Breakfast in Bed

We went to Carolina Motorsports Park last weekend to see Dad compete in his first race! When we travel we stay in pet friendly hotels and it feels like a vacation. So as a special treat I got breakfast in bed!

The track is in South Carolina so you wouldn’t expect the winter weather we got! More than four inches of snow ended up falling which is a lot for that part of the US. We of course loved it!

Here are some pics from the track:

The gold and blue car is Dad's SpecE30. The other cars shown are his competitors. GRRRRR!

Check out my rockin drool string. You know you are jealous.

Yup - I'm still laughing over the drool!

Pruett is completely mesmerized and in awe of my superior drooling skills.

Way to go Dad! We are so proud of you!

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Itty Bitty Humans at the Track

Happy Monday! We hope you all had a great weekend. We spent Saturday at VIR for the Bosch 250 Rolex Race.

There were a lot of people and it was fun to watch the race.

Those cars were NOISY though!

It was so hot though! We had to do what we had to do stay cool. The ground in the shade was cool so I put my tum tum on it. Mom also put nice cool water on us and that helped a lot!

There was an itty bitty human there.

We like the itty bitties cause they are on our level.

He seemed to like us too!

It sealed the deal for us that the itty bitty was ok in our book when we saw he liked to play with stuffies too!!!!

Check out a shot of Pru as a little pup on The Four Muskateers Precious Moments Fridays!

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Lemonaid

Daphne reporting in. We had a great time this weekend. Sadly Dad’s car didn’t make it through the weekend. OH NOES! Even the best lemonaid couldn’t revive her. We had a great time though and he kicked some tail out on the track before the car went sour. Figured you might like a picturific post with highlights of the event and our new friends! Hope you all had a great weekend.

The last picture is me from this weekend! Look at me grow!

Pruett is getting big too. At least his head is. I think it is filled with rocks.

Here is some proof that his head is indeed full o’ rocks. He is trying to fool you into thinking he is a race car driver. A driver that can go fast. But if you will notice he is not in the car nor actually moving. Those ears don’t fool anyone!

We did a lot of walking around.

And a lot of sitting around. There were lots of people and noises and strange smells.

We did good on Friday and Saturday. But by Sunday morning we were beat. Not quite as beat as this car though. Poor car.

We get cranky when we are tired and sometimes our ears don’t work well. Do any of you have problems hearing when you get tired? Do you think we should see a doctor?

We tried napping but it didn’t help. Still tired.

We even tried snuggling up with Mom. But we were still pretty worn out.

Maybe I just need someplace more comfy. I look like I’m losing my mind a little bit. That is what happens when you don’t get enough sleep!

This should do. Why should I have to lay in the dirt?!

This is the way to hang out at the track. Oh yeah!

Now to our pup friends:

This is Brooke. She is super soft and super sweet. She is a only a few months older than we are!

This is Lexie. You may remember she came to our yard and had the nerve to try to rough us up. Well we are bigger now. And she has been practicing her manners for sure. We all got along pretty well. The humans kept us on leashes just to be safe though. No trust!

There was even another GSD at the track. He was super friendly. We found out that he was rescue dog. It seemed he’d found himself a good forever home.

This is Mars. He is a regular at the track with us. He is the quiet and reserved type. I think he thinks he is wiser than us young pups. You’ll here him sigh and see him shake his head. Loosen up Mars! Have some fun!

Mars left before we took this group photo. Here are the pups and one of Dad’s teammates in front of the car. It was a fun weekend but we were really happy to go home. This was our first adventure away from home without any crates. Free pups for the weekend. And we did great! No problems at the hotel - slept sound and snorry right on the floor. And when we needed a break and it was cool enough - we just hopped right in the back of the truck. Guess we are growing up!

Everyone really loved the bandannas mom made! They were a big hit!

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Headed to the Track in Style

We are headed to Carolina Motorsports Parkway in South Carolina this weekend for a race called Lemons. Sound silly to us to be racing fruit. They keep saying the cars are the lemons but they just look like cars to us. Maybe it is the people driving them that are the fruits. BOL!

Mom made all the dogs and people some team spirit accessories for the weekend to cheer on our Dad and his team.

Hair ribbons for the girls.

Bandannas for us pups. There are five pups in total. Should be fun seeing us all in our gear! Dont worry - there will be lots of pictures! I will say the camo isn't my first pick. And Puff Paint is so 80s. But Mom was so excited. We had to act that way too.

Here is Pruett modeling his new bandanna. His neck was bigger than we thought and we were worried it wouldnt fit. But it did. He gets to be as embarrassed as the rest of us this weekend wearing these things.

I jumped on the counter to check out the bandannas and see if I could help. My kindness wasnt quite captured on film. Pruett, picking his nose, however was.

Do you SSEEEEEEE how helpful I am?!

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A Day at the Track

This weekend we headed to VIR again for some fun track time. Dad needed to be there really early so he left before the sun came up on Saturday. As the rest of the family needs their beauty sleep (especially Daphne - she needs all the help she can get), we headed up later in the day.

I was so happy to get to the track! It was a beautiful day! The sun was shining! And it meant I didnt have to be in the car with Daphne anymore. She is a backseat hog!

Can you believe this? I hope he showered after that.

Another human friend was there too so we had to properly greet (i.e. tackle) him.

How cool is this place? Smells! People! Noise! A man dog's dream! (Side note: DAD - WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR HAND?)

Daphne is a lazybear.

Basking in the sun. Wasting the day away. The only time she showed any signs of life for the day were to bark like a crazy lady at a silly labradoodle named Doobie. Daphne. Listen. Don't need to worry about it. Why you may ask? Because A. he has doodle in his breed and B. his real name is Doobie. These factors equal a zero threat.

Not me! Im always poised and ready.

What did you do this weekend?

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Off to VIR for the Weekend

We are headed to VIR (Virginia International Raceway) this weekend. Should be FUN!

November was the last time we were at VIR and we had a blast. I was a track veteran by then but it was Daphnes first weekend.

We were a lot smaller back in November. I hardly recognize us!

Our ears stand tall now! We probably won't be writing until Sunday night or Monday when we get back.

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

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Daphne’s First Weekend at the Track

Please let me go for a ride with you Dad!!!!

Mom was always right there if I got scared.

Trying to decide if I should listen and come when Mom called me. :)

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Catch Up or Mustard?

My Secret Hide Out in the Bushes - Guess It Isnt So Secret Afterall

Sorry Pruett and I have been so out of touch! Mom went out of town so he and I had to take care of Dad. I wanted to spend a lot of time with my new Mom this weekend and then she had to go out of town again yesterday so again we were babysitting Dad. Mom has been under the weather so when she has been home we’ve also been taking care of her.

Tonight I got my first bath. It wasn’t so bad. Pruett warned me that it would be very horrible and I would

scream and shout for Mom and Dad to stop but it really wasn’t so bad at all. I was a little shaky because I wasn’t sure what to expect but it went by in a flash! Now I’m a clean puppy full of energy. As soon as I was toweled off I started running and playing. These bath things aren’t

Goofing Around on a Sunday Afternoon

so bad at all. Pruett saw how brave I was

in the bath and said he would try to be brave too. I was really proud of him. He only cried a bit (I swore I wouldn’t tell but - oops - hehehehe) and now we get to stay up late to dry off. Not such a bad deal if you ask me.

Mom and Dad let me sleep on the bed which i MUCH prefer over my crate. I’m still a bit crate shy since I was shipped in one - I’m always worried that will be my fate again each time they close that door. I sleep all through the night unlike my brother. He is a FUSS MONKEY! He is always repositioning himself and huffing and puffing around the bed at night. He does just fine in his crate but Mom and Dad say they like to keep the family together and like for us all to snuggle.

This weekend we are going to VIR. Dad is instructing with the Audi Club North America (ACNA). This will be my first weekend at the track. I’m not sure how I’ll do. Things that you would think would scare me don’t and sometimes I’m frightened by things that the rest of the world doesn’t find so frightening. It should be interesting though. Pruett says it is no big deal but I’m not so sure. Mom promised that she’ll be there for me if I get scared. She is good at giving hugs and making me feel safe.

Pruett and I are great play buddies. We romp around and play fight. He underestimated his little sis. Don’t tell but I can KICK IS PUPPY BUTT!

WOOHOO!

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Daphne Has Left Idaho

We just got this email from Kim! OMG! We are all so excited! I hope she does ok.
“Hello,   Daphne is on her way finally.  I think that because she is almost 12 weeks she will be a little afraid at first just because she is about at that age to go into a fear period so I think that shipping her might bring her in early.  She LOVES people a TON and was licking everyone at the shipping dock.   Have fun with her.   OHH  and she is in a growth spirt and she is growing taller and has gotten about an inch in the last week so her weight can’t quite keep up with her.    Please let me know when she gets there.   THanks.”

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Ridin’ Dirty

Daphne - I’ve got one more thing. You should probably mentally prepare yourself for this. We are an outside, get down and dirty kind of family - even Mom. We go hiking and hang in the garage and help Dad work on the car and play in the grass and mud and creeks. Lucky for me all the dirt disappears on my black coat but you are going to show EVERYTHING! So while you may be dressed all girlie in pink you should be ready to be a rough and tumble and outdoors kind of girl.

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