them within reach but they still did not stand a chance with his tail.

Trask wasn't completely excited about the wash cycle.

 "Not so bad".

"Hey guy, you are washing on my private parts."

 "Not in the face!"

 "Enough already!"

 "Whoa, that's interesting".

 Double teamed.

Trask seemed to really enjoy the blowers.

 He got his nose out of joint when they were turned off. (Actually he was trying to start a howl-in with the German Shepard a couple tubs down but I love the pose.)

Koyuk is checking out the fresh smell of a very red Trask next to a fluffy Cedar.

Ullr is our guest for a couple of weeks. I couldn't resist a group picture before everyone rolled in the mud and worse.

"OK, where are the cookies. Time to get dirty. We are out of here!"

I was so happy with Trask and Cedar. There were other not-very-happy-about-the-bath-thing dogs in the room. Cedar was totally quiet and once dry, kept her tail wagging. Trask maintained a running dialog but nothing was aimed at the other dogs or the groomers. His tail swayed constantly. Both dogs ignored the other dogs. This was a new, very stressful, experience for them. I couldn't have been prouder.