The Pack on Christmas Eve

Grand-Dam Kallie (our lone yellow...who now wears a black collar to fit in a little better), Jag,  Zoe, and Finn

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Some PUP! Yep, that's what Charlotte Would've Said about ME...

That was some spider, don't you think?!?  
Well, as far as me - I know sit and down and how to "come in" (to my handler's side).  I heel nicely (indoors) off leash, and mama is now working on stays with me~it's kind of hard, but I'm working at it and doing great after such a short time.  I am also doing pretty good at the "stand" command..it's actually kind of fun to pop out of a sit to show you my stand!  Waiting to be released to my food bowl, to come out of my crate, and to go outdoors to potty is another part of my repertoire (that's kind of a fancy word for routine).  


I have a nice structure and come from a great breeding~trust me, my human mama spent hours and hours trying to get it just right-I think she did pretty good to get us! 


I do love to play, but I can also rest nicely in my crate...(just like my mama, daddy and grandparents...uhm, the canine ones anyway).  If I have to "go" I will let you know - just listen for my bark, bark. 


Although I am learning my manners, I am still a joyful puppy! ;0) I just celebrated my 4 month old birthday-WOO HOO, and for Christmas and/or the New Year, I'd REALLY like a family of my very own! ~ Won't you consider giving me a good home and making me part of YOUR family?  You won't be disappointed, I'm sure of it - just ask any of the other new owners and they'll tell you.


Well, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from JJ the Lab (aka, Jag, Jaggers, Jag-a-swag)
     P.S. - if you don't like the name, I'd be ok with whatever name you like) 

Here I am in my "sit" command...it's kind of boring, but I know
I will get a treat if I do a good job.

I always try to come when called...even when distracted. That's me

in the purple collar (I looked and "pointed" when I heard the whistle).

Mom had to edit the video just a bit, (we both had to stop

along the way to pee-sometimes you just can't help it).  The camera makes

me look bigger, I think.

Taken just tonight-mom wanted a photo, but had it on video

so caught this - we were just chillin' in the bed until dad walked in. Finn

went off to investigate...I'm enjoying the moment alone with the whole bed to myself!

It's Zoe's Turn

Today was a busy day...off to Love's Park, IL at 5:20 am for an agility trial then back home and off to Baraboo, WI for a hockey game at 5:00 pm.  Glad to be home now and watching the Badger football game.

Zoe was happy to get a little "Mom & Zoe" time in today.  Since I'd like to end this post on a happy note, I'll talk about her 2nd run (Standard) first, it was a little disappointing, but not that bad~her start line was awesome, her weaves rocked and there were a few other good things, but a couple of bobbles as well.

Our first run was Open JWW and we finally got our title, so whatever happened after that, really didn't matter! :0)  Her start line was fabulous, she read me well, and we were running well.  It's such a good feeling when you get that in sync with your dog. A huge thank you to Sara for offering to tape our run...thanks for the commentary as well~always love it when she does that.  It's so nice to view the really fun runs and it is fun to share them as well. I hope you enjoy watching..we had such a good time running this course.  We tied our fasted time in JWW at 6.06 YPS!

A Quick Post

I just love hearing from all the boys' new families!!  Here is a photo that I just found - it was contained in an email from Simba's family, but was lost in my "Spam" account.  I'm so glad I found it ... and just HAD to share it....It was entitled, "I Think I'm Hiding"  but perhaps "Can you see me now?", would be appropriate too.  Thank you Pam for sharing this!

Farewell Forest

It's with a bit of a heavy heart that we said, "Goodbye" to our boy, Forest last night.  He is off to a wonderful home and wonderful family in CA where he will enjoy many, many new adventures, I'm sure.  His first one started last night ~ he stayed with his new family at a hotel in Madison and then off to the airport bright and early this morning.  His first flight on a plane was today - luckily he got to fly with all the people and not in cargo.  He loves people, so I'm sure he was pretty happy about that.  I'm not sure yet how he did on the plane, but knowing Forest, he was a bit of a handful!  I'm hoping I will hear from them later this evening when things settle down just a bit; I'll fill you in on the happenings.  


It is very bittersweet this time.  Mind you there was a little tug on the ole heartstrings when the other boys left for their new homes, but I knew this one was somehow special to us and we have all experienced a little more emotion than we thought we would.  He was the most vocal of the litter, so I'm guessing I won't miss that part, but every time a puppy leaves, the litter dynamics change as well.  I guess we'll see what these 2 boys have in store now.


It sounds like he will retain his strong name...and he responds to it well (most of the time anyway).  He will eventually be learning all about agility, snake training (very important in those parts) and perhaps experience a little hunting as well.  He will have lots of room to run and play too.  He showed his new family very quickly just how good that nose of his is!  He attacked the bag they brought that was full of new treats and toys.  They were just waiting to be gobbled up and chewed up by the love of a lab, don't you know?!


After he gets off the plane, he gets to head in to the office to spend some quality social time with the staff.  WOW!  Talk about a full day!  Hopefully, he will be a very tired puppy by the end of the day and the time change won't be significant.  I'm also hoping he'll let Susan and Gary get some much deserved rest after their whirlwind trip to and from Wisconsin.  


We were so glad they could come and meet us all in person!  We were able to spend several hours with them and learn more about the life that Forest will live.  We are so happy for them and glad that Forest will be able to have more individual training time.  He will also join a couple of other pets in his new household and a "big brother" (the human kind) as well.

Happy Family!
Susan, Gary and Forest

Good luck to all!  (we miss you Forest)  

Fun with Forest

A little video clip of The Yellow Boy (he's so handsome!)

I've been a little light on the puppy videos, so have added this snip-it from Oct 28th.  Will try to get new ones up this weekend.  It's since SNOWED here in WI, but the weekend is supposed to get back in to the 50s.  Time to do a little Christmas shopping soon!