The Beach Part II: Yin and Yang

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AKC Announces Most Popular Dogs

For the 19th consecutive year, the Labrador Retriever is the most popular purebred dog in America, but could this be the last year for the Lab’s reign?

According to American Kennel Club® (AKC) 2009 registration statistics released today during a press conference at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, the German Shepherd Dog overtook the Yorkshire Terrier last year and is now ranked second most popular in the nation for the first time in more than three decades.

GO GSDs!

Read the full article here.

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Snow!

We rarely get snow during the winter months in North Carolina. Usually our days are filled with gray skies that if we were just a few hours north, would deliver a white winter wonderland. But instead we usually see rainy days and muddy yards (and floors). This weekend we awoke to to our favorite site - SNOW! Of course we had to celebrate with our favorite snow play buddies - Tyson and Maddie. Did anyone else get winter weather this weekend?

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Officially A Man

No…no…get your mind out of the gutter. This doesn’t involve a lady friend. I peed on my first tree on our walk today! I was just walking along stiffing around. And suddenly I got the urge. I don’t know what came over me. I walked up to the tree. And lifted my leg! Mom and Dad seemed super proud so I gave it a go again. This time I stumbled a bit and peed on my foot. Oh well. I am still getting the hang of it. You try it! It isn’t so easy!

That’s all for now!

Wags,
Pruett

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Enjoying the Snow!

We are enjoying our vacation in New Hampshire at Shepherds’ Ledge! Here are a few quick highlights. We’ll post more soon!

Wags,
Pruett and Daphne

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At the vet…

I’m at the vet today to get a preliminary xray check of my hips and elbows for OFA certification. Hopefully I pass. My parents only want me to make sweet sexy luv time with the ladies if we can make healthy lil pups. I just wanna have fun. Parents sure can be a buzz kill! If sedation and xrays weren’t enough, I also have to get my booster one year shots and microchipped. SHEESH! I’ll report in when I’m done. Cross your paws for me that all goes well!

Wags,

Pruett

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I’m Going to Outgrow the Humans Soon!

1 Year, 2+ months - Halloween

Almost a Year Ago - Thanksgiving - 2008

Just a Pup - 11 weeks old

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BFFs

Indulge my sensitive and sentimental side. Look at Vera Lynn and I as wee pups. This was before my sister came along. We were just two pups in field. We knew we had something special between us. We’d be best friends forever.

10 weeks old

10 weeks old - we knew we'd be best of buds

Here we are today. Having as much fun as ever. Vera accepts that I can’t be monogamous, and she can’t have my babies anyway so it works out ok. We just play tug of war and snuggle on the weekends (a pretty sweet deal if you ask me). She is great with Daphne and plays gently with her and runs and plays tag outside. But when it is our turn we growl and snarl and play tug so rough it would make any dog scared!

Here we are - a year later - still best of pals!

Daphne doesn't like to play quite the same way as we do, but we love her all the same.

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Halloween Costumes

We had a fun weekend and Vera Lynn came to visit. We went to pick out a costume at PetSmart. I think our favorite shown below is pretty scary and ear flattering.

Did anyone else dress up?

Note the dog Snuggie's for sale in the background.

It's got me! AH!

So glad someone is amused by this!

This spider looks more alarmed than Vera does.

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Happy Halloween!

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