The newest member of our family, the much anticipated Leonberger puppy, arrived Monday safe, sound and happy into Denver International Airport via Delta's Pet First program. We anxiously awaited her plane's arrival and I was ready with water and her puppy formula and picked out a place for her to go to the bathroom as soon as she landed. I figured she would be stressed. She wasn't at all. She hopped out of the crate enough to say "I'm HERE!" Her kennel was packed by her breeder with a soft rug, a fresh meat bone, her favorite toy and her next vaccines safely ice packed to the top. Karen, her breeder, waited with her until the last second possible and I was there waiting on the other end. It worked out beautifully. For anyone considering using this route for transporting your furbabies, I would suggest you look into either freezing a block of water or securing the water dish to the crate with something because that is the one thing that came loose. Luckily it was a short(ish) flight since we don't know where it came off. It took us almost 4 days to come up with a name. But we finally settled on Kiara. Officially registered as Irresistible Princess Kiara of Serengeti. For those ...
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Confirming the Rumors, We ARE Expecting
As many of you know we lost a dear member of our family a bit ago. Nala passed way too young and too quickly and it will take a very long time for the six of us (including Floyd and Emma here because they miss her just as much) to heal. But we are thrilled to be sharing some good news! We are expecting a new 18 pound-ish baby any day now. Our new baby is just 8 weeks old and will be joining our family next Monday if all goes right with Denver's wacky weather. Leonberger pups from reputable breeders (members of the LCA)are hard to come by. There just aren't that many born a year. So we feel very privileged to have Karen Zedeker of Leos of Serengeti entrust Pink Girl to us. If you are looking for a Leo pup, we have had a stellar experience with her so far. Leo's have many health issues so if you are interested in one that is just one of many reasons to make sure you purchase one from a LCA breeder. Please, please, please don't fall into a puppy mill trap. People advertising lots of litters are very suspect. Reputable breeders only have one or two a year depending on how many females they have. If you aren't sure, leave me a message and I will help you do some ...
Today’s Happy. I Got’s a New Kitty
Connor wants to name her Emma. Carter wants to name her Bellatrix. I like Bella. Bob wants to call her Pisshead (although a day later I have caught him snuggling with her already). Working title: Emma Belle She is a stray we adopted from Dumb Friends League yesterday. They were lovely and the shelter was beautiful. Miss Emma Belle has been sweet as pie to all the people in the house. She isn't so sure of Nala, Buddy, and Floyd. Think her and Floyd will have to make an 'understanding' soon. I think Emma Belle will win that discussion ...
On Getting Opinionated
...if you’re not worried about the backlash you’ll get from your writing, you’re probably not tackling anything terribly important.-Heretics, Superheroes, and Fighting the Lonely War of the Writer I can't tell you how many blog posts I have sitting in 'drafts' that I sat down and passionately poured my opinions out in. Yet, when it came time to hit the 'publish' button, I just didn't have the guts to. Fear. It is an interesting thing. I live in an interestingly, contradictory world. I love to write. I love to connect. I love it when someone actually reads what I have to write. But I am afraid to put my opinions out there for all to possibly criticize. I am afraid you may actually read what I have to write. What if I write something you don't like? Or we don't have the same politics? Or you don't get my sarcastically, quirky humor? You may make fun of me. You may leave me nasty comments. You might trash me online. I am OK with that. We probably weren't meant to be BFF's anyway. But what if you are a little crazier than that? And you go digging through all my posts and put together where I live, my social security number and even what color panties I wear on ...