Well there is a new baby

posted: 2/6/2007 at 8:42 AM
modified: 2/6/2007 at 8:43 AM

in the house. The weather was terrible on Sunday so I had decided on running a long run instead of spending $30 on a race that I would probably not enjoy very much. Well didn't get the long run in either. Instead dh had an awesome idea. Something we had been talking about and already looking into and that was get a puppy. Since dh will be in Ontario for 4 days each week for the next 9 weeks now was the time. I'd be able to establish myself as the alpha in the house (since dh is out of the country 4 days a week) and I'd have some companionship for when the kids are sleeping. Well we got Kallie. She's an 8 week old Golden Retriever. Looks like she may be the easiest kid I've had to potty train (only 1 accident since we got her on Sunday morning) Isn't she adorable Big grin

Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

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Abs of Flabs

posted: 2/6/2007 at 8:45 AM

I was gonna say awwww, but my company blocks many of the sites that I frequent, so I'll have to save that for tonight when I get home. I'm sure Kallie is very adorable.

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zoom-zoom

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posted: 2/6/2007 at 9:53 AM

Oh, Pam, she is sweet! Are you going to eventually have a furry running buddy? I'll bet she'd love that! Smile

k

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HurricaneShaunna

posted: 2/6/2007 at 9:55 AM

she is so cute!!

rockenmamaof5

posted: 2/6/2007 at 10:24 AM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 2/6/2007 at 9:53 AM:

Oh, Pam, she is sweet! Are you going to eventually have a furry running buddy? I'll bet she'd love that! k

Eventually . From what I've read we'll have to wait until she's around 2. Until then I'll have to be happy with taking her for walks.

Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

Wingz

posted: 2/6/2007 at 11:20 AM

Quote from Mile Collector on 2/6/2007 at 8:45 AM:

I was gonna say awwww, but my company blocks many of the sites that I frequent, so I'll have to save that for tonight when I get home. I'm sure Kallie is very adorable.

I'll say it for ya. Awwwwwww! How cute!

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AbbaSnail

posted: 2/6/2007 at 7:03 PM

Congrats on your new addition! She is adorable. (How did you get a puppy to lie still that long and not eat your rugs or stuffed animals?) Can I come visit? Tongue

I hear you can start them running at 1 year (12 months) - start with 1/2 a mile 3 days a week and increase by 1/2 a mile a week until she can run farther than you. Then you have a pace-dog to keep you motivated all year long! (Check with your vet first! Especially since goldens can have hip problems which might mean she needs to increase slower or something.) My canine clock is ticking so loudly!

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Abs of Flabs

posted: 2/6/2007 at 7:09 PM

Awwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!

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Lifesabeach

posted: 2/6/2007 at 7:13 PM

awwww

she's adorable! we are on our third golden...our second Tonka, LOL! we are very challenged in the name department!

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Sockoni

posted: 2/6/2007 at 10:31 PM

Oh boy! As if I didn't have puppy fever enough already!! Smile

Golden retrievers are the best, aren't they? Our neighbor got a retriever puppy this summer (a male- "Rufus"!) and at 11 wks he was bigger than my 4 yr old. I just about died when she showed me pics of Rufus and Oliver, their cat, wrestling around. Apparently it's something they do pretty often! And Oliver's not big! Big grin

I would love to get a lab or retriever, but think we're going to try to get a smaller dog like a terrier. When we were at a super bowl party this past Sunday, someone there told me she was the new owner of a little terrier puppy. She said when she got it, it fit in the palm of her hand. That sorta made me nervous. Knowing me, I'd lose it! I don't know what it is with babies and puppies though...get around them and get the fever!! LOL Big grin

Congrats on your new "baby"!!

AbbaSnail

posted: 2/6/2007 at 10:57 PM
modified: 2/7/2007 at 12:21 AM

I guess you have to change your name to Rocking Mama of Six now!

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rockenmamaof5

posted: 2/7/2007 at 9:17 AM

Quote from AbbaSnail on 2/6/2007 at 7:03 PM:

Congrats on your new addition! She is adorable. (How did you get a puppy to lie still that long and not eat your rugs or stuffed animals?) Can I come visit? I hear you can start them running at 1 year (12 months) - start with 1/2 a mile 3 days a week and increase by 1/2 a mile a week until she can run farther than you. Then you have a pace-dog to keep you motivated all year long! (Check with your vet first! Especially since goldens can have hip problems which might mean she needs to increase slower or something.) My canine clock is ticking so loudly!

Thanks, come on over lol. She seems to do ALOT of sleeping and she doesn't even care what she may be sleeping on. As for chewing anytime she tries to chew on something she gets one of her chew toys shoved in her face (not literally) by me or one of the kids. I'll definetly be talking to the vet about when I can start her running and having her hips checked out frequently. Here she is sleeping on one of the phones lmao

Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

rockenmamaof5

posted: 2/7/2007 at 9:19 AM

Quote from Lifesabeach on 2/6/2007 at 7:13 PM:

awwww she's adorable! we are on our third golden...our second Tonka, LOL! we are very challenged in the name department!

Thanks hun! Tonka is absolutely adorable. So I take it you like Goldens. Guess I'll be coming to you since your the GR "expert"

Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

rockenmamaof5

posted: 2/7/2007 at 9:20 AM

Quote from AbbaSnail on 2/6/2007 at 10:57 PM:

I guess you have to change your name to Rocking Mama of Six now!

lmao Dh has already offered to take the "baby" duty when he gets home Thursday night.

Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

trishierunner

esq.

posted: 2/7/2007 at 9:33 AM

What a sweetie pie! Smile

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