tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194016002024-03-23T03:13:51.917-07:00Kimi The Airedale Terror - The ChroniclesHello to everyone, big and small, furry or not. Welcome to my blog, a place where I share my stories, adventures and mishaps. My human mummy Sheila decided that every extraordinary airedale (such as me) should have a dedicated website or blog, so that's why this blog was spawned. We've added a 2nd Airedale into our pack. Rummy is a cheerful outgoing younger brother, and the both of us make life worth living for our human Mum. CheerioKimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.comBlogger297125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-56709040747642254902011-01-15T17:16:00.001-08:002011-01-15T17:16:54.371-08:00Termination of Kimi's Blog<div style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dear friends, </span></div><div style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It has come to my attention that the content of my blog for Kimi has been stolen without my permission and used by sploggers who have reposted the entire content of this blog for their own money making purposes.</span></div><div style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: large;">My most intimate thoughts are being sucked up without permission, by people trying to make a quick unearned dollar. They’re called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scraper_site" target="_blank" title="Wiki On What Blog Scraping Is">Blog Scrapers</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_blog" target="_blank" title="Wiki On Spam Blogs">Sploggers</a>, and apparently, they are a common phenomena on the Internet world now that blogs are prevalent. I’ve found the entire content of my posts stolen and reposted by these… people.</span></div><div style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: large;">It is very unfortunate but I've made the decision to terminate this blog. For those of you who are still keen to follow Kimi and Rummy's adventures and their story, please add me on your Facebook account as a friend, and you'll be able to see and read about our adventures. </span></div><div style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: large;">Thank you for all your kind support and friendship all these years.</span></div><div style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: large;">Cheers,</span></div><div style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: large;">Sheila Wagner</span></div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-2157080471044624652010-11-26T16:00:00.000-08:002010-11-26T16:00:17.053-08:00Winter Wonderland<div style="text-align: center;">We had two days of snow here in WA. This is Rummy's first real experience with snow. There was enough snow to stick around and we had temperature in the teens in F.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsWnNHhtyC2w1xt0tiU8d8_wJJJeA9dleETSBw12X9HNz2cuix64tdXT13xSlXvaInkec8O2Ds3vBfaEWI_EbnZGrJbTu_iBs8i6j8VSjwxA0xVf0nTWZA0x33atbatNHXgHA/s1600/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1760.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsWnNHhtyC2w1xt0tiU8d8_wJJJeA9dleETSBw12X9HNz2cuix64tdXT13xSlXvaInkec8O2Ds3vBfaEWI_EbnZGrJbTu_iBs8i6j8VSjwxA0xVf0nTWZA0x33atbatNHXgHA/s320/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1760.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Early in the morning, we woke up to let the chickies out. And at the same time, frolic in the snow when it was still coming down fresh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOSi6Vqz6e4ZsRmbRu-3kuhhZWq3-j05JKdISPFOEdEriJT6UsuS73ROrvmY7yQXCg4EmByRCQ4EXjnAiQQ0Jx3TYpGQQluC8MkME43tPj87HRwy_E6F7XsKvDCI8CguVNvel/s1600/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOSi6Vqz6e4ZsRmbRu-3kuhhZWq3-j05JKdISPFOEdEriJT6UsuS73ROrvmY7yQXCg4EmByRCQ4EXjnAiQQ0Jx3TYpGQQluC8MkME43tPj87HRwy_E6F7XsKvDCI8CguVNvel/s320/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1781.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Rummy Cub found a chew bone and decided to chomp on it and play "let's hide it".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjynCuYUR7iuAwYFIkbrFvN0WW6l-bGY7YHhZMiG-UTos2CkS0Hp1l2NmEl1QGHJirGeba5c1fWnjaZgSul4wpMTtkgSXB2var09n0yRXxsE45ystKTXZqMKB7V31OE8LpvIg9/s1600/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjynCuYUR7iuAwYFIkbrFvN0WW6l-bGY7YHhZMiG-UTos2CkS0Hp1l2NmEl1QGHJirGeba5c1fWnjaZgSul4wpMTtkgSXB2var09n0yRXxsE45ystKTXZqMKB7V31OE8LpvIg9/s320/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1782.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFuUMeqFRomN4Nzmlt5iA4rz-wj8_fVQl2AOIrgIFWij93CbRCJHDHhhvx79pzGJEn7jcXPzo7o6H0pmVPspleQUPU80E5VVE_EhLfKG3Rlbtbf_b_wv5_KloRqwSWZ178lJm/s1600/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFuUMeqFRomN4Nzmlt5iA4rz-wj8_fVQl2AOIrgIFWij93CbRCJHDHhhvx79pzGJEn7jcXPzo7o6H0pmVPspleQUPU80E5VVE_EhLfKG3Rlbtbf_b_wv5_KloRqwSWZ178lJm/s320/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1798.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And while Rummy chomps on his chew thing, I buried my face in the fresh snow, and I loved it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtypPfq6Vh77BqBLhA4_BjjYVb3ZZ9HVx4NeYKYCAIWXw-fJFdtD9oWCTte956JJnRLhLNYblTGeWVBF_GI7zZ9P790JwfLunbPsvbapg2RyX0rxSkDMfTruxFeM034oru02JO/s1600/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtypPfq6Vh77BqBLhA4_BjjYVb3ZZ9HVx4NeYKYCAIWXw-fJFdtD9oWCTte956JJnRLhLNYblTGeWVBF_GI7zZ9P790JwfLunbPsvbapg2RyX0rxSkDMfTruxFeM034oru02JO/s320/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1810.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The snow was drifting slowly down, not making a sound, and it was so serenely beautiful and quiet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoVMgf-r4I1MVsVW2s6hTO8v5JNKGJK_nvTVvogBwsAZ7EvsvCAUAMAeXNjm7yi9GRTcskaixxpnfBkkXtyQ_OSj4bQPfLIoSKL_hG_M4fpMhiV0oKDCZNr38OU60Ipg2lJ31/s1600/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoVMgf-r4I1MVsVW2s6hTO8v5JNKGJK_nvTVvogBwsAZ7EvsvCAUAMAeXNjm7yi9GRTcskaixxpnfBkkXtyQ_OSj4bQPfLIoSKL_hG_M4fpMhiV0oKDCZNr38OU60Ipg2lJ31/s320/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1821.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> In the early dawn hours, we saw how awesome and beautiful nature could be, and we lived in the moment. Just enjoying this very moment, the stillness of it all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzq2W8Kv8uHkeDOnEUQGWByiZYY0aVlC0IT3dl95h0X4hqLvA4vc7XMWpCv1IB4AO0YHMlcA9S03t_l2j5AG44o-1HXbjQ8XiPkShgjkiesPiDwZqdEzvkb36_uubNsHbk46h/s1600/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzq2W8Kv8uHkeDOnEUQGWByiZYY0aVlC0IT3dl95h0X4hqLvA4vc7XMWpCv1IB4AO0YHMlcA9S03t_l2j5AG44o-1HXbjQ8XiPkShgjkiesPiDwZqdEzvkb36_uubNsHbk46h/s320/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1847.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Kimi in the bushes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpYsYwSJuGT-PDnu8cHySRxOLY07rTtz_u7rbAj_gKgxXJX8D4AdM5JYNhGasLd_28Kr_LvzLI89vT65cl22Y6lumLy2i-T_FkspxTYStTV5x2nEokvZ3aeFREVOoVVrtJJA0/s1600/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpYsYwSJuGT-PDnu8cHySRxOLY07rTtz_u7rbAj_gKgxXJX8D4AdM5JYNhGasLd_28Kr_LvzLI89vT65cl22Y6lumLy2i-T_FkspxTYStTV5x2nEokvZ3aeFREVOoVVrtJJA0/s320/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1880.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We found out that the snow gave good cushioning if we fell and rolled around on the ground. So we made good use of the snow, and played rough. We played Bitey face, tumbled, and rolled and ran around, with our tails tucked under because we were so fast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuDir4i9OHt35IODGYJ3YhOt63tVARK4_NzIaINepEDLI9Z3vFycAIKFmhobBWXIEm6Z93g3xriw1Gm1aJvidSPTL0B14cbq-YGoQHHhfKMiPovUH3LDciGKBcUAB-KMvIisV/s1600/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuDir4i9OHt35IODGYJ3YhOt63tVARK4_NzIaINepEDLI9Z3vFycAIKFmhobBWXIEm6Z93g3xriw1Gm1aJvidSPTL0B14cbq-YGoQHHhfKMiPovUH3LDciGKBcUAB-KMvIisV/s320/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1881.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1RactCXes9NwVPCxWrG2tP6dz11IUI3clbSUIBSo7p3f_uC73gr2kjfHyFBalsmY7GGo6aesz4DyWHRFjj-oBDfdO9ZVKFaPZiApINY5bjRrTxNf42iDNnhHcN4CUtc0-1pK/s1600/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1RactCXes9NwVPCxWrG2tP6dz11IUI3clbSUIBSo7p3f_uC73gr2kjfHyFBalsmY7GGo6aesz4DyWHRFjj-oBDfdO9ZVKFaPZiApINY5bjRrTxNf42iDNnhHcN4CUtc0-1pK/s320/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1889.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Wow look at Rummy's awesome teeth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXQ5-aKtG3vFljwV9wdZa9jxyz7DMNkEJxDNkYW-heMtt2k6isQLzCQAZBdBaGNyiritglZ5YyZqvTxSoL-ofDeIU0TDunCVMw7lgvB29xJEhyMm2X2arxm4jctnNjBudZkHT/s1600/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXQ5-aKtG3vFljwV9wdZa9jxyz7DMNkEJxDNkYW-heMtt2k6isQLzCQAZBdBaGNyiritglZ5YyZqvTxSoL-ofDeIU0TDunCVMw7lgvB29xJEhyMm2X2arxm4jctnNjBudZkHT/s320/Dogs1stSnow%255E_1997.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the middle of play, Rummy runs to the chicken coop to see if his chickens are doing fine. He loves his chickens and wanted to make sure they were all safe and sound.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Thanksgiving Everybody.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi and Rummy</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-41529956340531841282010-11-15T13:42:00.000-08:002010-11-15T13:42:59.192-08:00BarksGiving<div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday, Rummy and I attended a special event called Barksgiving. It was a lunch party for us canines. We went to a doggie restaurant and got served a 5 course lunch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GKKsQab8_nb5aIWUk7DnnBRnkQlURmwp67ZKeiQT3u_Rt5wm7I3S6KKpGube8kHbgSy6LvQ_WUdfThrsGiGlxhSqXXb3UKdCNMjJREPzoqesELDok6NqcvRLnx7BxWi7u5zV/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GKKsQab8_nb5aIWUk7DnnBRnkQlURmwp67ZKeiQT3u_Rt5wm7I3S6KKpGube8kHbgSy6LvQ_WUdfThrsGiGlxhSqXXb3UKdCNMjJREPzoqesELDok6NqcvRLnx7BxWi7u5zV/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1116.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Rummy sniffing Karla's butt, just to check what she had for dinner last night.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1c8i5QJoyLuwxJ-gCd_cvEsoqQekegBL1OeBtVz5lyvm4AHJakxTdYQ5GzhzHc8MpVBnWdRjB7fXIrkIPXRur0miIerpsNe7sCMSGOiA1zeawEO5HAh7m7AL5noT8OVoxlvFP/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1c8i5QJoyLuwxJ-gCd_cvEsoqQekegBL1OeBtVz5lyvm4AHJakxTdYQ5GzhzHc8MpVBnWdRjB7fXIrkIPXRur0miIerpsNe7sCMSGOiA1zeawEO5HAh7m7AL5noT8OVoxlvFP/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1124.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Gromit and I, sniff a new long sausage looking dog. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We could tell it was going to be a fun filled event, just by the sheer diversity of dogs there. It was a sniff fest too for us, and we had a lot of fun. The event was also for a good cause, as we were raising money to help build and establish the offleash dog park in Kirkland.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSmvbZhQAMNq6VTJqefrW4hk85XGJP4vjBl69QIakmqlm3dIRB_chnq6TLCRg_xWhaVvuZAXKwy-acBdiRj1sARGfk6I7mrE6fGwdeZRoM84X2vbfqbxfPbApin7mPplva8Th/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSmvbZhQAMNq6VTJqefrW4hk85XGJP4vjBl69QIakmqlm3dIRB_chnq6TLCRg_xWhaVvuZAXKwy-acBdiRj1sARGfk6I7mrE6fGwdeZRoM84X2vbfqbxfPbApin7mPplva8Th/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1142.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I think the best part for us was meeting all these new dogs, and having a ball of a time together. There was a lot of butt sniffing going on.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYawdm6J9aKUMGDEyJrY_rxslPolL733cuAOEgxlFQffAKHsrWcjcKVDOlRUF96K3XWS8Rvu_HhVlFNvhNnKFQZb68N3bzM-9kqsCJNeARQ0Dfl88f5_wxrkSRlGN1sDqJ2noT/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYawdm6J9aKUMGDEyJrY_rxslPolL733cuAOEgxlFQffAKHsrWcjcKVDOlRUF96K3XWS8Rvu_HhVlFNvhNnKFQZb68N3bzM-9kqsCJNeARQ0Dfl88f5_wxrkSRlGN1sDqJ2noT/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1147.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> When we were finally seated in the restaurant, it was odd, because this time, dogs were sitting on chairs too. We waited patiently for our delicious food, and we were all very well behaved. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsfBXrh4SQ8Rvs8XJ_ya_9AxnPdHx000H9-jsDOEUqtqyHactqTrJJgxXSfik8hVJjCXd7J07yDGO5M2glGWAUQX6TrODskdbcgShELOpoKgAQp3ontAYsNFWfUNEFiF30IRv/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsfBXrh4SQ8Rvs8XJ_ya_9AxnPdHx000H9-jsDOEUqtqyHactqTrJJgxXSfik8hVJjCXd7J07yDGO5M2glGWAUQX6TrODskdbcgShELOpoKgAQp3ontAYsNFWfUNEFiF30IRv/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1157.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Mavy (on the right) got a new baby brother, Merline (left). He is also a field springer very young, and from Springer Rescue. He is SO cute, everyone wanted to carry him.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTYOQm2RRAfVPfGnssOEhzyuUxAd7FZj7vayE90ueM6g3HQqYfoo60YMvMcSscPfZL9Lem6HmZwbw5RgKsA8SmRAAa1EiOtKe5AitfbZlzaRie_7J90cEoaXJQXc8oCNqZFqj/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTYOQm2RRAfVPfGnssOEhzyuUxAd7FZj7vayE90ueM6g3HQqYfoo60YMvMcSscPfZL9Lem6HmZwbw5RgKsA8SmRAAa1EiOtKe5AitfbZlzaRie_7J90cEoaXJQXc8oCNqZFqj/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1174.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> One of the oldest canine guests at the event was Lady (also from Rescue). She owns Megen (the human) and Lady came so beautifully dressed with her string of pearls, and a nice colorful necklace.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6sEUB-iloAaimyJNEZSHmAwp7zkg7Ioc4pLTXrDX1Ic76t77og39X_N-7uabWOoWZI4Fpf2Mssh1MBw00hpse5Z869_-dVX6ieUvofg7GMgEcL5kenkIm-b6ksga16CsN7aO/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6sEUB-iloAaimyJNEZSHmAwp7zkg7Ioc4pLTXrDX1Ic76t77og39X_N-7uabWOoWZI4Fpf2Mssh1MBw00hpse5Z869_-dVX6ieUvofg7GMgEcL5kenkIm-b6ksga16CsN7aO/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1180.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Mum and us. (Kimi on left, Rummy on right)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoslfUboVjq1tiD23ocgyUcpOsZc7uJmXYoW47HsVKqk4MAvNxAwkY31S7Jl9nPk5HUl4PG2uPbBe_2iwh-buRdbdYJfURDSZDN08MR_PQg9M_MENc7oUPYZz35N9Yg_UewpPp/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoslfUboVjq1tiD23ocgyUcpOsZc7uJmXYoW47HsVKqk4MAvNxAwkY31S7Jl9nPk5HUl4PG2uPbBe_2iwh-buRdbdYJfURDSZDN08MR_PQg9M_MENc7oUPYZz35N9Yg_UewpPp/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1193.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> That's Mike and Hamilton. Hamilton is wearing a very nice autumn themed bowtie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVzIf2-cNRAP83oABYhjkHoZFo4LMzJHeRa7boPLwaXNJJW8INGdcNBVEPyF9c5YtTcIr8KTIPs7PGRoTtpKvKrieTgVU29j19WE-KfZu_kDJ7YsDb19qNHzhCBpGf8DWBZeG/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVzIf2-cNRAP83oABYhjkHoZFo4LMzJHeRa7boPLwaXNJJW8INGdcNBVEPyF9c5YtTcIr8KTIPs7PGRoTtpKvKrieTgVU29j19WE-KfZu_kDJ7YsDb19qNHzhCBpGf8DWBZeG/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Baby Merlin was very interested in me. He came over, and smelled my beard and kissed me. No doubt, he must have smelled the deer that I just had for dinner last night.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtUaZPoirsbvU2M3cIaLAs7OoXqdpSEZa18D_t3rf0beHD6isb5Vk5i6GkkscxFrSa8EHNcmAyPdBSraNfjFuhTEGF27iTerLgFhNQfqF9oxiRCck8YXxQ5XskVynVdg6aNQ8/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtUaZPoirsbvU2M3cIaLAs7OoXqdpSEZa18D_t3rf0beHD6isb5Vk5i6GkkscxFrSa8EHNcmAyPdBSraNfjFuhTEGF27iTerLgFhNQfqF9oxiRCck8YXxQ5XskVynVdg6aNQ8/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1214.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Mum with baby Merlin. He was such a mellow baby. One of the cutest springer babies we've ever seen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYH-7OlPMg_uD2nQuNtikt4kwsl71ruEfR4xp8MFTQuAvESqa6pH80xN-6BekQuhY96mLuQhtAlSPJ-hDDh5LS6-hX0ieteBqr6A-OKjTmJS3vH6vYJrorWMhDgVryLR1jJAB/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYH-7OlPMg_uD2nQuNtikt4kwsl71ruEfR4xp8MFTQuAvESqa6pH80xN-6BekQuhY96mLuQhtAlSPJ-hDDh5LS6-hX0ieteBqr6A-OKjTmJS3vH6vYJrorWMhDgVryLR1jJAB/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1228.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> After a short wait, the appetizer was served. I just went straight for it, but Rummy was a little hesitant. We are not accustomed to eating off plates, and most definitely not off tables, so Rummy was a bit reserved about this new eating manner. He was holding back, and waited for Rob to hand feed him and let him know it was ok. After Rob said "Free" I was helping myself to my food, with no help at all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXyvbap3OMD6Bslv1Ilz6wfnjW7l6miw8w753RS8iDMaw0c_GoFo-mYNfrwboLusILYYI28yTCBQ-epdcqxvMOYUV_5LXfbsq3wVHHo5Vh7z-mEuonNxKmM_VQiHshRpvoZWl/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXyvbap3OMD6Bslv1Ilz6wfnjW7l6miw8w753RS8iDMaw0c_GoFo-mYNfrwboLusILYYI28yTCBQ-epdcqxvMOYUV_5LXfbsq3wVHHo5Vh7z-mEuonNxKmM_VQiHshRpvoZWl/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1233.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Rummy being very happy about being allowed on the table.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNfOuRNM-ca0V48BSrIz_1Dbiv6_2fH5GQQJZNey13052x3WXj4PawUBCgdYiLuLwvvw5bn5PYfYnK8XIqDd5JZvEHjuZVZKqvHmqcjzY7m7T-2nN-ZXFPFpzDoei6Sr6ldhb/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1238.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNfOuRNM-ca0V48BSrIz_1Dbiv6_2fH5GQQJZNey13052x3WXj4PawUBCgdYiLuLwvvw5bn5PYfYnK8XIqDd5JZvEHjuZVZKqvHmqcjzY7m7T-2nN-ZXFPFpzDoei6Sr6ldhb/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1238.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Baby Merlin (left) and Mavy (right). Aren't they adorable? They seem to get along very well even though Merlin has only been with his new pack for such a short time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1ico4HssFmjfYOIHMoNo-b9eSEMCNNJ7dc6YYiD6S_j2Wq6amB6T8ZEoItHvhSyvKcHgUG2hm7CwZwVu6V8WbS-jvcEa0EEW92oO5rTNyz9MhabB7HmnUgAtrh_LAzise1Wr/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1ico4HssFmjfYOIHMoNo-b9eSEMCNNJ7dc6YYiD6S_j2Wq6amB6T8ZEoItHvhSyvKcHgUG2hm7CwZwVu6V8WbS-jvcEa0EEW92oO5rTNyz9MhabB7HmnUgAtrh_LAzise1Wr/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1242.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Lupe and Clancy (wheaten terrier)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can tell by now, the event was predominantly Airedale being the majority. It just so happened that the event had a few meal seatings, and all the Airedale buddies wanted to dine together, so we went for it and made it our own Airedale party too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zpNJa1MuQGeCfEpO0xfX933P3qoHah_Xtw4L_gQ1cRxMVMJNmuVuT3rOWPMqIqXgc2cOw_PnTmByTWJ03WKYio5_T76TolrO64cS-HMEeGwECEznGstR6d0WtvXjtnZwd9FS/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zpNJa1MuQGeCfEpO0xfX933P3qoHah_Xtw4L_gQ1cRxMVMJNmuVuT3rOWPMqIqXgc2cOw_PnTmByTWJ03WKYio5_T76TolrO64cS-HMEeGwECEznGstR6d0WtvXjtnZwd9FS/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1262.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Clancy even jumped up onto the table at one point, but since it was a doggie party, no one made a fuss.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaCqRYDfOfTH-KnXd_OqZJVv4CKwB8qXN4T9LeEayOmaM-d_C47J5XIDvudBP9Mpt7QIPE4KeK30W-5dYU8xS07wKMIekxIwa6acF6T6O1_MTm7GeC5EHIFDXf_ya8ELxsF1_/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaCqRYDfOfTH-KnXd_OqZJVv4CKwB8qXN4T9LeEayOmaM-d_C47J5XIDvudBP9Mpt7QIPE4KeK30W-5dYU8xS07wKMIekxIwa6acF6T6O1_MTm7GeC5EHIFDXf_ya8ELxsF1_/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1267.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hmm... a meaty soup with yogurt and a meat stick. We didn't like it too much..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOmKvp_eWmDTt4eGD3GVU2dwjZVDjNUZFZUlJUFqeUglecGDkdenlU_MrLZqy3ApEV1J74b8q2AhPm611EMcsCEThm7ddIRyQuV-PK2KhvqsXp-oGgO-ydMQh_uXZm2RWiHTs/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOmKvp_eWmDTt4eGD3GVU2dwjZVDjNUZFZUlJUFqeUglecGDkdenlU_MrLZqy3ApEV1J74b8q2AhPm611EMcsCEThm7ddIRyQuV-PK2KhvqsXp-oGgO-ydMQh_uXZm2RWiHTs/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1272.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> But look, Lupe seems to enjoy it a lot more. As usual, the Airedale beard is soaked after drinking.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmiSxVCKg0x27ixjmzY4Ir9ILT60G3Qr0IgFNIc2jc3cloQRxvijcF0yjVjF0-2hzqNWVX06nT9OqFZFlr9WXSuVd1pkQEJClYr9ytltB99l5IP9hyvhS5TbilCVyzfXDdXwo/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmiSxVCKg0x27ixjmzY4Ir9ILT60G3Qr0IgFNIc2jc3cloQRxvijcF0yjVjF0-2hzqNWVX06nT9OqFZFlr9WXSuVd1pkQEJClYr9ytltB99l5IP9hyvhS5TbilCVyzfXDdXwo/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1276.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> No, we tried it, and we don't like it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-EcCFx7h8OGl9T-IZWasRxmPkS1ltrOdf3G5KKKRwRm-EMbQHSWoJBx710Hgj-FCyYlmBRUzuGcl8Ad_rPX4U8yg7QAntxgHQkCzvN7I9x_iBliX0gQqTzfevcs-PeT60EaM/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-EcCFx7h8OGl9T-IZWasRxmPkS1ltrOdf3G5KKKRwRm-EMbQHSWoJBx710Hgj-FCyYlmBRUzuGcl8Ad_rPX4U8yg7QAntxgHQkCzvN7I9x_iBliX0gQqTzfevcs-PeT60EaM/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1292.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The main course was turkey, mash, and carrots. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrRPPVjJKN117mArwrKBVwc2_u6yAxKTgJmGvZo4eBhwv8zk4sJl69k2mNxWh9r9iN-aKFNjuyDdpUP9oaUoTC_UeDxkmYFHJ9Io0GOxw54GsPLnMhbE86Ry3zWdJLGEWmxy5/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrRPPVjJKN117mArwrKBVwc2_u6yAxKTgJmGvZo4eBhwv8zk4sJl69k2mNxWh9r9iN-aKFNjuyDdpUP9oaUoTC_UeDxkmYFHJ9Io0GOxw54GsPLnMhbE86Ry3zWdJLGEWmxy5/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1294.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It was such a small serving though... it was like bite sized. Do you know how much food Rummy and I eat everyday? This was nothing. Not even a teaser. We eat about 2 lbs of food every day, this lunch was really just a little appetizer compared to what we eat normally.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrMmJgSVXE7oe1hUK4drr-fbl7Vj6SwiP4mVzApC4oXIp_I5p1cGwiVw7v2ZxVObCbwkLd4pzFGWEdQmKCHb-4LIKL9Xmv1aGlgUY0h89QAwHfYrbId4RAfklrbFtn-fOuUD1/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrMmJgSVXE7oe1hUK4drr-fbl7Vj6SwiP4mVzApC4oXIp_I5p1cGwiVw7v2ZxVObCbwkLd4pzFGWEdQmKCHb-4LIKL9Xmv1aGlgUY0h89QAwHfYrbId4RAfklrbFtn-fOuUD1/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1299.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Rob needed to hand feed Rummy, because he was hesitant to eat off the table and plate on his own. This is not how we do things at home, and I guess, he just needed that bit of encouragement to be bad.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlajzvQIYwZPpQBMi411TRyq68KAt1Gss0kzVWkXI5cRU2HJ9YOQVI2Qms-bbTc9wI1exNyORaYJelBj5SE-UwBYdOYgDsCLI36vHfGqiTR3bRnr-hVXJbfcLo0m1e_PtpLyJW/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlajzvQIYwZPpQBMi411TRyq68KAt1Gss0kzVWkXI5cRU2HJ9YOQVI2Qms-bbTc9wI1exNyORaYJelBj5SE-UwBYdOYgDsCLI36vHfGqiTR3bRnr-hVXJbfcLo0m1e_PtpLyJW/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1302.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Yeah, the humans said for this time only, it was ok to eat off plates off the table.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBhmx65RpD65PV2P9BSgSJ1mk3ksmY6yCZ8D_2fwYccKbp61u8eSbS-0xX8E89awnuGvVe00Uq-cXvmXgan10UGQF694i1qCIyMTRZQodGSL9g-1eRa6XqBsw-fBYVSLEZzUv/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBhmx65RpD65PV2P9BSgSJ1mk3ksmY6yCZ8D_2fwYccKbp61u8eSbS-0xX8E89awnuGvVe00Uq-cXvmXgan10UGQF694i1qCIyMTRZQodGSL9g-1eRa6XqBsw-fBYVSLEZzUv/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1321.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Even Lady had Megen serve her the food.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifB25VoUdRc4od3SHl2Uc5mMJ24H5IM3ruMn7l3Gptdyko2YqeqvpuvafpMn3MjrBLglorWweim8pxFhJhWiFE4_upkl73lVKAWyrrkmdTs7C7glz0NI45M5V5qTt5C4EKl07v/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifB25VoUdRc4od3SHl2Uc5mMJ24H5IM3ruMn7l3Gptdyko2YqeqvpuvafpMn3MjrBLglorWweim8pxFhJhWiFE4_upkl73lVKAWyrrkmdTs7C7glz0NI45M5V5qTt5C4EKl07v/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1322.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Clancy was just grateful to be with his human and have the individual attention and love from her. He shares his human with 2 other Airedales, Chester who was too old to attend, and Lupe, the new kid on the block.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtbJYhwsw7RMlx1Pg-1R3vEhwBqt4WiM0NqNpaBt4BDq6UBpN7QHoUKWea3ntjVdMVeIxrAdC7L88SW0SeothMZCfE2TqrDIrHTc_AN8ZhOse5-xtY6Nsu6rR0_JPet5S3ZOk/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtbJYhwsw7RMlx1Pg-1R3vEhwBqt4WiM0NqNpaBt4BDq6UBpN7QHoUKWea3ntjVdMVeIxrAdC7L88SW0SeothMZCfE2TqrDIrHTc_AN8ZhOse5-xtY6Nsu6rR0_JPet5S3ZOk/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1335.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Dessert came in the form of a muffin for everyone.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-GCcHIUjvdSA3UABqyb3sbAUxK-h5rer-3Z1CvzHz5PQ-Uu0vS7nka4Zir2MDNVF_6407MCbbh-wW7o451Q5rxmLhMGB1TMen0BnlyV1f-lthWImmQPETezhBqisi3nQKkBR/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-GCcHIUjvdSA3UABqyb3sbAUxK-h5rer-3Z1CvzHz5PQ-Uu0vS7nka4Zir2MDNVF_6407MCbbh-wW7o451Q5rxmLhMGB1TMen0BnlyV1f-lthWImmQPETezhBqisi3nQKkBR/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1343.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Every dog was waiting so nicely for their humans to peel off the wrapper for them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGuJQDkWRY2mr3YVqrjuZFxAFqg8S9lRv6FsePqnXp3Awb02RXN7N8L9_y-vxLHAl723HjiEhG0aQdZAVUtBkiRuv5sTG9mTMTi6PkouqV4x8fl1OqJixijw_L1PJnu9MOHvF/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGuJQDkWRY2mr3YVqrjuZFxAFqg8S9lRv6FsePqnXp3Awb02RXN7N8L9_y-vxLHAl723HjiEhG0aQdZAVUtBkiRuv5sTG9mTMTi6PkouqV4x8fl1OqJixijw_L1PJnu9MOHvF/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1345.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Rob needed to handfeed Rummy his muffin too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaOV-FjQK1LYTcElbL_MHr3HIR61eYxgMIkemOScI5g7ehEeU9_DNyAkdwRjdsTwraatu872pVbWx2VxavchIHSC_ghfDhO-jsEr3m4nIh7zv5mIe-PelUrWwxd6OyyUOC62b/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaOV-FjQK1LYTcElbL_MHr3HIR61eYxgMIkemOScI5g7ehEeU9_DNyAkdwRjdsTwraatu872pVbWx2VxavchIHSC_ghfDhO-jsEr3m4nIh7zv5mIe-PelUrWwxd6OyyUOC62b/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1396.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> After the lunch experience, we went out for an impromptu group shot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UE5ZettaCBWsBK-0BYQt5qxEU-g54POQvosNmLn-alfr2RG8PAaiZ-VElzFKEaLWygkjH5hiNkTa9qKVo83bV_0M3fpCbqB4H8ETuBmTSqhwoJyn7EUoCmqEO2wIzGDQ4wLo/s1600/BarksGiving%255E_1399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UE5ZettaCBWsBK-0BYQt5qxEU-g54POQvosNmLn-alfr2RG8PAaiZ-VElzFKEaLWygkjH5hiNkTa9qKVo83bV_0M3fpCbqB4H8ETuBmTSqhwoJyn7EUoCmqEO2wIzGDQ4wLo/s400/BarksGiving%255E_1399.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Try and count and see how many Airedales you can spot in this picture. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi and Rummy</div><div style="text-align: center;">(answer: 6)</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-32182883457618982942010-11-05T20:13:00.000-07:002010-11-05T20:13:50.198-07:00Crabbing in the Northwest<div style="text-align: center;">One of the nicest things to do here in the Northwest is to go crabbing on a cold autumn day. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We could drop pots at the pier on a quiet day, and wait for the crabs to feed on our bait, and then we catch them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaqKKp_pAVwMrvWosYbk9nULLfkDsYvk0CFcfsxISiXjgeGUPT3q4bVE5atYNsxiXDcxlfP_ygSq5uiENyMy7-ktdatYHpagEktTC-ntZ-x1rQSMGdTfA6I_m27qlZ2Ge4qtt/s1600/JoemmaIncident%5E_8376.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaqKKp_pAVwMrvWosYbk9nULLfkDsYvk0CFcfsxISiXjgeGUPT3q4bVE5atYNsxiXDcxlfP_ygSq5uiENyMy7-ktdatYHpagEktTC-ntZ-x1rQSMGdTfA6I_m27qlZ2Ge4qtt/s400/JoemmaIncident%5E_8376.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Me and grandma, waiting in the cold for the crabs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosgWa8SNEI77rpx5wht6YN9sfHSYz9DPHb7plCU3nqYDmhM1JqzHtaRYLi46OPoke8V3KCYUvmAEsK7FFdb-PSuiq2ozBhjiN11rZxNGUp_tXHlqG-DnnZsc-fPp61TiQ19iW/s1600/JoemmaIncident%5E_8381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosgWa8SNEI77rpx5wht6YN9sfHSYz9DPHb7plCU3nqYDmhM1JqzHtaRYLi46OPoke8V3KCYUvmAEsK7FFdb-PSuiq2ozBhjiN11rZxNGUp_tXHlqG-DnnZsc-fPp61TiQ19iW/s400/JoemmaIncident%5E_8381.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Rummy still finds crabbing a real treat, as he has only been crabbing with us for less than 6 months, since crabbing season started late this year. I've been doing this for a few years since moving here, so this is really not a big deal for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpA91sH5IimIAdm-TSq_y6YAT2ssm9kd8AfpkadL-hQ-NJ7tuopbD3Hu2hPBFlZyrvyz4LaWAUgLADkIyCBGY5tYdBg-XeZ4TRKblj40AnIsp6RdPQrzMQxc5w_x6iMRDqL06o/s1600/JoemmaIncident%5E_8384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpA91sH5IimIAdm-TSq_y6YAT2ssm9kd8AfpkadL-hQ-NJ7tuopbD3Hu2hPBFlZyrvyz4LaWAUgLADkIyCBGY5tYdBg-XeZ4TRKblj40AnIsp6RdPQrzMQxc5w_x6iMRDqL06o/s400/JoemmaIncident%5E_8384.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Rummy is VERY happy to go crabbing. Can you tell?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhItMY8poBrUwo-CkSnymIiEcWR0Y2D6i2-w0L8Jw-Z7tRfbO8Tl2-AaIqwQxIBb0hqB3L2ysg_ICOfvUqGy66LU6h7BgabOMe0y_8z55ZMp6ytvZkn_ifrhEv4sHzkWftLiS/s1600/JoemmaIncident%5E_8391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhItMY8poBrUwo-CkSnymIiEcWR0Y2D6i2-w0L8Jw-Z7tRfbO8Tl2-AaIqwQxIBb0hqB3L2ysg_ICOfvUqGy66LU6h7BgabOMe0y_8z55ZMp6ytvZkn_ifrhEv4sHzkWftLiS/s400/JoemmaIncident%5E_8391.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Rummy loves to give kisses, especially to people who are at his face level. He gives kisses for no particular reason, he's just a very loving dog.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaB9k2TTKDJXGrTi-S6FTTD8C_71vOY2enD5Ubg0yLGEdjzd8YVoAtWpJ8PiPQun23ygnZMqQvTs8eFaoyjuB4lwbuevFR3jUqzC_QptOhU7NSo33autQ1FOwoYQu6I70Yc3B/s1600/JoemmaIncident%5E_8399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaB9k2TTKDJXGrTi-S6FTTD8C_71vOY2enD5Ubg0yLGEdjzd8YVoAtWpJ8PiPQun23ygnZMqQvTs8eFaoyjuB4lwbuevFR3jUqzC_QptOhU7NSo33autQ1FOwoYQu6I70Yc3B/s400/JoemmaIncident%5E_8399.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Rummy watches over Rob as he makes adaptations to one of the newer crab pots.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDxsOiNoSOKZuzUkuM0EqHIT-wwTvDC61RNf_N6oyoQOzm0P3TPNRViEXR6Ii3fdyaKWAizrYzovFlmldgMPzPt9jsc1O1RKA3IQprsBojGNo6KOQXcC1bDzW6rhZsoBXzDVR/s1600/JoemmaIncident%5E_8406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDxsOiNoSOKZuzUkuM0EqHIT-wwTvDC61RNf_N6oyoQOzm0P3TPNRViEXR6Ii3fdyaKWAizrYzovFlmldgMPzPt9jsc1O1RKA3IQprsBojGNo6KOQXcC1bDzW6rhZsoBXzDVR/s400/JoemmaIncident%5E_8406.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Rummy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qCZHDC6ccY6YbDrxWxuNOWWcwkwu9pvk1N1eTj7dnLTDdS02nFGqiHHmF27AICu3-f5w4x6jyMSBsyV2FpBiTzwDPYjd3n5e_T_Rxjo4PxU6AHEsHkrDttuLyAxl-q8BoyYQ/s1600/JoemmaIncident%5E_8415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qCZHDC6ccY6YbDrxWxuNOWWcwkwu9pvk1N1eTj7dnLTDdS02nFGqiHHmF27AICu3-f5w4x6jyMSBsyV2FpBiTzwDPYjd3n5e_T_Rxjo4PxU6AHEsHkrDttuLyAxl-q8BoyYQ/s400/JoemmaIncident%5E_8415.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I turn 5 this month at Thanksgiving, and though I'm starting to age a bit, I'm still healthy and young looking. My teeth are shiny, white and clean, and the vet at my recent vet check said she couldn't believe I was 5 and had such good teeth. She asked if Mum brushed my teeth, and all she replied was "no, we feed raw."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLlzzXXOoUPhDYv6Q__bxXvFckvQi7CROs4aPBNAG5yIddRzBhajZyUMbWDtBIqpnVcuMfWGwq3sBeV3uq-q2Yy3uL4Zrk5krxGJfG0UUYDpAXEfxImS7EOhe7w5RJZyxXns6/s1600/JoemmaIncident%5E_8422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLlzzXXOoUPhDYv6Q__bxXvFckvQi7CROs4aPBNAG5yIddRzBhajZyUMbWDtBIqpnVcuMfWGwq3sBeV3uq-q2Yy3uL4Zrk5krxGJfG0UUYDpAXEfxImS7EOhe7w5RJZyxXns6/s400/JoemmaIncident%5E_8422.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> When Rob goes to check on the other pots periodically, we follow him, and help keep the crabs in line. We are good watch dogs, if they try to escape from the pails, we bark, and alert the humans that they're trying to escape. The humans come running, and put the crabs back into the pails, we get lots of praise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tgURbtySmQ_lmFcPrsVakabndit4p437KhfrW3eTeHc6B_VsawvgZ2Qd8riDg4rFPHg44twMRnrQyqeLz4oeOFGQCYSfWOIhUHgqnAZwOEz7T4MO8yV2gnax5v0lihWFzhiG/s1600/JoemmaIncident%5E_8428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tgURbtySmQ_lmFcPrsVakabndit4p437KhfrW3eTeHc6B_VsawvgZ2Qd8riDg4rFPHg44twMRnrQyqeLz4oeOFGQCYSfWOIhUHgqnAZwOEz7T4MO8yV2gnax5v0lihWFzhiG/s400/JoemmaIncident%5E_8428.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> When we do have smaller crabs which are not legal yet to keep, they are set free. Sometimes, Mum lets us play with a few of them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi and Rummy</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-24312803433831700762010-10-18T22:11:00.000-07:002010-10-18T22:11:45.092-07:00Transitioning Outdoors<div style="text-align: center;">Getting used to the chicks while they were indoors was easy, but getting trained with them outdoors is a lot tougher. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Nk_JRq3ZcUzOFkFJz33Yj7OjL1fbZoD1zhoX_S8mx_uezae4Jy0GLyJBYE-toffHxfvuSpr1z4j-6fOzlgk9Y7tXYOSqbhU8qA6UcE3DIbxLr7oX23to2yxV2u3FL6UxN4bo/s1600/OutdoorFree%5E_4368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Nk_JRq3ZcUzOFkFJz33Yj7OjL1fbZoD1zhoX_S8mx_uezae4Jy0GLyJBYE-toffHxfvuSpr1z4j-6fOzlgk9Y7tXYOSqbhU8qA6UcE3DIbxLr7oX23to2yxV2u3FL6UxN4bo/s400/OutdoorFree%5E_4368.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Outside, the chickens now run free, and they actually <u>do run</u> sometimes. They chase bugs, they chase each other, or they are playing, and we have to be trained not to give chase, or allow that instinctual prey drive to kick in. Mum starts out by putting us on a Down-Stay. We get used to the activities and behaviors of the chickens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-i10iHa-GqBxULAm_Ymp3XTDH7_y-yf6C2H4zm6dU5uPip7V7jGkdp1brktmttQiB045Jd5dY_3nI8Q-06805UxU6kvzj3ucH7kX57tvJuziFDZKfI3hXI_Hsop2GOfmRojiz/s1600/OutdoorFree%5E_4376.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-i10iHa-GqBxULAm_Ymp3XTDH7_y-yf6C2H4zm6dU5uPip7V7jGkdp1brktmttQiB045Jd5dY_3nI8Q-06805UxU6kvzj3ucH7kX57tvJuziFDZKfI3hXI_Hsop2GOfmRojiz/s400/OutdoorFree%5E_4376.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are a lot more distractions for us too, more things to lose focus on, more ways to get in trouble, but we know by now, to stay calm when we are with our chickens. That's the crucial thing, to stay calm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSiCv7KSWBp3I-8cyxvu5aesZmHmPuFvX2z3Gaxu4x6T5GTx2ckdSn-z5Ub1_NDyVrXibzwGBKicFq7Vc8aIq52xsVbanII_M1NheYdVtjhwQyaDYFBLP_oMczhp0P4A2J3f0/s1600/OutdoorFree%5E_4380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSiCv7KSWBp3I-8cyxvu5aesZmHmPuFvX2z3Gaxu4x6T5GTx2ckdSn-z5Ub1_NDyVrXibzwGBKicFq7Vc8aIq52xsVbanII_M1NheYdVtjhwQyaDYFBLP_oMczhp0P4A2J3f0/s400/OutdoorFree%5E_4380.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KC0j8uKIqxbVThKjoshOh-dML_RZyft2KjT1D1qysONMj-2t0FQy18Z-aMZUHxavQuGQd3tlG1iOYXzNEAErTrlU2NWpa0rZIKzTtC_YGDXIlzgWWvSgNcGQkKTyicAYcv_I/s1600/OutdoorFree%5E_4384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KC0j8uKIqxbVThKjoshOh-dML_RZyft2KjT1D1qysONMj-2t0FQy18Z-aMZUHxavQuGQd3tlG1iOYXzNEAErTrlU2NWpa0rZIKzTtC_YGDXIlzgWWvSgNcGQkKTyicAYcv_I/s400/OutdoorFree%5E_4384.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mum also feeds us together, and she's done this indoors too, so we have learned that treats = good chicken behaviors. The more we stay calm, the more praise we get, the more treats we get. The chickens get treated too. This is training for both species at the same time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPcRqlHlhuuyb2HYKU_PoxMz4GilZxj-HDw1DOW2C6LlHUvfPndGVHKDqVOjDCjtNRmbgS8zHL-GZIWKAZy4t0Hj0_-_Tc_rrZEFABpS1TpJ8kR1UhJEt0711A60NsFuPoGPOc/s1600/OutdoorFree%5E_4473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPcRqlHlhuuyb2HYKU_PoxMz4GilZxj-HDw1DOW2C6LlHUvfPndGVHKDqVOjDCjtNRmbgS8zHL-GZIWKAZy4t0Hj0_-_Tc_rrZEFABpS1TpJ8kR1UhJEt0711A60NsFuPoGPOc/s400/OutdoorFree%5E_4473.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After we get "freed", we are allowed to move with the chickens. By and by, we all get so used to each other, that it no longer becomes necessary for any further training, and all is well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We can now be left alone outside with the chickens, guarding them against hawks or other birds of prey. When we are near, nothing harms our chicks, and that's how we like it. Our neighbor lab, Howard has killed chickens before, and once, he came by around and went to the back fence. Our acreage is totally fenced in, but Howard has learned to push and shove his way under the fence so as to get to our chickens. Rummy was so angry and protective, he and I immediately charged to the fence, and Rummy was growling so hard and deliberately, telling Howard to "Go away, stay away! No entry to you". He really meant it. Howard heeded his warning growls and barks, and he did not push his way through that time. Fortunately, his owner then build him his own run, on their property, so that he couldn't attack our chickens. There is a saying, "Once a chicken killer, always a chicken killer." And Mum is extremely cautious about making sure we don't witness Howard making any kills in front of us. But I don't think Rummy or myself would allow any such thing to happen. The chickens are now part of our pack. We feel strongly for them and our urge to protect them is strong.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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When we sense danger or see a strange car pass, we'd bark and sound the alert. All the chickens would hear us and hide. They would dash into their house and stay away till all was well again. We become the alert signals and the birds heed our signs. This was, we become their guardians.<br />
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Hugs,<br />
Kimi and Rummy</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-90655146563726201942010-10-18T21:49:00.000-07:002010-10-18T21:49:56.440-07:00The Bonding Process<div style="text-align: center;">This entry recounts what happened when we got the chicks.<br />
The chicks were ordered online from a hatchery and they'd be sent to us by regular mail. The post office would call us at 6am in the morning, and Mum would get the brooder ready, turn on the heat lamp, then prepare food and water. Rummy and I, being the most observant, would trail her like shadows. We know the drill, she's getting chicks, and we would not leave her side.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqhMYl153EnZRDBuO6-XrP16QjuSgyH9lo1KVRal5hBeEvlbsmkc1HDXohTB128fJFUxkvzTTSF_NJ1956BKrABDXSS6uu6vyGVf-6q98JXx301BhVElHGMTFFxeY_Gyb0pCd/s1600/SilkieIdeal%5E_7241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqhMYl153EnZRDBuO6-XrP16QjuSgyH9lo1KVRal5hBeEvlbsmkc1HDXohTB128fJFUxkvzTTSF_NJ1956BKrABDXSS6uu6vyGVf-6q98JXx301BhVElHGMTFFxeY_Gyb0pCd/s400/SilkieIdeal%5E_7241.jpg" width="276" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Mum takes us with her to ride in the car. We get to sit up front in the passenger area, so that we can be 100% involved with the raising of the chicks. The bonding starts right at the beginning. Mum comes out from the post office with this box that chirps and cheeps very loudly. We get to sniff it, and look at it, but no pawing or making any noise. Then we go straight home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEies9ryvBVGVS7JFW8ag5AUiLXbfVgDbO_cLeuJlOh5QRms3jPL5GPm5KwAvE_hkgVqDNhXh_xlcsIBdCvoLz5LXteWW3yIT6Y3Gusoa_qbnXc9mx1-1eI_UNwDTOUw69n3j_GQ/s1600/PolishArrival%5E_4704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEies9ryvBVGVS7JFW8ag5AUiLXbfVgDbO_cLeuJlOh5QRms3jPL5GPm5KwAvE_hkgVqDNhXh_xlcsIBdCvoLz5LXteWW3yIT6Y3Gusoa_qbnXc9mx1-1eI_UNwDTOUw69n3j_GQ/s400/PolishArrival%5E_4704.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> When we get home, we sit patiently by the box, paying close attention to the little sounds coming from there. We're really excited, but Mum won't open the box until we are absolutely calm, so we settle down as quickly as we can, so she'll open the box sooner. We wait and the moment arrives.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaktdxObWTU5uYJbOWgD89shYdtGGFZeL_Gu5nKfwADgaqWltKSyj9qLbKsxfhF39T77F_TjXljZqdmo-qU7X7yqDosDQVwjM8RBRDvB2EMDzGjybgu89GVcjy_4nKdUedqoVP/s1600/SilkieIdeal%5E_7246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaktdxObWTU5uYJbOWgD89shYdtGGFZeL_Gu5nKfwADgaqWltKSyj9qLbKsxfhF39T77F_TjXljZqdmo-qU7X7yqDosDQVwjM8RBRDvB2EMDzGjybgu89GVcjy_4nKdUedqoVP/s400/SilkieIdeal%5E_7246.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mum opens the box on the floor, telling us to watch and see. There are always chicks in the box, and this routine has happened 3 times, so we know what to expect. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6r4JI1O4G8U3w7ModlxELWDzwfcJJT3347VCVQX-cQuhTUc9ztIXkTYSjO82kWo2LmfwfUxMOmDo6ajy1zzNB1TbEmYDLNZ9wQk5uNqlPgyVXx2s2X-AjA7h6pzoRJpzf2xpW/s400/SilkieArrival1%5E_6815.jpg" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I tend to hang back a bit more but Rummy puts his nose right in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTxH2H3jM_uNSGYDzH4yrqBTClxUe_MUtFYs0nSTBrdxN6rtaEFJxYgs4wpyJqqpMq20IJEQ-9JknHuaIvMJspa2r6yHc9guZCky1tg8qCshz0u69qYxbADl3MymTmkakp-7f/s1600/SilkieIdeal%5E_7253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTxH2H3jM_uNSGYDzH4yrqBTClxUe_MUtFYs0nSTBrdxN6rtaEFJxYgs4wpyJqqpMq20IJEQ-9JknHuaIvMJspa2r6yHc9guZCky1tg8qCshz0u69qYxbADl3MymTmkakp-7f/s400/SilkieIdeal%5E_7253.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There are normally scared little peeps in the box, we can tell by their energy that they are anxious, and sometimes, the chicks shut their eyes because they are very frightened, so we stay very calm, and Mum also stays very calm. We don't talk much during the initial presentation process. And one by one, Mum carries the chicks up, to our noses, so we can have a closer look and smell. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4SSB-tKHwUl5WqhLiDcce488T9Mz1vsEyDrx6CH0X7DhYlYZ1xgXtfFdTVOQknaXsfdMscDzwGVw_Vb7DTjgILwVPYD9-5p0Zvg3EvWc5aiHvnBS-H3pvtTJ8Od_4dH_3rpK/s1600/SilkieArrival1%5E_6859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4SSB-tKHwUl5WqhLiDcce488T9Mz1vsEyDrx6CH0X7DhYlYZ1xgXtfFdTVOQknaXsfdMscDzwGVw_Vb7DTjgILwVPYD9-5p0Zvg3EvWc5aiHvnBS-H3pvtTJ8Od_4dH_3rpK/s400/SilkieArrival1%5E_6859.jpg" width="357" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Kimi smelling a chick upon its arrival</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She presents every single chick to us both, one by one, first I smell it, and then Rummy smells it, until the box is empty. She lets us have the first inspection and lets us touch our noses to the chicks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38pOWGy4eNoGsFKrWy07P96Qoi290ev0XfwxizyVh786gLfvkUuYpqJOpA_Dfm69AH-C3p-pGdEx0grToDRjeIhXaV7fJN9wS54WffdF-TXk2h0v61A7NeT8OayVDXVisx0cs/s1600/SilkieMerged%5E_7439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38pOWGy4eNoGsFKrWy07P96Qoi290ev0XfwxizyVh786gLfvkUuYpqJOpA_Dfm69AH-C3p-pGdEx0grToDRjeIhXaV7fJN9wS54WffdF-TXk2h0v61A7NeT8OayVDXVisx0cs/s400/SilkieMerged%5E_7439.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the chicks have settled in, they eat, sleep, poop and peep. They relax and their chirping sounds change from a high pitch cheep, to something mellow and deep. Their bodies relax and become soft, and they start becoming inquisitive about their environment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_BgNi_llkVKLbgoqj205HfkApuGJaauX0X3uhWkHHTTBFj9ikrjtcr0Grjoz_paJRzlfjGQaypkTpHtANZ1A9iPxFEYAvLZQH5mXurA6whPQeWPDsGyrxgcdyCfiJUTG_NaE/s1600/PolishArrival%5E_4758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_BgNi_llkVKLbgoqj205HfkApuGJaauX0X3uhWkHHTTBFj9ikrjtcr0Grjoz_paJRzlfjGQaypkTpHtANZ1A9iPxFEYAvLZQH5mXurA6whPQeWPDsGyrxgcdyCfiJUTG_NaE/s400/PolishArrival%5E_4758.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">From the first moment they get introduced to our world, the chicks get used to our furry faces. They smell our doggie breaths and they like it. Maybe they like it because our breaths are warm, and the chicks get a rush of warmth which they need. At this young age, chicks love to be under a heat source, so they go relax under the heat lamp in their brooder, or they cuddle with Rummy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyRifK4ObeZaVcVZEyWTjUOPAsyuKEshBGa3NQqn9L3QfhibKefagAOrcrSNFZV8OftCKvXmqENINJMVjdpAIgYN6sJYGRVsS3eLxVfQ-jLuiYJPHPsFCvsgYyZsoi3XwSkmr/s400/RummyCochins%5E_3650.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would say from my observations that my brother Rummy is healthily obsessed with the little peeps. He would go first thing in the morning to check on them. It is almost as if he makes a mental note, how many there are, and would watch every single one to see if they were ok.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvl5gZac09-wOPT1Kg6QqdNCHMGJvKNd4XHF738yQCKG1mIfSTNhXHG-DkftgUGpvt-4ynI3vz8i7pdWnwTrYdDDNHKnTBeEt8NnNo3G5okGqxsLEsKHgtS4qLlaEY_Vh9GkdR/s1600/TranSitChicks%5E_6730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvl5gZac09-wOPT1Kg6QqdNCHMGJvKNd4XHF738yQCKG1mIfSTNhXHG-DkftgUGpvt-4ynI3vz8i7pdWnwTrYdDDNHKnTBeEt8NnNo3G5okGqxsLEsKHgtS4qLlaEY_Vh9GkdR/s400/TranSitChicks%5E_6730.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eventually, the chicks are so used to having us around, jumping on our backs and perching there comfortably becomes a norm. I don't like that as much, but Rummy loves the chicken attention. That's Ebony, above in the pic, perched on Rummy's back.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4cRXCxA0JTNcetOkNZDvkrwOD_jWbk1U6_EYwzqdatbMhmDZhsnMQmJfSqQK8AQmNDTBjlSJymLy34I-07oo6pQoghEffNSuCYjtp0ffrKrzLTTG3O0u5I1YmOvB-1aoDeok/s400/TranSitChicks%5E_6745.jpg" width="300" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy shares a special kiss and moment with a Black Crested White Polish.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGlEIu85OTddcUmg0oCoVF5oapS5U0I_Q6hEuycGPWfH-hN7-DEXu9dvMIWNrtblrFpWgI_nMV1xmMfspUEVdVibzvcuGSZ6qSgfFTNuDco3KEb47OW8XwJCYt5OaIH7JwH1r/s1600/TranSitChicks%5E_6518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGlEIu85OTddcUmg0oCoVF5oapS5U0I_Q6hEuycGPWfH-hN7-DEXu9dvMIWNrtblrFpWgI_nMV1xmMfspUEVdVibzvcuGSZ6qSgfFTNuDco3KEb47OW8XwJCYt5OaIH7JwH1r/s400/TranSitChicks%5E_6518.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi, following Ebony and Goldie. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We have learned not to rush at the chickens, that makes them go in a panic state, and they flap their wings and run away. We have learned to be gentle with them, to move slowly around them, to stay still if we want to invite the chickens to come close. Rummy is really good at these things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">He is the resident hunter in our pack, killing mice, snakes and moving things, but he has this sweet soft spot for the chickens, and who would have thought this could be possible?</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmJRKn4b_wAjWTzwjv2Y-1tlZbRQJiY47C_ZBPQrO0cvJej8Krwts6MfqVyTTi4vD8iYy0D45muNUuUN6R_WRvGnoBi1UVeSIB9E3OwmpK1Y-WBlUwZr8KCtZVOA-cEEg_Ga4/s1600/RummyCochin%5E_5705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmJRKn4b_wAjWTzwjv2Y-1tlZbRQJiY47C_ZBPQrO0cvJej8Krwts6MfqVyTTi4vD8iYy0D45muNUuUN6R_WRvGnoBi1UVeSIB9E3OwmpK1Y-WBlUwZr8KCtZVOA-cEEg_Ga4/s400/RummyCochin%5E_5705.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">While the chicks were still growing indoors, we'd hang out by their brooder everyday. Mum would lift the lid, and the chicks would perch on top, sometimes, when they see us, they'd come right up to us and play with us. They'd peck at us, pull our fur, and jump all over.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4A0rg58b6Z-qWA6Iyl-Fqr8Pd0EP3EIoByXujieY0o3NRnpSmW-0A-pBkwcwXfyplYyftPOCRJNTm7G9KRqp1HmzMe5ITjQvOTlCSEdKD3cmdpqLH0bVkixZuIFxWfF72Vqth/s1600/RummyCochin%5E_5707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4A0rg58b6Z-qWA6Iyl-Fqr8Pd0EP3EIoByXujieY0o3NRnpSmW-0A-pBkwcwXfyplYyftPOCRJNTm7G9KRqp1HmzMe5ITjQvOTlCSEdKD3cmdpqLH0bVkixZuIFxWfF72Vqth/s400/RummyCochin%5E_5707.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's Smokey when he was little. He loved to climb on Rummy. Always, they would play together, and Rummy would be silly and love the attention. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGW6xWejC8MnNMJ6WWM2Z8aC7Ll3SMFzTGd9PIOAjGOz3nFIY6am9JhbdXqjcI7rLHvx1HpnwgVDhk7Sy39cZDyau69cvtve5EKqW8EE-icoSG5kQN3bUM5tPeG6B_vFfIlk-/s1600/RummyCochins%5E_3653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGW6xWejC8MnNMJ6WWM2Z8aC7Ll3SMFzTGd9PIOAjGOz3nFIY6am9JhbdXqjcI7rLHvx1HpnwgVDhk7Sy39cZDyau69cvtve5EKqW8EE-icoSG5kQN3bUM5tPeG6B_vFfIlk-/s400/RummyCochins%5E_3653.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When a new batch of chicks came, the whole routine would repeat. They'd stay indoors for 4-5 weeks and then get moved outdoors to the big bird enclosure. They'd have to learn to get along with the outdoor birds, and we'd be there to see that everything went smoothly. So from the time they arrive, to the time, they grow up and move out to the outside, we are right by their side, daily.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUK1O0rGQMDtg5-b4BmEBFR9HzFZkOZvm5qBqyjiZ7DvZaEwsCCr_9LXhyphenhyphenTYPleVf_R1Z_s9aBVMB6EYLr5ayUKeicWjlcYPj_Ax7p9zNEgsTdiq-zo1nbtHHHqc9ZB3fIZMM/s1600/RummyCochins%5E_3658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUK1O0rGQMDtg5-b4BmEBFR9HzFZkOZvm5qBqyjiZ7DvZaEwsCCr_9LXhyphenhyphenTYPleVf_R1Z_s9aBVMB6EYLr5ayUKeicWjlcYPj_Ax7p9zNEgsTdiq-zo1nbtHHHqc9ZB3fIZMM/s400/RummyCochins%5E_3658.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy loved to spend his days and nights, laying by the side of the chick brooder. He'd watch them for hours, and seemed very content, relaxed and happy whenever they were together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa-NMKinEJbPgJCg6ytF8zRD2f1C5QndwyF2hqIHDf8mlFfQWtPOEW3huroZS5EgUI1raLJ0VTe_0NOhMENwnrwBDJ4SXWoQS_sP1FWOcxqrpOvE70YsiJ9yQcP5TapnsjG_e/s1600/RummyCochins%5E_3660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa-NMKinEJbPgJCg6ytF8zRD2f1C5QndwyF2hqIHDf8mlFfQWtPOEW3huroZS5EgUI1raLJ0VTe_0NOhMENwnrwBDJ4SXWoQS_sP1FWOcxqrpOvE70YsiJ9yQcP5TapnsjG_e/s400/RummyCochins%5E_3660.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja47VFH-z0YsqD1YG0k6mrI4QxCDW920ebNlQvlkBTwa9E5Sl6xiuig4FcX1PX839QoZFJquHrhCoksnLHqIA4d84qe3v8Wl1sCOMVetpy4WV-U8tyOnZLBlOhiQLuaSx4xl-d/s1600/RummyCochins%5E_3682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja47VFH-z0YsqD1YG0k6mrI4QxCDW920ebNlQvlkBTwa9E5Sl6xiuig4FcX1PX839QoZFJquHrhCoksnLHqIA4d84qe3v8Wl1sCOMVetpy4WV-U8tyOnZLBlOhiQLuaSx4xl-d/s400/RummyCochins%5E_3682.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He would stick his tongue out to kiss them and lick them, and allow the chicks to peck at it. The chicks probably thought this was their hen, feeding them worms or goodies, but they would be unafraid of his huge canine teeth, or all his sharp teeth for that matter. He was so gentle with them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFUEWl2Zfhxh_u20LLipyJ92kvmYYjV7xzKFfnUUwFeRn95hIiHeAsB6IbK6Shrdo1JwCaAybW7an0yfwQ58MZpiZwZ0ZPwQCk2EjGR6U6_Uy1bwZlERo6eoqiCOyceAvOA5F/s1600/RummyCochins%5E_3687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFUEWl2Zfhxh_u20LLipyJ92kvmYYjV7xzKFfnUUwFeRn95hIiHeAsB6IbK6Shrdo1JwCaAybW7an0yfwQ58MZpiZwZ0ZPwQCk2EjGR6U6_Uy1bwZlERo6eoqiCOyceAvOA5F/s400/RummyCochins%5E_3687.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes, he'd try to mouth them, or "feel" them through the grates, but the chicks would still be undeterred. For them, this was totally normal. Perhaps by instinct, when the chicks were close to him, he would never mouth them, or put them in his mouth although he easily could.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsK54_bLalnbYUEtS7JfcWjmc-uRtOphVzOpqdAfL5XnpIgXkPdswt-oYg3W-qHxbGr0IyOF-kvZJwo0ZcBoKv4HiF9vg29R22_8GmuUgPXrHALSaVtadOz-PQOg0qaIH1TLxF/s1600/RummyCochins%5E_3693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsK54_bLalnbYUEtS7JfcWjmc-uRtOphVzOpqdAfL5XnpIgXkPdswt-oYg3W-qHxbGr0IyOF-kvZJwo0ZcBoKv4HiF9vg29R22_8GmuUgPXrHALSaVtadOz-PQOg0qaIH1TLxF/s400/RummyCochins%5E_3693.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy being super pleased with his chicks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxCUm4lC5t7J3NvXLjq7Su0IpYZHie7mTjC58BRDTeA8WSrky18wEiGTG1DREf4cE3EnsUwd1zsiAMQ6tOV7EWDVLhM_C0bPjZ01w29qtkseb__IIn1sCq9-_2H4E3Japy5Yb/s1600/RummyCochins%5E_3781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxCUm4lC5t7J3NvXLjq7Su0IpYZHie7mTjC58BRDTeA8WSrky18wEiGTG1DREf4cE3EnsUwd1zsiAMQ6tOV7EWDVLhM_C0bPjZ01w29qtkseb__IIn1sCq9-_2H4E3Japy5Yb/s400/RummyCochins%5E_3781.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now we have stopped getting anymore chicks. Mum said, we've got enough, and we're getting eggs everyday now for free. So we're all really happy. Rummy and I get hard boiled eggs, fried eggs, and raw eggs for treats too. This is really wonderful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi and Rummy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-72594706977275232342010-10-15T15:24:00.000-07:002010-10-15T15:24:42.067-07:00These are Our Chicks<div style="text-align: center;">Some of the following pics are a bit outdated, since it covers the time when the chicks were still indoors with us, but they were so darn cute, we just had to share them with you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">You'll see why Rummy has such a soft spot for them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDx6YrC2zhqAcJGJ50NJSzlThfhvF7_hjkiKj4v_VjJyFMlzfJOYrWUAlywB6htDhNahji42uM09drLDpRN5qtQL-19jxAcX_7s4aNcHNhE_vYZfB8TgEdxc-u1h7tORfeUb6l/s1600/Familiarity%5E_4034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDx6YrC2zhqAcJGJ50NJSzlThfhvF7_hjkiKj4v_VjJyFMlzfJOYrWUAlywB6htDhNahji42uM09drLDpRN5qtQL-19jxAcX_7s4aNcHNhE_vYZfB8TgEdxc-u1h7tORfeUb6l/s400/Familiarity%5E_4034.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> That's Smokey, the Blue Cochin roo when he was teeny. From that young age of a few days old, Rummy and him have been tight, like the two pieces of chopsticks in a pair.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0M60YDmb1DhbVphOS9buF4o7OhyphenhyphenfKpsUNfzI-VeaVGys9217Y1ye4srf1N5bl3Bv-T_MSSORJ3k_g41oJJqcuonuXWq6i0lFFRf9OscXR_aYy4LBG7N1fHh0JQ69naYcmyuL/s1600/Familiarity%5E_4044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0M60YDmb1DhbVphOS9buF4o7OhyphenhyphenfKpsUNfzI-VeaVGys9217Y1ye4srf1N5bl3Bv-T_MSSORJ3k_g41oJJqcuonuXWq6i0lFFRf9OscXR_aYy4LBG7N1fHh0JQ69naYcmyuL/s400/Familiarity%5E_4044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Mum used to have these bonding sessions, which doubled up as training sessions, where we'd have to sit by the brooder and the chicks, and calmly socialize and interact with them. Rummy was only too pleased to do that, but I had better things to do. But Mum made me. So being the good Airedale that I am, I'd listen to mum, and did as she bid me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAiDNWidqc-szGpqOypxwK5cMqtZg6-trPY3HpNHDV0jJrJdFpMV2qsQhk0s-AVgMhV36a1xh5ejUFtp8p39xzQ2g3DUx_7B3UQBJa_uxUC04QKFAlIZVic_tWMkO484VqWQ5/s1600/Familiarity%5E_4045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAiDNWidqc-szGpqOypxwK5cMqtZg6-trPY3HpNHDV0jJrJdFpMV2qsQhk0s-AVgMhV36a1xh5ejUFtp8p39xzQ2g3DUx_7B3UQBJa_uxUC04QKFAlIZVic_tWMkO484VqWQ5/s400/Familiarity%5E_4045.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> As you can obviously tell from the above pic, I could care less what the chicks were up to, but Rummy clearly relished every waking moment he could be with them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1p2bYVvngVoZquQ20RuoH4a5Fm0FcG6RBAzXrbaUFfm174y_2L_HD6WYr1O6o_4fhC-tiJCUyXCOQm6Ls8oCJF43fQoiIV0dhRSNZGNZOoti_1eH_cbQPkSfMIQebd3-Idk7/s1600/Familiarity%5E_4071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1p2bYVvngVoZquQ20RuoH4a5Fm0FcG6RBAzXrbaUFfm174y_2L_HD6WYr1O6o_4fhC-tiJCUyXCOQm6Ls8oCJF43fQoiIV0dhRSNZGNZOoti_1eH_cbQPkSfMIQebd3-Idk7/s400/Familiarity%5E_4071.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> When Smokey came over and jumped onto my forearm, I let him, but I didn't want to pay him any attention. I was giving avoidance behaviors, such as not looking at him, hoping he'd lose interest in me too. But the chicks were really keen on cuddling up with us.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Besides Cochin chicks, we also had 9 Polish chicks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8EKa-2q_gPuME06vFGHsiIi6Pm8m2y6gfYV_N0Yl-srhEUlHNTDBXxR8pnPcA6wPWECcWAHuP7HZR5Bnqp2CxVFAwR9a7b-h4bpMdXT1ziBbjA0tgwkdSuk181YyDTIfktqY/s1600/PolishChicks%5E_5196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8EKa-2q_gPuME06vFGHsiIi6Pm8m2y6gfYV_N0Yl-srhEUlHNTDBXxR8pnPcA6wPWECcWAHuP7HZR5Bnqp2CxVFAwR9a7b-h4bpMdXT1ziBbjA0tgwkdSuk181YyDTIfktqY/s400/PolishChicks%5E_5196.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A gold laced Polish chick</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi and Rummy</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-66894226102586028692010-10-14T23:22:00.000-07:002010-10-14T23:22:09.546-07:00Our Daily Lives in Chicken World! Oh No!<div style="text-align: center;">Power to the CHICKENS??<br />
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Our lives are now intertwined with the chickens in our pack, but do you think the chickens will run our world? The slogan "Power to the Chickens" has been heard being chanted over and over in our yard. We Airedales must bond together and never allow this to happen. How dare the chickens even dare to rule the roost? Here is compelling evidence to prove that the Chickens are plotting on ruling our world.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Photographic Evidence</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ16wy_9ckLMJ7aV1xVRbQ9ShWE9-SOUowYy3LkdJ0o1cQ0qwMB_k7UbUpFnbN95j28jfUTuYAlYMFm8d7EUuGHZHa0VRo4nMBsyxzvGUy1HKJiFlmP4cHo8UueFpAg61zIZ6z/s1600/DalesCochins%5E_5825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ16wy_9ckLMJ7aV1xVRbQ9ShWE9-SOUowYy3LkdJ0o1cQ0qwMB_k7UbUpFnbN95j28jfUTuYAlYMFm8d7EUuGHZHa0VRo4nMBsyxzvGUy1HKJiFlmP4cHo8UueFpAg61zIZ6z/s400/DalesCochins%5E_5825.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Gromit came to stay at our home for a while, and like us, he was also trained to subdue his strong urge to eat these tit bit sized snacks. These pics were taken when the chicks were still growing indoors in a brooder.<br />
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He just laid there, and allowed the chicks to crawl all over him. Oh Gromit, you're a real hunter like Rummy Cub, what happened to your courage?<br />
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She and her feathered kind just lopped onto Rummy the moment they see him.<br />
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No way am I going to totally submit to mere birds.<br />
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Kimi and Rummy</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-37617549169592432282010-10-13T23:28:00.000-07:002010-10-13T23:28:03.651-07:00We're BACK!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And yes, finally we are BACK to blogging!! And as you can see, with a tonne of feathered creatures. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The chicks that were raised indoors with us have now all grown up into adults and are producing free range organic eggs for us everyday. Even Rummy and I get to eat them, boiled, fried and raw. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdxojkhV_kXb2zhDl0VhQTa9o8lz9PI2sxFzBvOwY8K2OLT7dVRAgGhmMN6pzQylIb5H6pr-DDACfkVJ23fL0vWeQSgiluY7N_vvqBNP4zYX4HiKtk02tr2nJNYpXjDysgaea/s400/Chk&Cake%5E_9581.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Mum celebrated her 35th birthday last month, and we bought a walnut cake from Costco. Ironically, the humans didn't eat the cake and it ended up on the yard floor, for the chickens and us. That's me, Kimi, digging into the cake, together with the chickens, while Rummy hangs back, waiting for the chickens to have their share first. Rummy spoils the chickens, but not me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mum has bought us birds, more chickens, can you believe that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECr7mqwILBf_3-0GBLDY7UdPLrCU4QIMpDWcsXwXBide0asrGJg_P0E_BxjFI7Vu3jcvAVcIP_HVratw8XvSQUrggFXzI1LBirdh3n15V12qbmmOOGf0eVh1hymC3aVOy_E_g/s1600/Chk&Cake%5E_9584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECr7mqwILBf_3-0GBLDY7UdPLrCU4QIMpDWcsXwXBide0asrGJg_P0E_BxjFI7Vu3jcvAVcIP_HVratw8XvSQUrggFXzI1LBirdh3n15V12qbmmOOGf0eVh1hymC3aVOy_E_g/s400/Chk&Cake%5E_9584.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We now have about 45 chickens, and only half of them are not chicks. That means in a couple of months, we're going to have so many eggs, we won't know what to do with them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt8pdHkgZTr-wuoZmhUvKshYceRQmJcU-cCLG4o5oc-98dtQyIvC6AEhpQVlRC4yjkqV89GkevFPtcHqS8NBR9eyvoE6WylJGdZMEZ0XomVWuQXdtLUdhe-YHimabamf06o-M/s1600/Chk&Cake%5E_9587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt8pdHkgZTr-wuoZmhUvKshYceRQmJcU-cCLG4o5oc-98dtQyIvC6AEhpQVlRC4yjkqV89GkevFPtcHqS8NBR9eyvoE6WylJGdZMEZ0XomVWuQXdtLUdhe-YHimabamf06o-M/s400/Chk&Cake%5E_9587.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The chickens were raised with us watching over them, so they naturally have no fear of us. We can all share a nice nutty cake together and eat it at the same time with no hesitation. Some people have said it is impossible for us Airedales to do this, given that us terriers were meant to kill vermin, rodents, birds, small furry creatures and feathered beings. We were used in flushing out these very same birds that we're tolerating and sharing our cake with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTqAyk2Sa-igVxbtTI8dIOJIIjyI1Cbe8yOezI0jw4DdNJM7A5ej0BgO7bVXcyrtM2XWlC4E_gF3asZTsr0Ous-UR0c8p7K0SF-2cv5ldjKeSQfUe5s5kXhp1zS9W6mq438Qu/s1600/Chk&Cake%5E_9596.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTqAyk2Sa-igVxbtTI8dIOJIIjyI1Cbe8yOezI0jw4DdNJM7A5ej0BgO7bVXcyrtM2XWlC4E_gF3asZTsr0Ous-UR0c8p7K0SF-2cv5ldjKeSQfUe5s5kXhp1zS9W6mq438Qu/s400/Chk&Cake%5E_9596.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But yes, we have done the impossible. Rummy and I both do not see the birds as prey, we see them as our pack members. We were intimately involved with raising them right from when they were wee teeny chicks, and it has taken a long time and lot of effort to ensure peace and harmony in our corner of the world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGrHp4EslSudYYNBk9lzQ4nOywQinPxJL0AyyQh6WBM0BYhmO62UEt_D7IWRepaVnTxsMCbPSUBtff02wz5BHh-8n6_POXvakjxneYr6JlDNghwCy5j2DVONrsa7IF163DrMv/s1600/Chk&Cake%5E_9607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGrHp4EslSudYYNBk9lzQ4nOywQinPxJL0AyyQh6WBM0BYhmO62UEt_D7IWRepaVnTxsMCbPSUBtff02wz5BHh-8n6_POXvakjxneYr6JlDNghwCy5j2DVONrsa7IF163DrMv/s400/Chk&Cake%5E_9607.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We have many types of chickens now, functional ones and ornamental ones too. A bit more about them later. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzW8mYLO6cyFdg6IzoUA2kAKKpT1YaTioMKHDhkI1C0Io3e4l80zPICEZFhzyiEbaSA_WdYFzB4gT0xPbrJHgDH0npmulCf7FJm7ydxWHvyxZgYPeRKv7tbSJdra-PL1tXyKE/s1600/Chk&Cake%5E_9648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzW8mYLO6cyFdg6IzoUA2kAKKpT1YaTioMKHDhkI1C0Io3e4l80zPICEZFhzyiEbaSA_WdYFzB4gT0xPbrJHgDH0npmulCf7FJm7ydxWHvyxZgYPeRKv7tbSJdra-PL1tXyKE/s400/Chk&Cake%5E_9648.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This bird's name is SengKnet. That means crooked in Malay. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She was suffering from a bird illness called Crook Neck, some have theorized it is due to vitamin deficiency, some say it is due to injury, but with a lot of care and additional supplements, SengKnet is no longer seng knet. She has somewhat recovered with spells of doing the "stevie wonder", rolling her head about. As you can see from the above pic, she is the boldest bird, staying around and eating with us longer than any other chicken. It is because she spent many nights indoors with us. She knows us best.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For the last few months, Mum went into a deep depression. Her nightmares and feeling ill spells were not making her better, so her mum and papa, our grandparents had to come visit, all the way from Singapore. When grandma and grandpa came by to stay, Mum began to feel so much better and could smile and be normal again. I think the presence of her loved ones and support meant a lot to her and it gave her something else to think about.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpEWlz9i8soTq_Uql9NMvX9DMVkV4t3v6rxSYQ7Ir1E9zbSeS2ZTHnQH2_cx-35mp5YMfzhdQbBnRbPfJ9uW_P7y0hp0WXDbqHHLla2oyAnjGTmr9N4B-qASy4_pvCKLiom2I/s1600/ChkPhSht%5E_8791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpEWlz9i8soTq_Uql9NMvX9DMVkV4t3v6rxSYQ7Ir1E9zbSeS2ZTHnQH2_cx-35mp5YMfzhdQbBnRbPfJ9uW_P7y0hp0WXDbqHHLla2oyAnjGTmr9N4B-qASy4_pvCKLiom2I/s400/ChkPhSht%5E_8791.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grandma and Grandpa loved us both a lot. Rummy and I both relished having more attention, hugs and love. The chickens also loved getting extra treats every morning and evening, just like our normal routine, except that now, there was more loving to go around.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZqpuVvLIUWiLlSEtF3_tREVMHxoBOQnLbxN7uuISNVXJzw5ty8oq4_riqOGSfqgKqURDT-qALjhcTmqA_aHNxueoQ4fBYMOL1TQFegZpuWLSvLO1kT304nH7YbfEjIkgZS8f/s1600/ChkPhSht%5E_8801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZqpuVvLIUWiLlSEtF3_tREVMHxoBOQnLbxN7uuISNVXJzw5ty8oq4_riqOGSfqgKqURDT-qALjhcTmqA_aHNxueoQ4fBYMOL1TQFegZpuWLSvLO1kT304nH7YbfEjIkgZS8f/s400/ChkPhSht%5E_8801.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grandma carries Smokey on her lap, and examines his beautiful grey feathers. They are shaded with different hues of grey and black, hence his name, he was named for the smoke color of his feathers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Xh_P2OdyIARPY1d0qodUszYKYmwjoqKGrVhnbKD9ZD-iL2KpnP7PHX_N2kkIMrfHo8172Qgi1_Eb0yhhYCKJK3UebvpiLNgJlorxEacBIiVAm3HpkQEwQyctfcV1CacTSM2e/s1600/ChkPhSht%5E_8812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Xh_P2OdyIARPY1d0qodUszYKYmwjoqKGrVhnbKD9ZD-iL2KpnP7PHX_N2kkIMrfHo8172Qgi1_Eb0yhhYCKJK3UebvpiLNgJlorxEacBIiVAm3HpkQEwQyctfcV1CacTSM2e/s400/ChkPhSht%5E_8812.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Smokey is also very special because Rummy adores him to bits. From the very first moment they laid eyes on each other, Rummy and this blue Cochin chick has been bound together with a special thread that transcends our difference in species.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7cixqDE_7bOQasPE2ptYe2S1Q-xaqubcyIKQl-bKBNcloNsgEYv5iSFG0nDVzQBkGTIq44LTk-lgdpGC9oRi2C1XY1-sN2-6NLZqKKLZkkZheKhaS18GkRpaUVsJcWlMWLq6/s1600/ChkPhSht%5E_8813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7cixqDE_7bOQasPE2ptYe2S1Q-xaqubcyIKQl-bKBNcloNsgEYv5iSFG0nDVzQBkGTIq44LTk-lgdpGC9oRi2C1XY1-sN2-6NLZqKKLZkkZheKhaS18GkRpaUVsJcWlMWLq6/s400/ChkPhSht%5E_8813.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy allows Smokey to do anything to him, peck at him, climb on him, eat his food etc. He follows Smokey around slowly, just like a lost puppy, but Rummy is not like this normally if he wasn't with his chickens. He is the resident hunter in our pack, so it is very abnormal for him to love the chickens so much, especially Smokey.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KCMOvyXVJqF1G07ZAmLmuY2YtWYSP2hAni4XWPDuXVa4B6lByqSOGMKVxXfiw6bvMF7NW6ObZHaRbR9uZihm9kRIwORyXjXFIvG0e_rqB-ZaAPvRNoEAhV-UgTcb0XuuU_B5/s1600/ChkPhSht%5E_8837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KCMOvyXVJqF1G07ZAmLmuY2YtWYSP2hAni4XWPDuXVa4B6lByqSOGMKVxXfiw6bvMF7NW6ObZHaRbR9uZihm9kRIwORyXjXFIvG0e_rqB-ZaAPvRNoEAhV-UgTcb0XuuU_B5/s400/ChkPhSht%5E_8837.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take for instance, banana is one of Rummy's favorite things to eat. If there was banana being given out, Rummy would allow the chickens to eat it first, he would watch them gently, and let them have a go. He would just hang back, while they ate his favorite fruit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHu3heLisA3uVxRwnXTG53XBjHuLwTcy3BMEGaThdItKYPaVDk77QjbWjAp190Sai7uPuvmFGVyzVo5OuH672CP-dZoc95FC9qf1gCmp2k-mkvVE8FBZo-gWz0hl4Jvxnv_3H2/s1600/ChkPhSht%5E_9079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHu3heLisA3uVxRwnXTG53XBjHuLwTcy3BMEGaThdItKYPaVDk77QjbWjAp190Sai7uPuvmFGVyzVo5OuH672CP-dZoc95FC9qf1gCmp2k-mkvVE8FBZo-gWz0hl4Jvxnv_3H2/s400/ChkPhSht%5E_9079.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When the chickens are out playing, pecking around, foraging for bugs and worms, Rummy spends a lot of his time, watching over them, and hanging out with them. For me, I'd rather play or chase a ball or something. Watching chickens is not a great past time of mine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxH1fP3aiZ5-gXyBS0t__AMuyoHd8hGeK-uEB-zYx4DmU_css5WjAVc20SAOhYjretqmnwRjVTh8eeyhDycQlWaFwGcCz398QPpictC53KqP1pEQYQ4XwirFLd3fpb5suKDBPD/s1600/ChkPhSht%5E_9109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxH1fP3aiZ5-gXyBS0t__AMuyoHd8hGeK-uEB-zYx4DmU_css5WjAVc20SAOhYjretqmnwRjVTh8eeyhDycQlWaFwGcCz398QPpictC53KqP1pEQYQ4XwirFLd3fpb5suKDBPD/s400/ChkPhSht%5E_9109.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But yes, I do make sure everything is alright. That's me, sniffing Mr Frizzles butt.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We play an important role in our pack. We act as guard dogs, not just for the property, but also for the chickens. There are hawks that fly overhead, but when they see us, they do not dare attack any of our chickens. We've lost one chick, a gold laced polish to a hawk some months ago, that was when both Rummy and I were indoors, and no one expected that the hawk would actually attack, but it did. Our property is all fenced in, so no other predators can get to us easily. But it is still hard to deter air borne predators. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzT9f8ZCk4kAlp1FubXHNhY3Hxq0pNH2SIUTZ_y6dHiWhMlpoNPl5S_x-bq6kZP6MGRHTzMpSqd__36jecCuBZ4ISwYhSRWIs77acMqJpBSldlfJQc_SEbIpwvB4otGPqjNW0/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzT9f8ZCk4kAlp1FubXHNhY3Hxq0pNH2SIUTZ_y6dHiWhMlpoNPl5S_x-bq6kZP6MGRHTzMpSqd__36jecCuBZ4ISwYhSRWIs77acMqJpBSldlfJQc_SEbIpwvB4otGPqjNW0/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9681.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">At feeding time, the chickens get special treats such as shredded carrots, and we put our several feeding stations for them. Heck, would you believe it, even the chickens have a pecking order, just like us dogs. There are top alpha chickens, just as there are top alpha dogs. If we only had one feeding plate, the more dominant birds would stop and block the subordinate birds from getting any, hence the multiple feeding stations, and why Rummy and I are there to keep law and order.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEgHQwd_gRhY2ZzKTUrFgbnHzx4UYqjO-UbfLo_s0BU9kAd8RW52tXpzq7j95mrFYcrzz6kOpcQAJNd82BL5ZM13C2IeeFrHZvNCLQFqbPSHdErP_CIHpXxePCj195_j55z_w/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEgHQwd_gRhY2ZzKTUrFgbnHzx4UYqjO-UbfLo_s0BU9kAd8RW52tXpzq7j95mrFYcrzz6kOpcQAJNd82BL5ZM13C2IeeFrHZvNCLQFqbPSHdErP_CIHpXxePCj195_j55z_w/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9685.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy watches over the birds at feeding time to ensure there is no chaos and fighting among the birds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisn9cdBKyXKTuy2LsSewyMUnbmKkaJIz1OYGrb1sMFqu4XODoff-OiEnlsAUCOW_Ls-RMjr6jkQZudBKq4TdxVJpsM0B23DDx3iAnqJMN_BOwnIorpHpTUwHwY0Ij_UgyvEaew/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisn9cdBKyXKTuy2LsSewyMUnbmKkaJIz1OYGrb1sMFqu4XODoff-OiEnlsAUCOW_Ls-RMjr6jkQZudBKq4TdxVJpsM0B23DDx3iAnqJMN_BOwnIorpHpTUwHwY0Ij_UgyvEaew/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9701.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BLkPlOi6c0NcuWPpDRet2YPGmk8diDND-Zqf46dwSpX1VJ-BGUfChEeHftyTXJlnQzsb498VfN_rdzie1_DtoGUiTHqfjo15UVdX2ZikTMzWb17CqK1taSXj0yeYkmN89q62/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BLkPlOi6c0NcuWPpDRet2YPGmk8diDND-Zqf46dwSpX1VJ-BGUfChEeHftyTXJlnQzsb498VfN_rdzie1_DtoGUiTHqfjo15UVdX2ZikTMzWb17CqK1taSXj0yeYkmN89q62/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9705.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We know this is bird food, although if we were given the chance, we would try to eat it too, but Mum said to "leave it" and so we do as we're told.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-Qb4wRPrK7VtDkCIOeqgboBtECuJZqXZexEvjlI5Yu1JXB7Vu7bf2C8HRxGvZRI2FxHjBGa1BZyVmPRFFnX9EOinYT4u9KKq70OYR0LSMgz9Li8u30rY-j2hm7fMuT-8Eal8/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-Qb4wRPrK7VtDkCIOeqgboBtECuJZqXZexEvjlI5Yu1JXB7Vu7bf2C8HRxGvZRI2FxHjBGa1BZyVmPRFFnX9EOinYT4u9KKq70OYR0LSMgz9Li8u30rY-j2hm7fMuT-8Eal8/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9721.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's me, watching over the Silkie chicks. They are only 5 weeks old in this photo, very young, and would be bullied if they did not have their own feeding plate.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I am very gentle with them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzX8ROFousVPaQTEHy6npb9Irnw6HuAEgxVrXxx_iPxcIgdFxiS_sC7jc0DksUPH6AD6MTBQs2JdSdlwKB1W_TdG5rS3kSi1OBigy9xsh5fWRepDahqDKuCZSloVXNf1rjK8DN/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzX8ROFousVPaQTEHy6npb9Irnw6HuAEgxVrXxx_iPxcIgdFxiS_sC7jc0DksUPH6AD6MTBQs2JdSdlwKB1W_TdG5rS3kSi1OBigy9xsh5fWRepDahqDKuCZSloVXNf1rjK8DN/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9722.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After the chicken coop and sheltered enclosure had been built, the humans decided that they needed to build an expansion to house all the birds in preparation for winter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLg0VVSXWsIQHjLcy_s-8Xq5YcbhPogqFWKXp1o_s_bc6ktP7tfTXArnodxOA1gvsoFkIWAVP9pJUL2Ei-OXJg4mzLvDUO4vubsIYr55WHtuVVrflH5UJTpHj2uk818r-Zj-q/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLg0VVSXWsIQHjLcy_s-8Xq5YcbhPogqFWKXp1o_s_bc6ktP7tfTXArnodxOA1gvsoFkIWAVP9pJUL2Ei-OXJg4mzLvDUO4vubsIYr55WHtuVVrflH5UJTpHj2uk818r-Zj-q/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9725.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The above pic shows the fancy chicken house and shelter. There is some empty space behind the enclosure and a large tree stump in the middle of it. The humans decided to build the enclosure behind here, with the tree stump in the center as a show piece. They wanted to add a fun feature I suppose. Or perhaps, they didn't have a way to remove it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCqSJ9MFvotgJ_lqwJ1I_PwiM2i20Z7XPdq9c7xOw-euT4sagFMy2pdzJFJcc8avVJcdvZ4NfX2-l2YqiDyiW_jqa2N9hhlJWopuZcP3DAWurTGruwRT4z8nfw9PbznLn6Gib/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCqSJ9MFvotgJ_lqwJ1I_PwiM2i20Z7XPdq9c7xOw-euT4sagFMy2pdzJFJcc8avVJcdvZ4NfX2-l2YqiDyiW_jqa2N9hhlJWopuZcP3DAWurTGruwRT4z8nfw9PbznLn6Gib/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9728.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Naturally, I am in the middle of it, inspecting the grounds before the work began.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I also marked the tree several times, to make sure, all the critters knew I was in charge of it all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjIkHZ1Is715_FHywKmuv4K2u5PSkMjx8LfkhWQg-6w0IKDD6KBY0vBUc6_caT6pT334kUhgbH9QKpJwqQMFcPi8x0e2YZUIhm5jt0zsQ7xU86zuEbGj8A5OdLO3R5zHKQ1-P/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjIkHZ1Is715_FHywKmuv4K2u5PSkMjx8LfkhWQg-6w0IKDD6KBY0vBUc6_caT6pT334kUhgbH9QKpJwqQMFcPi8x0e2YZUIhm5jt0zsQ7xU86zuEbGj8A5OdLO3R5zHKQ1-P/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9729.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There was a tonne of blackberry shrubs to get rid of, and other than that, a lot of work was still necessary. They had to dig out the roots, shrubs and debris, and also level out the plot as much as possible.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh399EBKWMOOm86yGh9Guv7mFSw2QaU9uCgQ5ExP2tAxjbmB632M3JppONEP3K7x8g3X4Q-E-1l19RG1s5JGW8bPrDdB9hQjrnefqPLi6vyNQw_U9EnpTLmunH_DHRVj0N-0h54/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh399EBKWMOOm86yGh9Guv7mFSw2QaU9uCgQ5ExP2tAxjbmB632M3JppONEP3K7x8g3X4Q-E-1l19RG1s5JGW8bPrDdB9hQjrnefqPLi6vyNQw_U9EnpTLmunH_DHRVj0N-0h54/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9734.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">During the entire process, Rummy and I were supervising the humans to make sure nothing got left out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBE_FFkLkVnmaxyIxo1fneg0RWUc5tJ3WE5wPjXIB_wvuSrc_XHI03gjLipqrTCKcCYz76LRh3Ao2S06cVx4SMpBNLdOfGhAKtKYnlFR7F9XCaWX1rfiqEAhYmIo32_cWhYAff/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBE_FFkLkVnmaxyIxo1fneg0RWUc5tJ3WE5wPjXIB_wvuSrc_XHI03gjLipqrTCKcCYz76LRh3Ao2S06cVx4SMpBNLdOfGhAKtKYnlFR7F9XCaWX1rfiqEAhYmIo32_cWhYAff/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9738.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">While Rob worked hard at making sure everything was in place, the rest of us peeps went on life as usual. We dug holes around, and even made it easier for the chicks to look for earthworms and bugs. Because we dug holes, the chickens could get to them much easier. Life was good for us dogs and chickens, but not so for worms and bugs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGIfHzqt115PXpExv7akoC4ZNs9v6cSjzuGV9DfcWn68-mKUaph0fotvQl_DyEkDCokWKBKhJXT1Rgx_iqA9pAPRF4l26XM9hvU2bksslU8bUxWGhf1XiXD0sDCv7j0qf-war/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGIfHzqt115PXpExv7akoC4ZNs9v6cSjzuGV9DfcWn68-mKUaph0fotvQl_DyEkDCokWKBKhJXT1Rgx_iqA9pAPRF4l26XM9hvU2bksslU8bUxWGhf1XiXD0sDCv7j0qf-war/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9741.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">By this time, the Silkie chicks were already used to loud noises and banging and hammering. They had been flooded with loud noises since they were chicks indoors. The vacuum cleaner and other loud noises like Rummy and I play fighting was a common thing, so by the time they had been moved outside, they were not afraid of the nail gun and work that was going on right next to their chick brooder. The chick brooder is actually my old crate, turned upside down.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHogAH8A1V2l52q2_VfyxUWM6XRDjsfoPqx55Hx9atCMs0UvdT9wmgrL4VZDaa3TwaDzy22qWfXelKVkK2cYZqk9LcdeEN8UnAMvwkxww0L7_TobENEK3U8CCEtuE8xJzRwq85/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHogAH8A1V2l52q2_VfyxUWM6XRDjsfoPqx55Hx9atCMs0UvdT9wmgrL4VZDaa3TwaDzy22qWfXelKVkK2cYZqk9LcdeEN8UnAMvwkxww0L7_TobENEK3U8CCEtuE8xJzRwq85/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9825.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mum is very much a good chicken care taker. She hunts for earthworms to feed the birds, and takes care of their needs well. Who would have ever imagined the changes our human has gone through? She was a city girl, who loved the niceties, but now she's often seen wearing muck boots, digging for worms, and finding contentment in the simplest of things. Mum has changed a lot in the last few years.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBZZcQ9N_IzsJASks6Gs_Q4v3KybzTr6YQF_7srJxx4SOC9uC5_VTS4wmcD7GRtf6iQfzP_pFheYIrnVxg73qUsr4bjezD4W_Z0f28gVh7GelL9SK4_tjiVPvdetEJ1OETA_R/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBZZcQ9N_IzsJASks6Gs_Q4v3KybzTr6YQF_7srJxx4SOC9uC5_VTS4wmcD7GRtf6iQfzP_pFheYIrnVxg73qUsr4bjezD4W_Z0f28gVh7GelL9SK4_tjiVPvdetEJ1OETA_R/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9833.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can often see Rummy right in the middle of things. There he is, right where the chickens are as usual.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSddr0OqEBTTHcr-GyzK3VjXwafgSZHv02cq2GuwcP_F24lbhcxxEBBTzfHSi45P1OMa7DQIuLul8HU5rQPo9Q1d-UMbxDbFJxpai17fYJBOnQPJmz6ivQIt5r5p4tNOxmkkD2/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSddr0OqEBTTHcr-GyzK3VjXwafgSZHv02cq2GuwcP_F24lbhcxxEBBTzfHSi45P1OMa7DQIuLul8HU5rQPo9Q1d-UMbxDbFJxpai17fYJBOnQPJmz6ivQIt5r5p4tNOxmkkD2/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9862.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mum holds us a blue Silkie chick for me, while I examine it with my nose. I love my chickens too, but not as much as Rummy does.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaN6xReYwny8lqHckPMpe-8YkWJFW6IWRG1wvqixjXvfPfKa5UTWdR6miXrfQ-n0W5yw8OdvBBbZa9dcxAai3OhYrGvPc5IEYBov_sQRDXJ4wSIGwhxiKfUMSeeY1Q9xrGhgA/s1600/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaN6xReYwny8lqHckPMpe-8YkWJFW6IWRG1wvqixjXvfPfKa5UTWdR6miXrfQ-n0W5yw8OdvBBbZa9dcxAai3OhYrGvPc5IEYBov_sQRDXJ4wSIGwhxiKfUMSeeY1Q9xrGhgA/s400/ExpansionEnclosure%5E_9863.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I even go as far as licking the chicks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_l4nb8NZpCZE28X9WrxpTogOC6igLv3K78z6xw3nNbfrn0WEVTI0DB_O7xcdoBCUGHBoihXntEtru8Y4-wdDqk05-lZhIWPKjqzXI3nQIkSBBL9Cnsc4SsZ2_pw-bHSle23p/s1600/RumSmokey%5E_8150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_l4nb8NZpCZE28X9WrxpTogOC6igLv3K78z6xw3nNbfrn0WEVTI0DB_O7xcdoBCUGHBoihXntEtru8Y4-wdDqk05-lZhIWPKjqzXI3nQIkSBBL9Cnsc4SsZ2_pw-bHSle23p/s400/RumSmokey%5E_8150.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Smokey on Rummy's back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">They really are special. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtlCP6yw9-IaJk5t-49LQoVV2-IFenX8CrXKC_86_5DOMK8pm3l8EvgpEoGO4726UYbi5UcmqHeS5uMyjNCy0qp0IRPlQhw9zp1E0I3IgqnVm8QuPM5xn298o2hMisW02HNW5/s400/RumSmokey%5E_8154.jpg" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay tuned for more tales from furry and feathered creatures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hugs,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimi and Rummy</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-80590620515625862042010-05-25T23:44:00.000-07:002010-05-25T23:44:34.437-07:00Taking Some Time<div style="text-align: center;">Dear friends and family,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My Mum would like to apologize to everyone for not putting up any recent posts for me and Rummy. My human Mum is going through a personal hard time and she's needed to take some time off. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy and I give Mum wet kisses everyday and we're doing our best to remind her that she is our life now, and we depend on her for everything, so we love her to bits, no matter what happens. We hope that she'll soon feel better again and start posting, but until then, we'll be here to love her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Big Hugs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-730747609058889952010-04-29T15:00:00.000-07:002010-04-29T15:00:40.107-07:00The Tulip Bed<div style="text-align: center;">Mum takes a lot of pride in her tulip beds. She was hard at work last Fall, planting in the bulbs, and she's been quite consistent, making sure we don't dig them out, or run in the beds and break the tulip stalks. But sometimes, we run too fast and get so overwhelmed in our play, we just dash through the beds. Well, I don't do that, but Rummy does, and it drives Mum mad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1lqxNY1RvDL-0Eyvq0Dh48rEXSxEHG6iZSqPO2BKCtvkX_0gHhIYB3_Y2M8qlgWRgLKLDJM2u3CcUHXCPf8Vax0QY5dgQUgzYfBkjVuVn1qUUUs0EPVLy6lTv4H4xSWE5Dpn/s1600/TulipChicks%5E_3104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1lqxNY1RvDL-0Eyvq0Dh48rEXSxEHG6iZSqPO2BKCtvkX_0gHhIYB3_Y2M8qlgWRgLKLDJM2u3CcUHXCPf8Vax0QY5dgQUgzYfBkjVuVn1qUUUs0EPVLy6lTv4H4xSWE5Dpn/s400/TulipChicks%5E_3104.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Mum's special tulips</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6v3btVSovPiVDFmXZaqMUnbYvtyRnLS5EMiMXszwTcT9-V8xmMLbs8xVox6ubDDy7MO80abor-UvpW_QAZpQVBobA3-tjVXwfwTpWvVDgdsAraoc_-h8mVPFZ8GgZ1gap5ic/s1600/TulipChicks%5E_3107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6v3btVSovPiVDFmXZaqMUnbYvtyRnLS5EMiMXszwTcT9-V8xmMLbs8xVox6ubDDy7MO80abor-UvpW_QAZpQVBobA3-tjVXwfwTpWvVDgdsAraoc_-h8mVPFZ8GgZ1gap5ic/s400/TulipChicks%5E_3107.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I do my best not to run through the tulips but as you can see, Rummy doesn't really care.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM68V4Z0R1oE6c7BWzNGaNY2bz0SHLG9dMl2r28B09-nMR_RTuA_9agQdMOFhDrxa-sHgsAGDzTyHGvk73Z252nRZaX6TcCBuAiWQhiZ8P6CR_p7wBrFKGwAKjQdNV_q3pRU-a/s1600/TulipChicks%5E_3111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM68V4Z0R1oE6c7BWzNGaNY2bz0SHLG9dMl2r28B09-nMR_RTuA_9agQdMOFhDrxa-sHgsAGDzTyHGvk73Z252nRZaX6TcCBuAiWQhiZ8P6CR_p7wBrFKGwAKjQdNV_q3pRU-a/s400/TulipChicks%5E_3111.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy says "hey Mum, what? Don't stand on your tulip bed? I can't hear you."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOHU0cipKR-qcNBzyyJPlbpW0xAzBX4QQWr01SMCV4zctcXTFurwpQpXf_3qiHMFlUPE0y9eKxNYPRfSGopYuAvrjMCXL8EZkw4VoJzqDD7ehUC97IBnInJp2knvWIpDEzCNE/s1600/TulipChicks%5E_3114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOHU0cipKR-qcNBzyyJPlbpW0xAzBX4QQWr01SMCV4zctcXTFurwpQpXf_3qiHMFlUPE0y9eKxNYPRfSGopYuAvrjMCXL8EZkw4VoJzqDD7ehUC97IBnInJp2knvWIpDEzCNE/s400/TulipChicks%5E_3114.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy standing in between Mum's precious tulips. He has been responsible for many broken stalks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94f-w48iK_wlde23vQ9Xuia5ERwvG6xlJZUg8kQcYwrtnbej3YEfyX7J9AU2_3JwLS2cjUPTSUJ7PYCgLJB-JZLWbft9RpoXXa6Sng364FBax1jk_PQThNpbwxKhb3IoN-Q-j/s1600/TulipChicks%5E_3140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94f-w48iK_wlde23vQ9Xuia5ERwvG6xlJZUg8kQcYwrtnbej3YEfyX7J9AU2_3JwLS2cjUPTSUJ7PYCgLJB-JZLWbft9RpoXXa6Sng364FBax1jk_PQThNpbwxKhb3IoN-Q-j/s400/TulipChicks%5E_3140.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me on the other hand, I keep clear always, and stay on the edge. I'm the good one you see..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And with regards to the Chicks, here's an update. The chicks have tripled in size in the last month, and they now have twice the space to roam, with both halves of my crate being used as home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10Hqepryo5-JVn001H6m5f29nfvOMF0MnXLWVY3eLh703M2jf9W07e1veJczANsevUX0vDBzfBSS68OAFTY-rhy9UIp2J-BcZhyez7kC-8XCaRKaPCCxOBrB0wk8UOi8X4vKW/s1600/TulipChicks%5E_3156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10Hqepryo5-JVn001H6m5f29nfvOMF0MnXLWVY3eLh703M2jf9W07e1veJczANsevUX0vDBzfBSS68OAFTY-rhy9UIp2J-BcZhyez7kC-8XCaRKaPCCxOBrB0wk8UOi8X4vKW/s400/TulipChicks%5E_3156.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy still loves to watch them, and he licks them whenever he can stick his tongue and reach them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfjhNFg7kGJ2KxNCpwJ59Q59H5YZEvq5YiJdMooQAWGDRClxaNFQbL6NWe2Vmv_xlvJWMjZ-zbRuO4_zAcA5kGfVIIYnPQdHebTtXK7zGk3NJ7yVlc231Us0Q2qwDzVzFdiVV/s1600/TulipChicks%5E_3159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfjhNFg7kGJ2KxNCpwJ59Q59H5YZEvq5YiJdMooQAWGDRClxaNFQbL6NWe2Vmv_xlvJWMjZ-zbRuO4_zAcA5kGfVIIYnPQdHebTtXK7zGk3NJ7yVlc231Us0Q2qwDzVzFdiVV/s400/TulipChicks%5E_3159.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Keeping watch over his chicks. Rob thinks he wants to eat them, but we'll see. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUec7yvdJxEEbQqjjHPxLE2XGuz1Q3jhF77KTUOl3zCwS7crmMYCTrPvtjgUq1SITvl1EoomVrZADPcklcYCdcvSq2x-PjsXpBwWufde6iyvwmWu-s8XYpDTyIVB3ID3xPiBSs/s1600/TulipChicks%5E_3167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUec7yvdJxEEbQqjjHPxLE2XGuz1Q3jhF77KTUOl3zCwS7crmMYCTrPvtjgUq1SITvl1EoomVrZADPcklcYCdcvSq2x-PjsXpBwWufde6iyvwmWu-s8XYpDTyIVB3ID3xPiBSs/s400/TulipChicks%5E_3167.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The chicks stick their heads up to reach him, they peck on his nose, his tongue and pull on his fur. We guess that maybe they think he's their mum, which is why they come close and peck at him for food. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Head Rubs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-4296734470887806862010-04-20T19:36:00.000-07:002010-04-20T19:36:58.657-07:00Rummy's Bad Habit<div style="text-align: center;">As you may all know by now, Gromit lived with us over Christmas last year, and Rummy learned a really bad habit from him. It is shredding toys that have stuffing inside. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhJKp_imscUIGL-BT6QtIHUQBidGeKAMKguwMbYhDnyJI1d8I-QA-bRW6G21sir9cbnPvIOin_QtKR1F5FAisMWivpW71wdIsjHF58T0a4ruBsS9gT7No5oHS5pnJlIGOZOiU/s1600/RipToy%5E_3033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhJKp_imscUIGL-BT6QtIHUQBidGeKAMKguwMbYhDnyJI1d8I-QA-bRW6G21sir9cbnPvIOin_QtKR1F5FAisMWivpW71wdIsjHF58T0a4ruBsS9gT7No5oHS5pnJlIGOZOiU/s400/RipToy%5E_3033.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy finds himself a toy, uses his teeth to create a gap, and will take his leisurely time, pulling out the stuffing. The disemboweling is the goal of the game, and he's really good at it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKsaT7AWr1lRpC_zufuzVMDaUVdhAjJmjiLBo0F9dXdKBc6eipOmgJJeIkJPY9bVTXWagZ9eFt81cIbzQzfdLINRNCTBwLIHaLs3z0_ELpnWXuKVdBBhjpv2HIvO275qgj8Zt/s1600/RipToy%5E_3034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKsaT7AWr1lRpC_zufuzVMDaUVdhAjJmjiLBo0F9dXdKBc6eipOmgJJeIkJPY9bVTXWagZ9eFt81cIbzQzfdLINRNCTBwLIHaLs3z0_ELpnWXuKVdBBhjpv2HIvO275qgj8Zt/s400/RipToy%5E_3034.jpg" width="327" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes, Rummy likes to chew on the stuffing, but he never swallows. He leaves it out for the humans to pick up after him. What a nice gesture..and what a mess! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkGUpQ6Y2NgM2Ul_Qy5jZvtMaEgP5XezwqwsirM7Y6jQraKa5t3DCCkvv11u65FFo9qrWzJJ8YlMv00MhI30nXoMeTmaonB9j_nbc0aC3kYIxOexFx8-5hq0votbqSHe1CJ6J/s1600/RipToy%5E_3037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkGUpQ6Y2NgM2Ul_Qy5jZvtMaEgP5XezwqwsirM7Y6jQraKa5t3DCCkvv11u65FFo9qrWzJJ8YlMv00MhI30nXoMeTmaonB9j_nbc0aC3kYIxOexFx8-5hq0votbqSHe1CJ6J/s400/RipToy%5E_3037.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nope, no guilty faces here.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Disemboweling is allowed at our house now. The humans don't seem to mind, Rummy fine tunes his gift of disemboweling, and improves his "hand, eye, mouth" coordination skills. We consider it a gift here at our pack.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBTqAY9O8l2-n4wIr1ZVSmDeJSPU5-v1hw2i1IFbTOjQg9QEGSa-dakYTSstB77njHy_Thl5s9N0u_rYab18-EBXLEBAFH0Y1TkOt44AGyPlS9YC5F19U2j-8hlIFarT0fSi9/s1600/RipToy%5E_3041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBTqAY9O8l2-n4wIr1ZVSmDeJSPU5-v1hw2i1IFbTOjQg9QEGSa-dakYTSstB77njHy_Thl5s9N0u_rYab18-EBXLEBAFH0Y1TkOt44AGyPlS9YC5F19U2j-8hlIFarT0fSi9/s400/RipToy%5E_3041.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy says, thank you Mum for letting me shred in the open. I am happy and content as can be.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQimr-ahuB92ljRMj4Ru2kTEohf3xQ9VO6qMIogJkQ2B3X3V4UuqUrdldpDNgaiZ74cigKCmj_rKbI7WOVJYvwHeMMcOfg5Pf5xSzqwVPtH5CbVzqv2y5luIr0S_4mBcT7srAh/s1600/RipToy%5E_3042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQimr-ahuB92ljRMj4Ru2kTEohf3xQ9VO6qMIogJkQ2B3X3V4UuqUrdldpDNgaiZ74cigKCmj_rKbI7WOVJYvwHeMMcOfg5Pf5xSzqwVPtH5CbVzqv2y5luIr0S_4mBcT7srAh/s400/RipToy%5E_3042.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Rummy Cub</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7OPsgwoz6fLmeMxzN5qfQhDRcVohdobAKV_sCx-bEFj9n923o5-Lw1ImNyoJYrcGBID6PuxrhQVaoGCJzmHOG0zH4h8Z-9vpbT-QgZnA_suDEIo0rgR3hjjNezyAF2-L2OEt/s1600/RipToy%5E_3044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7OPsgwoz6fLmeMxzN5qfQhDRcVohdobAKV_sCx-bEFj9n923o5-Lw1ImNyoJYrcGBID6PuxrhQVaoGCJzmHOG0zH4h8Z-9vpbT-QgZnA_suDEIo0rgR3hjjNezyAF2-L2OEt/s400/RipToy%5E_3044.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDpQXN6lSDQJiYPUjrgnugntm0bJL3UsbeGKw8lZRuOukeeYQgSgW4yaQGijrB-uBALhKF_q0SmZtie13CmnQQ8ajKE-BfSEniZXMROYj-_3qj0MO_oqk6jsg7r_s3vdkswbp/s1600/RipToy%5E_3046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDpQXN6lSDQJiYPUjrgnugntm0bJL3UsbeGKw8lZRuOukeeYQgSgW4yaQGijrB-uBALhKF_q0SmZtie13CmnQQ8ajKE-BfSEniZXMROYj-_3qj0MO_oqk6jsg7r_s3vdkswbp/s400/RipToy%5E_3046.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I then decided to chew on my brother's jowls. That's my game.. far better than chewing on a soft toy... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Head rubs and Wet kisses,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-14079242867006346092010-04-20T19:19:00.000-07:002010-04-20T19:19:16.541-07:00Update with Rummy's Chicks<div style="text-align: center;">This is an update blog entry about Rummy's experience with his chicks. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvgHQxZTc0_iDEoY3RCkHqBdU1VMf7Ejwtpbqh6MjCFvUL_bcU_o-GXGkFe5xhG7Wqmc_qisoD4fJrDmK0r04mb5ZspJR5Pv3i2Agd3rsGSe-f-GJg7QI3KdHUnlAA6kHAVEG/s1600/HenChick%5E_2929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvgHQxZTc0_iDEoY3RCkHqBdU1VMf7Ejwtpbqh6MjCFvUL_bcU_o-GXGkFe5xhG7Wqmc_qisoD4fJrDmK0r04mb5ZspJR5Pv3i2Agd3rsGSe-f-GJg7QI3KdHUnlAA6kHAVEG/s400/HenChick%5E_2929.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our chicks have grown double in size, and now they like Rummy!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfqx8LS6uMBLhyphenhyphenlF57FBvBixVbIzF31M9_zN6n6szd9o8VW8xExkK5CnhjrPJ9q2GjoVkbGiXyFMkT3-dXnmX7pgidhZahTHQA3ncuNV90cEKQmZugda-n6dryCgPbUiU9oUy/s1600/HenChick%5E_2939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfqx8LS6uMBLhyphenhyphenlF57FBvBixVbIzF31M9_zN6n6szd9o8VW8xExkK5CnhjrPJ9q2GjoVkbGiXyFMkT3-dXnmX7pgidhZahTHQA3ncuNV90cEKQmZugda-n6dryCgPbUiU9oUy/s400/HenChick%5E_2939.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They are not afraid of him, even when he sticks out his tongue to lick them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhod0amhfRGtaxdHlGkYitg-vWlhr3YBmgzpLaGF_362M6_jy2uV4jsq88CfPdK6g8IblX1z-F6uDdJBK6ySadLlSboanlw7BTybdImLQOKFTWJypFOMS2BZyRtGFYlziRTMABy/s1600/HenChick%5E_2951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhod0amhfRGtaxdHlGkYitg-vWlhr3YBmgzpLaGF_362M6_jy2uV4jsq88CfPdK6g8IblX1z-F6uDdJBK6ySadLlSboanlw7BTybdImLQOKFTWJypFOMS2BZyRtGFYlziRTMABy/s400/HenChick%5E_2951.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All the chicks love Rummy, and take turns going up to him, and peck on his nose, they pull his fur too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkyns3MGqJwMZZnyvlInZuEL8OESertwm96HzHvepQv0W1ZWbqOaDJKzA7gsv3csCoQiAwwjYi-Cy907gPIdY4Vma_PVEYQflRsyLl-gQE-bqhUR1-KMj6rm0gvEG9guv8ooE/s1600/HenChick%5E_2952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkyns3MGqJwMZZnyvlInZuEL8OESertwm96HzHvepQv0W1ZWbqOaDJKzA7gsv3csCoQiAwwjYi-Cy907gPIdY4Vma_PVEYQflRsyLl-gQE-bqhUR1-KMj6rm0gvEG9guv8ooE/s400/HenChick%5E_2952.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All 4 chicks taking turns and gazing at Rummy. This is a cute twist, from the inside looking out, and outside looking in. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We still aren't sure if Rummy is trying to eat them, or if he pushes his nose as close as possible toward them so he can be close to them.. He loves to go up as close as his nose can push through the gaps and let the chicks peck him. It is very cute to watch. I think he enjoys the interaction.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTACSvrMhwS9aZSqZS015acbna2i7ZXj0cdHbv290ogvL00nUYLZEEPqIYJzaVAO2YdSoiSG_GZYMTU3hWDIwP4yfSDohykr_X46dCgM4DlgpQmerFt4ZGmfOpWF3NvDpp9uG/s1600/HenChick%5E_2956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTACSvrMhwS9aZSqZS015acbna2i7ZXj0cdHbv290ogvL00nUYLZEEPqIYJzaVAO2YdSoiSG_GZYMTU3hWDIwP4yfSDohykr_X46dCgM4DlgpQmerFt4ZGmfOpWF3NvDpp9uG/s400/HenChick%5E_2956.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our chicks are growing so fast. We have to keep them indoors till the weather warms up, then the humans will start introducing them to the outdoors and let them stay out a few hours each day to get acclimatized to Seattle's Spring and Summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjletgDZM3wiPXcUkTHxkjnhYT3WBtk8l0qWg1CCsAVpA8DR9TrsEdFLkpWp6vs0RdFjWYyWwglKbbr1K4voaH6mb8ZKtORzym9FF38fIuXFhHSGp5-5l0t8QihBKTRI9aow0lM/s1600/HenChick%5E_2968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjletgDZM3wiPXcUkTHxkjnhYT3WBtk8l0qWg1CCsAVpA8DR9TrsEdFLkpWp6vs0RdFjWYyWwglKbbr1K4voaH6mb8ZKtORzym9FF38fIuXFhHSGp5-5l0t8QihBKTRI9aow0lM/s400/HenChick%5E_2968.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This chick just pulled on Rummy's fur... can you see? It is lucky it doesn't get a wet tongue licking it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8td7dP2xYf-bS87nFW1Ddsa_HfrwbdYK9zYb-U3j360Z5BghxA7r8yOPVBqpdht6iRyE0hDSGkH_UaMIGSM1khbFQ3vakddmOJoMe6SR3zTftq8BI8lESWesEYn2nKskxTJ9I/s1600/HenChick%5E_2991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8td7dP2xYf-bS87nFW1Ddsa_HfrwbdYK9zYb-U3j360Z5BghxA7r8yOPVBqpdht6iRyE0hDSGkH_UaMIGSM1khbFQ3vakddmOJoMe6SR3zTftq8BI8lESWesEYn2nKskxTJ9I/s400/HenChick%5E_2991.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The chicks are clearly saying something to each other.. "oh, its the big black nose and furry monster again... let's peck at him"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrThobJgiSkYaXtYFlhJapAjhH2ZgDunMdX1B50psGrZofFfgti-pTl0X3dGMXRhVdRR0fX0Gg8mZiRBYbWWzBYPOBM4iEuh5IHYP0AboL4h34CySNb3DWbCC5qj2d5IjKtGqp/s1600/Hen%5E_2902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrThobJgiSkYaXtYFlhJapAjhH2ZgDunMdX1B50psGrZofFfgti-pTl0X3dGMXRhVdRR0fX0Gg8mZiRBYbWWzBYPOBM4iEuh5IHYP0AboL4h34CySNb3DWbCC5qj2d5IjKtGqp/s400/Hen%5E_2902.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's our last remaining hen from last year. She survived winter, coyote attacks and being alone for so long without chicken buddies. Soon, our chicks will join her, and they can be a big happy feathered family. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBiKAlhWwVHf7pepS7tBtkljRC0MsDjTrcX6PrE7NXcRSBKvmVTsj6KEMMZ0NetngzH1zQmj0Je7BMSJLYyvDkIUaAdNlteFjz7jzjAfJHX_Elitp8BqHsNjCaI6YlEu0MOgy/s1600/Hen%5E_2890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBiKAlhWwVHf7pepS7tBtkljRC0MsDjTrcX6PrE7NXcRSBKvmVTsj6KEMMZ0NetngzH1zQmj0Je7BMSJLYyvDkIUaAdNlteFjz7jzjAfJHX_Elitp8BqHsNjCaI6YlEu0MOgy/s400/Hen%5E_2890.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> She gets her own bird food, and pieces of fruit when she comes to our porch. Most of the time, she likes to eat bugs and insects from the yard. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCwdGQSUXMOHBF9g_VHP8Z12nNJ1mfEJohcmTuHA7vJnfY2yrqVFdRYOTjKSuPbQQyY9vFMF7mxKJbk7LvvOl1LLVFYv39AZ5D1NC8OG4ndXXcbPTB01GVVjPM8-MqGBtpc-o/s1600/HenChick%5E_3003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCwdGQSUXMOHBF9g_VHP8Z12nNJ1mfEJohcmTuHA7vJnfY2yrqVFdRYOTjKSuPbQQyY9vFMF7mxKJbk7LvvOl1LLVFYv39AZ5D1NC8OG4ndXXcbPTB01GVVjPM8-MqGBtpc-o/s400/HenChick%5E_3003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After she was done eating, Rummy decided to chomp on some chicken feed. Eeewww...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2pHF5m_PSvVOc7tWlh9Vc-RuJbtfGiU03TS3xLt648PeRSh77UM5wuxphRVBvojnsohM62W7L2esB8sYE3nbZuiArhacSSjoGN4sCEjQ9PXYc-E0RX11R-yPh6zqs6HIa3c6/s1600/HenChick%5E_3005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2pHF5m_PSvVOc7tWlh9Vc-RuJbtfGiU03TS3xLt648PeRSh77UM5wuxphRVBvojnsohM62W7L2esB8sYE3nbZuiArhacSSjoGN4sCEjQ9PXYc-E0RX11R-yPh6zqs6HIa3c6/s400/HenChick%5E_3005.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Oh hi mum, yes I'm eating bird food he he he..."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Headrubs and wet kisses,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-81836679953085955022010-04-14T21:47:00.000-07:002010-04-14T21:47:10.414-07:00Rummy and His 1st Snake<div style="text-align: center;">Rummy caught himself a garden snake today. His very first one. The weather was nice and sunny and the snake must have wanted to enjoy the sunshine as much as we did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggg8kRjK5FxdpafcNS5ROuFoZLJP3eBmh1UFw7M81wKKIT7gc0QihXGZG1q1n2QKlO8OPJAbI80ilbsbQkN9uwYemGzp_XtasRtQar42td9eyNRdkcDpIYrTVCOZwenHq_tzWB/s1600/GardenSnake%5E_2724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggg8kRjK5FxdpafcNS5ROuFoZLJP3eBmh1UFw7M81wKKIT7gc0QihXGZG1q1n2QKlO8OPJAbI80ilbsbQkN9uwYemGzp_XtasRtQar42td9eyNRdkcDpIYrTVCOZwenHq_tzWB/s400/GardenSnake%5E_2724.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy's 1st Snake</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The poor snake must have never have expected that the furry Airedale would be able to catch it weaving in and out of the grass. Who would have thought?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0EXuqSxKyyQqvWLfgywAiJ19duTW4HXeStQIhTSxyJPBKUYHUQ9bKtgIFR9Mf9z8G02jTJinzJ-mgyY3pqAsTpfWfjUf6DTwxUguY6l1SDOdvmT1sdRdUYStOgIEos6WWSah/s1600/GardenSnake%5E_2741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0EXuqSxKyyQqvWLfgywAiJ19duTW4HXeStQIhTSxyJPBKUYHUQ9bKtgIFR9Mf9z8G02jTJinzJ-mgyY3pqAsTpfWfjUf6DTwxUguY6l1SDOdvmT1sdRdUYStOgIEos6WWSah/s400/GardenSnake%5E_2741.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's the snake laying dead by his right leg. See Rummy's smile? He was very happy and proud of himself with his catch of the day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1H4xnRYO496lrUrvolTvvNqSwuJuOnxK-h1AoZVmg6TIsSVA1IqQZ_i2_1PHa5QT03tjiI1VsWgdLVP04Eh0Y44G38EJP0YJzbEQ_8vLiJ5SmVYqcVpW3Z6ju_rRnylP-03I7/s1600/GardenSnake%5E_2743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1H4xnRYO496lrUrvolTvvNqSwuJuOnxK-h1AoZVmg6TIsSVA1IqQZ_i2_1PHa5QT03tjiI1VsWgdLVP04Eh0Y44G38EJP0YJzbEQ_8vLiJ5SmVYqcVpW3Z6ju_rRnylP-03I7/s400/GardenSnake%5E_2743.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Having a good old sniff</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPxduB6VJ4f2M-FCHLzmCA1V8K7zyW__Ttjn60z4D3mqCD_vDLt0CmVhMEgmoHxLFYeZduVALZruwkZVro0Sw41Jo5NsvTB3Pa1opLtymo0v4Ly_GwYaFbVpcXCRtu6OeGLrP/s1600/GardenSnake%5E_2747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPxduB6VJ4f2M-FCHLzmCA1V8K7zyW__Ttjn60z4D3mqCD_vDLt0CmVhMEgmoHxLFYeZduVALZruwkZVro0Sw41Jo5NsvTB3Pa1opLtymo0v4Ly_GwYaFbVpcXCRtu6OeGLrP/s400/GardenSnake%5E_2747.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy didn't seem to want to eat the reptile, he simply wanted to catch it for fun. None of us saw him kill it, but he took it with him and laid by it on the front porch. Good thing he didn't sneak it into the house, because Mum would have had a heart attack.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWVXcLd-PVKPu_Chv8AeL7l3OQCXxZSTNmAVjeNjhEjjWNsS87e6sPodJ0yOGQTswPTTNNK1jZKCTyMNW3yhJ2itLUoIrBDYSYK1WWGzC77glPebhlicDkYyR8HXlCktBgfFv/s1600/GardenSnake%5E_2749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWVXcLd-PVKPu_Chv8AeL7l3OQCXxZSTNmAVjeNjhEjjWNsS87e6sPodJ0yOGQTswPTTNNK1jZKCTyMNW3yhJ2itLUoIrBDYSYK1WWGzC77glPebhlicDkYyR8HXlCktBgfFv/s400/GardenSnake%5E_2749.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's me, I decided to get up close to investigate what it was. I've never caught any snakes in our yard before. Rummy has a much stronger prey drive than I do.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6hZNrzPY9KsAU8FsdlnmnPMqUNZDXHqK1XKvj_jXGjAjPJhCP3MoqA3na95O7wjqlGwpU95qa4z1Bf3CYTQSI3J39wrjeADHJaYzZsX5rdPiGpj6iYsKHQ03Zm918qe5IssD/s1600/GardenSnake%5E_2752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6hZNrzPY9KsAU8FsdlnmnPMqUNZDXHqK1XKvj_jXGjAjPJhCP3MoqA3na95O7wjqlGwpU95qa4z1Bf3CYTQSI3J39wrjeADHJaYzZsX5rdPiGpj6iYsKHQ03Zm918qe5IssD/s400/GardenSnake%5E_2752.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brothers with the snake</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfzlEhZPA7jjmHpcnKBHLBZYutupgoPIqN3uxetBDj0dvRXGRQnD8UhHCe1JJgcnAsfjxxddGHVXJ0I424Od2T64wR-tTnQHWin3pMkv61ExuVl12a5_RgHfJMcCNjZkjh4bk/s1600/GardenSnake%5E_2753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfzlEhZPA7jjmHpcnKBHLBZYutupgoPIqN3uxetBDj0dvRXGRQnD8UhHCe1JJgcnAsfjxxddGHVXJ0I424Od2T64wR-tTnQHWin3pMkv61ExuVl12a5_RgHfJMcCNjZkjh4bk/s400/GardenSnake%5E_2753.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A closer shot of the dead snake</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1R0kzJxcKo4GqcsmjZghX2ha6hPPs50rXfKwZueEmHZQgbQbSobkosl2fq_1ZcFOUximEWpe4KwW89B0ZTclCsZF1LdIqQjjfgYjnP2hmtYWMDiuPYbFq6j5oRCiqsV3Ch3V/s1600/GardenSnake%5E_2755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1R0kzJxcKo4GqcsmjZghX2ha6hPPs50rXfKwZueEmHZQgbQbSobkosl2fq_1ZcFOUximEWpe4KwW89B0ZTclCsZF1LdIqQjjfgYjnP2hmtYWMDiuPYbFq6j5oRCiqsV3Ch3V/s400/GardenSnake%5E_2755.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-NzS39LFnBdOj7-pfJrjQdt7x6BEYldMRwcG-1ljhMw0FAzUTpZ6Y4j6jgU3CpsWom7OtUWaYVcUO-JQTZ58VK2elKhJ-Av9P6tp3dHJYN3N_3gSViU_KipGfeCZLaTszque/s1600/GardenSnake%5E_2766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-NzS39LFnBdOj7-pfJrjQdt7x6BEYldMRwcG-1ljhMw0FAzUTpZ6Y4j6jgU3CpsWom7OtUWaYVcUO-JQTZ58VK2elKhJ-Av9P6tp3dHJYN3N_3gSViU_KipGfeCZLaTszque/s400/GardenSnake%5E_2766.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The weather was really perfect today. Rummy munches on a twig as he enjoys the sunshine.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9Fzbu-u9ch40GiuEWXNY9fhFXGk8sRI2TZ0O-6MYjxoZJMXzPK2qvUVEKhMHATxfZpApOselWHD58I-HnAlkMWs1-UOeWI-ZfzStYXFZYPsoCDpV3KtpSKl3WCNpDn4T9Wed/s1600/GardenSnake%5E_2795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9Fzbu-u9ch40GiuEWXNY9fhFXGk8sRI2TZ0O-6MYjxoZJMXzPK2qvUVEKhMHATxfZpApOselWHD58I-HnAlkMWs1-UOeWI-ZfzStYXFZYPsoCDpV3KtpSKl3WCNpDn4T9Wed/s400/GardenSnake%5E_2795.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The weather was pretty good too, for a game of tug. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGEHGUEbI8q_IhWPzMxXdisk4kRZ591aPKKkLoJwWaxVVB_wcSLGRl2KQlyWW0IJtf2ZV8am_cAgjBJW4sz4THp8XVgaAwsqjSKnlg4gG3Wbt-N8Ky8lyk4PvaxQOsvz9NaBK/s1600/GardenSnake%5E_2818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGEHGUEbI8q_IhWPzMxXdisk4kRZ591aPKKkLoJwWaxVVB_wcSLGRl2KQlyWW0IJtf2ZV8am_cAgjBJW4sz4THp8XVgaAwsqjSKnlg4gG3Wbt-N8Ky8lyk4PvaxQOsvz9NaBK/s400/GardenSnake%5E_2818.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">See my brother showing off his scary canine fangs?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy is only 8 months old now, but as you can see, he is fast growing, and he is almost the same size as I, and I am turning 5 this Thanksgiving. How time flies. I can barely remember the time when I was his age, I was also very rambunctious and fun. Now, I have mellowed out a lot, and I am calmer and more self assured. Age and maturity has made me who I am today, and I feel happy and content. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-38772425304529190212010-04-11T19:29:00.000-07:002010-04-12T14:07:56.116-07:00Chick TV<div style="text-align: center;">Who would have thought? Rob and Mum got Rummy and I a wonderful surprise. Well, perhaps not so much for us, but more for our hen in our yard. After all the coyote visits, we have only 1 hen left. After the fences were put up, it is much safer now, for our hen and for us too. Mum felt that she'd be happier if she had a friend or two, so we got chicks! 6 cute tiny 1 week old chicks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCJGAGjajzS3Zw3lw8oevccAbKzl4ZGmr18JJtLjWacZcbi4aqQYtMgtt2trg953qxTmtYegROaQSA5Bcg8XHtLbKt7bFJmyxd6q6yZHKLn57TAZbBpE3SkOqn2JPh8ML-5Z2/s1600/ChicksArrive%5E_2392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCJGAGjajzS3Zw3lw8oevccAbKzl4ZGmr18JJtLjWacZcbi4aqQYtMgtt2trg953qxTmtYegROaQSA5Bcg8XHtLbKt7bFJmyxd6q6yZHKLn57TAZbBpE3SkOqn2JPh8ML-5Z2/s400/ChicksArrive%5E_2392.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rob and Rummy at his first glance of the chicks</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After Rob set up the chick enclosure, we got to say hi. They used my old crate and turned it upside down to make it the chick house, and it works well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WChf2n2n96RdBNHhSt0_xSioneUtP63OdBfQQSDtTyG8JIgCT9Eqajy8LCwZS0WL1D0B3L3LSIWPm7no7sd_R0V6POI81i8twPMGKC6waW8h5qJSQW5IR6JIHGx4FKZMCoPP/s1600/ChicksArrive%5E_2403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WChf2n2n96RdBNHhSt0_xSioneUtP63OdBfQQSDtTyG8JIgCT9Eqajy8LCwZS0WL1D0B3L3LSIWPm7no7sd_R0V6POI81i8twPMGKC6waW8h5qJSQW5IR6JIHGx4FKZMCoPP/s400/ChicksArrive%5E_2403.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can imagine, we were both so excited to see this new thing in the house, we dashed straight in toward the crate barking when we saw tiny things moving here and there. They were also making chirping noises.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gKhfHgh4qIDkoBT5K4ZbI0oVd-Ifj8xhyphenhyphenumv6_Qm51Y3g7Zs6CeF-JSp-B9n0x6Il7qGQjHpPod8tCq46oUEr_Gt4xAXpMp_oQbBcqbrIJQCdBhs3Fz4ieBraYDnKW1HbO7g/s1600/ChicksArrive%5E_2416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gKhfHgh4qIDkoBT5K4ZbI0oVd-Ifj8xhyphenhyphenumv6_Qm51Y3g7Zs6CeF-JSp-B9n0x6Il7qGQjHpPod8tCq46oUEr_Gt4xAXpMp_oQbBcqbrIJQCdBhs3Fz4ieBraYDnKW1HbO7g/s400/ChicksArrive%5E_2416.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We were so curious, we just kept staring and looking. Rummy tried scraping the side of the crate and Mum corrected him harshly. Ok, no scraping and no pawing the crate walls. When I barked at them, I got corrected too. Ok, no barking either. Seems like the only thing we're allowed to do, is watch the chickies... yes, that's what Mum is calling these furry creatures.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiys25ZVh7eeN_RTIrPZPXAur5GGNhcjKcngU0dYzFpG581FUQi38fdrd9pmmobzw6CZ_W1MnmG0ABSp3JSkDJYVVER8rpk5-0t8ruqaBxyFOkwQcrEQUvDPLaO1X6OfAXFm-Qt/s1600/ChicksArrive%5E_2423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiys25ZVh7eeN_RTIrPZPXAur5GGNhcjKcngU0dYzFpG581FUQi38fdrd9pmmobzw6CZ_W1MnmG0ABSp3JSkDJYVVER8rpk5-0t8ruqaBxyFOkwQcrEQUvDPLaO1X6OfAXFm-Qt/s400/ChicksArrive%5E_2423.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After a while, I got a little bored, but Rummy couldn't peel his eyes away.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjk-CkIIBTTVfcta8p34z78HNfofdOc1hTi-qPIj3YTbPVgOcFFwEHs2sKDytJUarTuf4ZfmI7gogdJAP774G6k0wEx9KU26oWbfx3V0aN2s0AxiirECmH1GjEzpEc-cq1PpV/s1600/ChicksArrive%5E_2434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjk-CkIIBTTVfcta8p34z78HNfofdOc1hTi-qPIj3YTbPVgOcFFwEHs2sKDytJUarTuf4ZfmI7gogdJAP774G6k0wEx9KU26oWbfx3V0aN2s0AxiirECmH1GjEzpEc-cq1PpV/s400/ChicksArrive%5E_2434.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The chickies are very cute. Are they for food? Are they toys that move?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMvo_Um80MUltWd_0NHrFHgPeKorOKsT8wrYLKk5WFwv0mlcBS5NDxsxncK7smDPmFoxzBgNxF-DWzrrOIDNe3mmfnBPzvHLZnHGozdhcVl8V6YIYIR4nuhXsECKlIEigffrF/s1600/ChicksArrive%5E_2442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMvo_Um80MUltWd_0NHrFHgPeKorOKsT8wrYLKk5WFwv0mlcBS5NDxsxncK7smDPmFoxzBgNxF-DWzrrOIDNe3mmfnBPzvHLZnHGozdhcVl8V6YIYIR4nuhXsECKlIEigffrF/s400/ChicksArrive%5E_2442.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Very early on, we have now established that chickies are not my thing. They are Rummy's little pets. He just loves watching them move around, making their little bird sounds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhID8MKbapPLrYj_9-PfsLkCn59VNcq6g3wLXa1MnXT3UyT1K7ASHP1SotEhKakfDqTvwjz1y17am6UQWzU3lJhIWpunEdj3xVBXQOU5AAH6yxBQeBiwVyqoAAgz2G4kQ2YEdfk/s1600/ChicksArrive%5E_2446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhID8MKbapPLrYj_9-PfsLkCn59VNcq6g3wLXa1MnXT3UyT1K7ASHP1SotEhKakfDqTvwjz1y17am6UQWzU3lJhIWpunEdj3xVBXQOU5AAH6yxBQeBiwVyqoAAgz2G4kQ2YEdfk/s400/ChicksArrive%5E_2446.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy and I with our pet chicks</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKtCd5fMolcE3_WS59czw6jLtvw38QhsdkUvjhtVbyr5tEHlDFQVfqORQTleB_ZjS0x8XWA5xfhprHLxElrR94n4Ma0i-KDrxtZFWoqywVXd8Q59oTHLJul9dZIdrI8G77Fuu/s1600/ChicksArrive%5E_2450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKtCd5fMolcE3_WS59czw6jLtvw38QhsdkUvjhtVbyr5tEHlDFQVfqORQTleB_ZjS0x8XWA5xfhprHLxElrR94n4Ma0i-KDrxtZFWoqywVXd8Q59oTHLJul9dZIdrI8G77Fuu/s400/ChicksArrive%5E_2450.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy (left) and I (right). Rummy grins up at mum and says thanks for getting us chicks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSirC6VHfC-qmevfoGGYi0Cs2aqE_-JI3sv_V-rHWhemuKELnIAh232-szMoYqL0M8JhA0CO-mZAO5PvbG7aAjT5IaUGeUsO_mqDRuG9dOfDoPat4vHfEW-OT_vdVzcZs1Ec_N/s1600/ChicksArrive%5E_2474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSirC6VHfC-qmevfoGGYi0Cs2aqE_-JI3sv_V-rHWhemuKELnIAh232-szMoYqL0M8JhA0CO-mZAO5PvbG7aAjT5IaUGeUsO_mqDRuG9dOfDoPat4vHfEW-OT_vdVzcZs1Ec_N/s400/ChicksArrive%5E_2474.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok, I'm not really into staring at chicks for hours on end.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWUWhlgFNCHm_TyDxBdJprXKSWocgiUUQzO3aZUwnAF2EsoWH3rexbhuZ_4x1BcdUC6qkq5OYhRlDDbcOnzg5dDiLtkTCr76zyST1PhFx7aDvK3oxHAIdrIPv5ABNrEXZgkho/s1600/ChicksArrive%5E_2557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWUWhlgFNCHm_TyDxBdJprXKSWocgiUUQzO3aZUwnAF2EsoWH3rexbhuZ_4x1BcdUC6qkq5OYhRlDDbcOnzg5dDiLtkTCr76zyST1PhFx7aDvK3oxHAIdrIPv5ABNrEXZgkho/s400/ChicksArrive%5E_2557.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">From left, myself and my brother Rummy. Do you know how to tell us apart? I am older, so I have a more established beard and a more grown up look. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivD9afbfahOy_vuhKylgMFU94Qqt1CDe5_wF7EKkOgZe4iThNqPNzRPLPsdjmHV1j4T3_IpWJDNPgC5k3EtzTA0E7vFCB0Y-TH6r7Ea8N_MLAgi3FU09G77eVuD0PHUQjp3B3M/s1600/ChicksArrive%5E_2565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivD9afbfahOy_vuhKylgMFU94Qqt1CDe5_wF7EKkOgZe4iThNqPNzRPLPsdjmHV1j4T3_IpWJDNPgC5k3EtzTA0E7vFCB0Y-TH6r7Ea8N_MLAgi3FU09G77eVuD0PHUQjp3B3M/s400/ChicksArrive%5E_2565.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since it is the first night the chickies are with us, we just couldn't keep our curiosity in check. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_g08Q2wrCjU3O1RcoX6_hM1KTgFc2ghxpy_T5FdwgkaJzZ58LXo9wYyxjzFry8IjUDpg9HSO0Ubd35jUvb0OLHE7UmaVWw2DFHSYqT2fQAtlvrVnG0GAdOzscNyKo4gVD5n3/s1600/ChicksArrive%5E_2574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_g08Q2wrCjU3O1RcoX6_hM1KTgFc2ghxpy_T5FdwgkaJzZ58LXo9wYyxjzFry8IjUDpg9HSO0Ubd35jUvb0OLHE7UmaVWw2DFHSYqT2fQAtlvrVnG0GAdOzscNyKo4gVD5n3/s400/ChicksArrive%5E_2574.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy loved his chicks so much, he even took naps by the crate. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mum is trying to nurture the protective instincts in Rummy and I, so that instead of seeing the chickies as our meals, we would try to protect them as part of our pack... that is a tough challenge, especially because Rummy's prey drive is much stronger than mine. If the chicks grow up into hens and they start running, it will be practically impossible to stop us from chasing them. Mum will just have to work really hard at flooding us with the chicks and building the bond across species, and put in a lot of effort in this project. At the end of the day, if Rummy or I eat a hen or two, then so be it. We can't help it, it is in our nature. We are terriers. We hunt things.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rob thinks Rummy wants to eat the chicks, but Mum doesn't think so. His gaze is not a predator's gaze, it is one of amusement and curiosity, one could even guess affection. He just loves gazing at the chicks, and now we call it the "Chick TV".</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsBNgvaQb_zruKS0Kbt35N4blvnMS7VAAcc8H-0QudMRTpAfRcKrMmLrbvbKXrLFYA3e8fg9Jp9wNrLqa-cJJcfB3uS-wyyE-msEl7leVbGkF9nU2R8HVDLur9LK_Pctto4vW/s1600/ChicksArrive%5E_2595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsBNgvaQb_zruKS0Kbt35N4blvnMS7VAAcc8H-0QudMRTpAfRcKrMmLrbvbKXrLFYA3e8fg9Jp9wNrLqa-cJJcfB3uS-wyyE-msEl7leVbGkF9nU2R8HVDLur9LK_Pctto4vW/s400/ChicksArrive%5E_2595.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wee early in the morning, the first thing Rummy checks on are his chicks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlye6M4M4PwDNZsK-Z0AUnz9E7b3l22HktSBC0poqncUOy1hwb7VUifdpaLifYa3jw08rYMJd9W_58pR95IBU0MEUn-t0TB8UuxkkNpO-oiPSbTbjwp8gquJYwsX6uRFKSk24/s1600/ChicksArrive%5E_2594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlye6M4M4PwDNZsK-Z0AUnz9E7b3l22HktSBC0poqncUOy1hwb7VUifdpaLifYa3jw08rYMJd9W_58pR95IBU0MEUn-t0TB8UuxkkNpO-oiPSbTbjwp8gquJYwsX6uRFKSk24/s400/ChicksArrive%5E_2594.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He checks on them from all sides, to make sure they are all well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">It will be very interesting to see if we manage to raise the chickies, and stop ourselves from eating them. We haven't had the chance to smell them yet, but Mum says in a few days, we'll get to smell our chicks. Yummmy... oh sorry Mum. I will try not to eat our pet chickies. Yay for more yardbirds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-54807166826878187762010-04-11T18:56:00.000-07:002010-04-11T18:56:10.136-07:00Visit at the Dog Park<div style="text-align: center;">Rummy doesn't get as many opportunities to visit dog parks as I did when I was young. Back when I was a pup, I lived in Issaquah Highlands, where there was a huge 4 acre dog park in our suburb. There in Redmond, which was another suburb close by, there was a 40 acre dog park where Mum used to bring me quite frequently. Out here in the woods, we don't have any dog parks, since most people have their own land, and the dogs mostly don't socialize that way. Fortunately, at the place where Rummy goes to school, there is a nice dog park there, and we go there every Saturday for socializing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXcd4YBkAiy1fa3tKKcqYL60DcYsY42XvKTcMkhZ_BpNz_mnxEHBiKEjw4wFcG2DOmgWIRUNuEJTag-XsCOqD94pMnKPcMJJSz3dlhItl3XX49CQ0DoiGEtR429pEjk20_lZ2/s1600/DogPark%5E_2353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXcd4YBkAiy1fa3tKKcqYL60DcYsY42XvKTcMkhZ_BpNz_mnxEHBiKEjw4wFcG2DOmgWIRUNuEJTag-XsCOqD94pMnKPcMJJSz3dlhItl3XX49CQ0DoiGEtR429pEjk20_lZ2/s400/DogPark%5E_2353.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy gets a free rub down from a random stranger the moment he enters</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2biVmHrysMwte9Z3TeUQmSsqAhVOjcAo1u3g9sv46C8Q87zZV_rIsSSuaAXnPoKuJ4j3C63KbgtH96KdwDDunzK5tYU5NLijTEmlJyU7FXEGZ0K7nhzktQQI-1U0bmIXwJFt/s1600/DogPark%5E_2361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2biVmHrysMwte9Z3TeUQmSsqAhVOjcAo1u3g9sv46C8Q87zZV_rIsSSuaAXnPoKuJ4j3C63KbgtH96KdwDDunzK5tYU5NLijTEmlJyU7FXEGZ0K7nhzktQQI-1U0bmIXwJFt/s400/DogPark%5E_2361.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me leaping up the A-Frame</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh353pJrrNnknDWR7CTPMHWHTlclOczxqph5nyLC2nDtTPP2UOdmDSqzvCK24TkKsQteXzlhligEly01b6QvQ181O6n9KZWJ9xnQsTQ1uSO04z4MmzI0OBQcN2SFyODX30oN6GM/s1600/DogPark%5E_2364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh353pJrrNnknDWR7CTPMHWHTlclOczxqph5nyLC2nDtTPP2UOdmDSqzvCK24TkKsQteXzlhligEly01b6QvQ181O6n9KZWJ9xnQsTQ1uSO04z4MmzI0OBQcN2SFyODX30oN6GM/s400/DogPark%5E_2364.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Later on, Rummy and I met a very anti-social terrier, we knew he wasn't well socialized because he snarled when we came close, and kept trying to run away without saying a doggie hi. Perhaps he was feeling intimidated because there were 2 of us. But after a while, we made our introductions and went on with life again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pFmfXLwCYdD5U0iyhSz8A2fythyDwycYFZQZF4ffrO_uSHsl7gZLA0dy5eXok1ArEGJy4vdRxmhoOCWhaPzbMPXmXx6IUupLtn2faWhLcGFVP3Ol2TZeC-5eQem76MI5v6r-/s1600/DogPark%5E_2368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pFmfXLwCYdD5U0iyhSz8A2fythyDwycYFZQZF4ffrO_uSHsl7gZLA0dy5eXok1ArEGJy4vdRxmhoOCWhaPzbMPXmXx6IUupLtn2faWhLcGFVP3Ol2TZeC-5eQem76MI5v6r-/s400/DogPark%5E_2368.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy learning his proper greetings, and practicing good canine manners</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdRIhx9gfShWJHH0a4_PwjUJVjW4U5F_9uk8x6MKWosloE1dogKT3lV6RacGMdUWRfWdo8SLSGR1onnijJ5X18jZFc3xahKMvryPtDErVKa-dmwMb5QPDEa5JyqXuNscjqNYY/s1600/DogPark%5E_2371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdRIhx9gfShWJHH0a4_PwjUJVjW4U5F_9uk8x6MKWosloE1dogKT3lV6RacGMdUWRfWdo8SLSGR1onnijJ5X18jZFc3xahKMvryPtDErVKa-dmwMb5QPDEa5JyqXuNscjqNYY/s400/DogPark%5E_2371.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And this is the way to meet other strange dogs. Rummy shows his side to the strange dog, while keeping his tail up (confidence) and staying still till the other dog shows readiness to say hi, note how his tail is tucked under and his slouching body is showing uncertainty. Rummy reads his body language, and hesitates going too fast to sniffing. He is definitely excited and eager to say hi. Perhaps the older lab can see that.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPf5Jwc3_SFaMAVKy4EHbIxKde0wk_5FuBFP8U_eOzgVOYa_rpj29X5y2slXobau8OJfFhFoGzXatnhE4xDsQZHCBUNPtjYBAFC3d3UGhOUOCb0zI-unpyzO6-w0OL9flZbFu/s1600/DogPark%5E_2372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPf5Jwc3_SFaMAVKy4EHbIxKde0wk_5FuBFP8U_eOzgVOYa_rpj29X5y2slXobau8OJfFhFoGzXatnhE4xDsQZHCBUNPtjYBAFC3d3UGhOUOCb0zI-unpyzO6-w0OL9flZbFu/s400/DogPark%5E_2372.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once the lab relaxed, his tail came out from between his legs, and his shoulders relaxed too. Rummy approaches the older male lab forward with a few steps but to the side of him. Going to meet other dogs gives Rummy and I opportunities where we can practice our skills and doggie manners. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkPVZZ_PkeA7HEhfCAvEUj3UYCoL2bAukS64Lr5pnDJAmmayYb4VPWXBtnrEuGqDDlBGbXe6BjjrYjwIysxi6U2Vr0B5N73dyZXJF350LVh-6nRmQbjbVXLPqI0uQ82v2ViWI/s1600/DogPark%5E_2387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkPVZZ_PkeA7HEhfCAvEUj3UYCoL2bAukS64Lr5pnDJAmmayYb4VPWXBtnrEuGqDDlBGbXe6BjjrYjwIysxi6U2Vr0B5N73dyZXJF350LVh-6nRmQbjbVXLPqI0uQ82v2ViWI/s400/DogPark%5E_2387.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We showed her some attention, but Rummy really liked her. She was feeling overwhelmed so I left her alone, but Rummy and another male kept following her. Later on, Mum suspected she was on heat, because she noticed wet moisture at her swollen privates, and quickly took Rummy and I out, because Rummy is still intact.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What a trip it was. Very fun and relaxing for both of us. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-66912751440859435132010-04-07T20:45:00.000-07:002010-04-07T20:45:40.118-07:00Easter Egg Hunt for Canines<div style="text-align: center;">Believe it or not! We had our very own Easter Egg Hunt this past Easter Sunday. Our friend Laura opened her nursery for us, and all of us (11 dogs, mostly Airedales and their humans) had such a ball of a time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EEnY5YmJNF8iehzM2YrrB3bH1C3JRpaNYtjlEEMQ_ZvsFMFu-N72vWPXKtuDf-EKWyNWM9G4FiL3e-U9LpGiiMNKOV46ZsrUj17RUwwmGTPH4QzVSCOMg8dMq9IwDuZop_Vh/s1600/Easter%5E_2133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EEnY5YmJNF8iehzM2YrrB3bH1C3JRpaNYtjlEEMQ_ZvsFMFu-N72vWPXKtuDf-EKWyNWM9G4FiL3e-U9LpGiiMNKOV46ZsrUj17RUwwmGTPH4QzVSCOMg8dMq9IwDuZop_Vh/s400/Easter%5E_2133.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On our way in the car to the nursery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmHjQHguXm_SBErVqtTVcl-LFHx0TfJJmzmP1XdhytjP7xQotiO3-AZB_oAKMXEAC4ixdd77cKi6DT7ao6Dn2t9Zw0JKurZt2QS58h5JDVnWeTEDsXT8U_8Rq-WlvMuQezBqR/s1600/Easter%5E_2135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmHjQHguXm_SBErVqtTVcl-LFHx0TfJJmzmP1XdhytjP7xQotiO3-AZB_oAKMXEAC4ixdd77cKi6DT7ao6Dn2t9Zw0JKurZt2QS58h5JDVnWeTEDsXT8U_8Rq-WlvMuQezBqR/s400/Easter%5E_2135.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy jumping for joy and so happy to see so many Airedales in 1 place. Wow, free treats too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDBMsoBVhgqGsKNFaJvVfgiyDQ8woPA4PnCcBx2ywUGWXJenBOqZP_qkwtGRrNAxgoWpr-sLz3W_jb43VTuz5nFdcVN19wEinXrl-4djkku6DXe6eh9k1IjmfaiwbwBnQbEEd/s1600/Easter%5E_2137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDBMsoBVhgqGsKNFaJvVfgiyDQ8woPA4PnCcBx2ywUGWXJenBOqZP_qkwtGRrNAxgoWpr-sLz3W_jb43VTuz5nFdcVN19wEinXrl-4djkku6DXe6eh9k1IjmfaiwbwBnQbEEd/s400/Easter%5E_2137.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Airedales greeting one another. There were 7 Airedales of all ages at this event. How wonderful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XIJ54BRQuL2PPvoXhUzJvADMw68wq7Z4XUn5evRDGmI-Q_VcBwhdLqai0_8zQWUxaHsjpdDPL7Fwmg0NaOE6NutWXmZ3kjRPCL9GQnQXjGrjpsE5UR6kvMqoqu8824_Wi4SJ/s1600/Easter%5E_2142+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XIJ54BRQuL2PPvoXhUzJvADMw68wq7Z4XUn5evRDGmI-Q_VcBwhdLqai0_8zQWUxaHsjpdDPL7Fwmg0NaOE6NutWXmZ3kjRPCL9GQnQXjGrjpsE5UR6kvMqoqu8824_Wi4SJ/s400/Easter%5E_2142+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">From left, Kimi, Gromit, Rummy and Hamilton</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy at 8 months of age, has started lifting his legs to pee and mark like the big boys. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTBbeEbztK058qFF8MaT_d_ZKT1Dcl_NpJk0ROaeUvOZ1CMwGb1WthRw84DaSOm1OoyYeYcbc7IAaOkWPT61i6tjlZUg7rY7yQeSVWAmwLu2aWvIZwpT8vlg0KBzVHclFPYdF/s1600/Easter%5E_2148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTBbeEbztK058qFF8MaT_d_ZKT1Dcl_NpJk0ROaeUvOZ1CMwGb1WthRw84DaSOm1OoyYeYcbc7IAaOkWPT61i6tjlZUg7rY7yQeSVWAmwLu2aWvIZwpT8vlg0KBzVHclFPYdF/s400/Easter%5E_2148.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me and my Easter egg. I can smell the treats in the egg, but how do I open this? They are closed tight, but Mum opened it for me, and I had myself free treats. It was first come first served. Whoever finds the egg gets the treats inside. What a fun game. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTsyovSd0tZm_e2deIqybRB5ifKv4HBNWpdNylExzssnv6M0wtznYlFo_3cP_Nz2UpQnmcGTXBm6i5WYmBrgDdPqqKPj8Gx5Ba-EUTMN9YTuryQT6AaVmRk7vA0jYN75SL8GF/s1600/Easter%5E_2158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTsyovSd0tZm_e2deIqybRB5ifKv4HBNWpdNylExzssnv6M0wtznYlFo_3cP_Nz2UpQnmcGTXBm6i5WYmBrgDdPqqKPj8Gx5Ba-EUTMN9YTuryQT6AaVmRk7vA0jYN75SL8GF/s400/Easter%5E_2158.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gromit and I sharing the contents of an egg. There were so many eggs around, we share nicely.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcaJ0BOELthypTG-t8WA6qJEI-PkCLHWp9lV9zDrs6wh4h-308M0AJhsuQn7rK2UyzaN7EktxuSBzoHkRqVzhpS70GFyTjnUNO6TDKin_yQ4FFKZiVurhMEjS67KS3QwfYfAj/s1600/Easter%5E_2163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcaJ0BOELthypTG-t8WA6qJEI-PkCLHWp9lV9zDrs6wh4h-308M0AJhsuQn7rK2UyzaN7EktxuSBzoHkRqVzhpS70GFyTjnUNO6TDKin_yQ4FFKZiVurhMEjS67KS3QwfYfAj/s320/Easter%5E_2163.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Easter eggs line the borders. They are easier for us to find this way. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMjE_QgwgsWxCb3Slf4fuw-bCCcPcsEsb_kM1TmRjex04KZDhy1LzwbN-C68K3NRlYfPDCVsh9WNIziUiwoSnXx5KcDtskbAGAWGkjaKwI_XvPmNr_Mr67dladP84brsPJMlN/s1600/Easter%5E_2179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMjE_QgwgsWxCb3Slf4fuw-bCCcPcsEsb_kM1TmRjex04KZDhy1LzwbN-C68K3NRlYfPDCVsh9WNIziUiwoSnXx5KcDtskbAGAWGkjaKwI_XvPmNr_Mr67dladP84brsPJMlN/s320/Easter%5E_2179.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me and another Easter Egg. Yummy goodies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0WPz7738uSvDshA5TxW8eBmL4xKERnZXzwSTi9_kd0UvJXX8_CrmrGOiHo44Bqm_AX15a148bgz0qnKf0kywQsb64m9U0bESYFXU0oZkEiFKJJ6r8Clw-Yl6uu61xfTeH5ke/s1600/Easter%5E_2187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0WPz7738uSvDshA5TxW8eBmL4xKERnZXzwSTi9_kd0UvJXX8_CrmrGOiHo44Bqm_AX15a148bgz0qnKf0kywQsb64m9U0bESYFXU0oZkEiFKJJ6r8Clw-Yl6uu61xfTeH5ke/s400/Easter%5E_2187.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chester and his special Easter eggs. He is very old, and has many ailments. He can't eat anything bigger than a pea, so he needs special liquid cheese in his purple Easter eggs. His human Karla filled them specially so he wouldn't feel left out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bCaAsX5siy-DkZcmHSilTcYhnubQloOvxXG5SU1ft14_nLC8_Y4sZdQ0Lp-EH_dySeVDMGLfCHCMinXXI-P9J5EOBk0dfAuAPqTdU790wZVRne5l5ZUzJQhi0-gXrcfvamxA/s1600/Easter%5E_2215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bCaAsX5siy-DkZcmHSilTcYhnubQloOvxXG5SU1ft14_nLC8_Y4sZdQ0Lp-EH_dySeVDMGLfCHCMinXXI-P9J5EOBk0dfAuAPqTdU790wZVRne5l5ZUzJQhi0-gXrcfvamxA/s400/Easter%5E_2215.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1mFd558offOZLQ_HAR1PqskWQVm1kek5KyjdKnejnZu-5w9gXafRM5aE5yVzzKOBTjWqS04fV4JRcI6uoNWP5emdK5gzjNLN1vArQ4kcPycy29zCBaM2w2fr4a81V_yN-B4g/s1600/Easter%5E_2234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1mFd558offOZLQ_HAR1PqskWQVm1kek5KyjdKnejnZu-5w9gXafRM5aE5yVzzKOBTjWqS04fV4JRcI6uoNWP5emdK5gzjNLN1vArQ4kcPycy29zCBaM2w2fr4a81V_yN-B4g/s320/Easter%5E_2234.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Megan showing off her wonderful Airedale Rescue t-shirt</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9pgXA3-8Ills5vRrj6fAPqOzjFN7Uc0fIuJSZH1JqCJPloo99ZvIsNmgDH6_r4SXodtyTalUss4NZ6dYp0rkUzwvcDd1DldKRSZDrYPhpYcRZ121Wuv51uDxUooJq4neU5J8/s1600/Easter%5E_2239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9pgXA3-8Ills5vRrj6fAPqOzjFN7Uc0fIuJSZH1JqCJPloo99ZvIsNmgDH6_r4SXodtyTalUss4NZ6dYp0rkUzwvcDd1DldKRSZDrYPhpYcRZ121Wuv51uDxUooJq4neU5J8/s320/Easter%5E_2239.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chester and his human Karla opening an Easter egg. Chester wears a special vest that keeps in place and hides a tube that feeds into his belly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_G2Bp10MjYy4feHqoVWMmjEmvfUu3pAoaRSKQ1j-cq4iJzEt4j88MOgIxdhQshjfjipJHAnlewOVULgfUSdlPG93SQR0mkIcRSikNly4n5Rlnl6lxsiQe2Osv2gQe1wcNAgA/s1600/Easter%5E_2245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_G2Bp10MjYy4feHqoVWMmjEmvfUu3pAoaRSKQ1j-cq4iJzEt4j88MOgIxdhQshjfjipJHAnlewOVULgfUSdlPG93SQR0mkIcRSikNly4n5Rlnl6lxsiQe2Osv2gQe1wcNAgA/s320/Easter%5E_2245.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's me, doing my best to look good to Karla, hoping she'd share her cheese with me. I love cheese.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyydZ3Y6LsMkznvEiPkcVOFTK-yk6YElMg_dP3sO04wpXb0Qg5aKkz_4F75zZKmvRnkBV4TZaxWrglxwINzONH08DHiDmU3mBSiHAHwyEuiMoKFs_F5zNfgSxRhvt2MirqeC3t/s1600/Easter%5E_2254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyydZ3Y6LsMkznvEiPkcVOFTK-yk6YElMg_dP3sO04wpXb0Qg5aKkz_4F75zZKmvRnkBV4TZaxWrglxwINzONH08DHiDmU3mBSiHAHwyEuiMoKFs_F5zNfgSxRhvt2MirqeC3t/s400/Easter%5E_2254.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Annie, we suspect Annie is 6 or 7, and we don't really know because she's a rescue dog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLD2za86NtxytnSWH4K2tQCJI5w81rresR9XE03gZUv8axWPm76SequD_-r8cUASzIrHzeac7BYKRXPfpwjb-vk4suWa7UyKP61IeCU8Ybi02w9ydVIuK8-5b9_nTWDGOVgIeZ/s1600/Easter%5E_2266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLD2za86NtxytnSWH4K2tQCJI5w81rresR9XE03gZUv8axWPm76SequD_-r8cUASzIrHzeac7BYKRXPfpwjb-vk4suWa7UyKP61IeCU8Ybi02w9ydVIuK8-5b9_nTWDGOVgIeZ/s400/Easter%5E_2266.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Annie is not young, but she has the look of an everlasting Airedale puppy. No wonder Rummy likes her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvkZ-2T1PBU9HKCe8KSBo8VCWj-fV-1KXlIvpPbU_ZrOvS3M9Ga9QYqSHI6wKXxMqR2fxNTozaLAdkqOE6rblgGiY4g38CXBfi3wUnGp41QOUrZNTnXQiTF-8IwIlZjRnFgQi/s1600/Easter%5E_2278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvkZ-2T1PBU9HKCe8KSBo8VCWj-fV-1KXlIvpPbU_ZrOvS3M9Ga9QYqSHI6wKXxMqR2fxNTozaLAdkqOE6rblgGiY4g38CXBfi3wUnGp41QOUrZNTnXQiTF-8IwIlZjRnFgQi/s400/Easter%5E_2278.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy made a new great friend that Easter day. He and Annie chased each other non stop. Such fun. Of course, Annie was the more dominant, and they took turns dominating each other in play.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTRqAsLWm5uzEyka_howCcGdzKAs52rY8e5osw2VM-kEzi-hmexNXyaMh_VPwcJ8QXRXXXU3ni-7j3i27ga5uAjF8HCLjVTm0O0FKV9p0QjWQAAhnm9RFaVIon0t4Fi9PVx_J/s1600/Easter%5E_2284.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTRqAsLWm5uzEyka_howCcGdzKAs52rY8e5osw2VM-kEzi-hmexNXyaMh_VPwcJ8QXRXXXU3ni-7j3i27ga5uAjF8HCLjVTm0O0FKV9p0QjWQAAhnm9RFaVIon0t4Fi9PVx_J/s400/Easter%5E_2284.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My baby brother Rummy, eating treats from his Easter egg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsiV4H-JdHlRWqjFdbLTc5BnE6hhrmh-fJujoGbMCBjgOXS51xmxBdmi9agFpeyW0EX53Ak2FK0YYvju3mhDU8skjZxq64QW-N5cfwy3Pn98VvLK7w-IQ6tHg4nk2sTEqGK3-/s1600/Easter%5E_2288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsiV4H-JdHlRWqjFdbLTc5BnE6hhrmh-fJujoGbMCBjgOXS51xmxBdmi9agFpeyW0EX53Ak2FK0YYvju3mhDU8skjZxq64QW-N5cfwy3Pn98VvLK7w-IQ6tHg4nk2sTEqGK3-/s400/Easter%5E_2288.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mavy is a field springer, he is 1. Rummy loves him too. They share good energy together because they are close in age, and love to play chase.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7kugd8sjL1xu7b2mAY7thnj9aQ9cJpWwrqDSzuvoEKg5zOGQzcNXL2ekxfRjRwzWcRhHk-ourf6wxp9RlO6Fa2ZiyI8CeSbt_1zYj1k1eX732_o6SE1CvM9z3P_qcLH8a8ao/s1600/Easter%5E_2293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7kugd8sjL1xu7b2mAY7thnj9aQ9cJpWwrqDSzuvoEKg5zOGQzcNXL2ekxfRjRwzWcRhHk-ourf6wxp9RlO6Fa2ZiyI8CeSbt_1zYj1k1eX732_o6SE1CvM9z3P_qcLH8a8ao/s400/Easter%5E_2293.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy (background), Lady (old dale) and myself, looking for more Easter Eggs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-pk9KVhJ0MsY3bi4waYLikLTt5_8OjyGf6qNG77KP9Z8oELAs59amiALsSmEXuR2WtebZlXIkd5S3qqpKOODywr6JRIMDOCrlQg0oFiZrO_1XjV5rc4yOpYm2wJTxd4_Jyvc/s1600/Easter%5E_2316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-pk9KVhJ0MsY3bi4waYLikLTt5_8OjyGf6qNG77KP9Z8oELAs59amiALsSmEXuR2WtebZlXIkd5S3qqpKOODywr6JRIMDOCrlQg0oFiZrO_1XjV5rc4yOpYm2wJTxd4_Jyvc/s400/Easter%5E_2316.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After a while, Debbie was squeezing out liquid cheese from a can. Rummy helped himself to the concoction. Barley was having a good time with liquid cheese too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPwrLFydCoLADRHcQw-cvCOmPEvN1UnECDnXB-gX3_10amlnvh259r9kzHAJwK8RqVmn_dY1PARTflAGYSPbRfGsD353PxgXQoUJwgc8ty1lzIBV3XoFhe9S4r69ihYoxxmqf/s1600/Easter%5E_2318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPwrLFydCoLADRHcQw-cvCOmPEvN1UnECDnXB-gX3_10amlnvh259r9kzHAJwK8RqVmn_dY1PARTflAGYSPbRfGsD353PxgXQoUJwgc8ty1lzIBV3XoFhe9S4r69ihYoxxmqf/s320/Easter%5E_2318.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Karla and the hard boiled Easter Eggs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Kdsf0j1ri1dIKsHyC3OTZkFbhrEM-PhZ1lSZVwxaOSbJWM0Pv2WSMfOpMiMEdy6Qz_ebJvCWd0anD21YjPmNrluLSph8nnznG-PRNkbRQAyP8d956M1Fggh70miPhuvxaGPA/s1600/Easter%5E_2322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Kdsf0j1ri1dIKsHyC3OTZkFbhrEM-PhZ1lSZVwxaOSbJWM0Pv2WSMfOpMiMEdy6Qz_ebJvCWd0anD21YjPmNrluLSph8nnznG-PRNkbRQAyP8d956M1Fggh70miPhuvxaGPA/s400/Easter%5E_2322.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">That was the first ever Easter Egg hunt for Rummy and myself. What a blast! I hope we have one every year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-87932653374258235152010-04-06T21:56:00.000-07:002010-04-06T21:56:50.030-07:00Me and Mini Me<div style="text-align: center;">My brother is growing up fast. We are almost identical now. Very soon, it will be very hard to tell us apart. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkPzsILoyjJAW5agQIzmusL6-S5i3vOhlA7JjzOOTiXmkns5dqEFG5qVfwJseKd-Acq-o8Yb6lSp7gATi7l12KQw5tEJ2A5r_ZoM6fhMEgqgambM56Fd04BEiQHIugXkZ2SQD/s1600/Napping%5E_2116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkPzsILoyjJAW5agQIzmusL6-S5i3vOhlA7JjzOOTiXmkns5dqEFG5qVfwJseKd-Acq-o8Yb6lSp7gATi7l12KQw5tEJ2A5r_ZoM6fhMEgqgambM56Fd04BEiQHIugXkZ2SQD/s320/Napping%5E_2116.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Mini me (Rummy)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6U-dipOI3HUE4Zp0LxL-iAgZ34humGXK5eegNhW42W92ksGgA15RXOhPigF_LXYVPgSl6KTwJSg6kQbiKZW_V36eQKD38LglrMtwnaJ7tsmQIyJdJXaxdo2XOlZnOHOZzquQa/s1600/Napping%5E_2119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6U-dipOI3HUE4Zp0LxL-iAgZ34humGXK5eegNhW42W92ksGgA15RXOhPigF_LXYVPgSl6KTwJSg6kQbiKZW_V36eQKD38LglrMtwnaJ7tsmQIyJdJXaxdo2XOlZnOHOZzquQa/s320/Napping%5E_2119.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These are our aliases</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi</div><ul style="text-align: center;"><li>The older one</li>
<li>Sayang boy</li>
<li>Kimi Kims</li>
</ul><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy</div><ul style="text-align: center;"><li> The younger one</li>
<li>Rummy Cubs</li>
<li>The naughty one</li>
</ul><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are known by many other names, and the humans give us these nicknames because they think its funny. I think very soon, we'll need to have collars of different colors, because we do look so alike, especially when the light is dim.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-40013222067495050032010-04-06T21:51:00.000-07:002010-04-06T21:58:16.109-07:00Rummy Attending Doggie School<div style="text-align: center;">Rummy is now attending The Dog Savant, a canine school opened by my previous trainer from CascadeK9. He is now in Level 2, which is the Intermediate level of Obedience training.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The focus of the training goes beyond the regular, Sit, Down, Stay, Heel commands. At our school, training is more hardcore. We learn how to be social dogs, how to behave with other dogs, regardless of size, and we learn to blend in with the regular world of humans and dogs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtw23S6-ldi02X3-fHKemHMfM-4zHdDjO8Z0NrUmFFjfYvEfW0Wo6dnXr-cnC54rTfS3rJ905ZnE2KjXj4bPJA37YNLHV2dWguGJ-7zfN5ncrEMUXVaTNJ48QamdwbQmp_8JBY/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtw23S6-ldi02X3-fHKemHMfM-4zHdDjO8Z0NrUmFFjfYvEfW0Wo6dnXr-cnC54rTfS3rJ905ZnE2KjXj4bPJA37YNLHV2dWguGJ-7zfN5ncrEMUXVaTNJ48QamdwbQmp_8JBY/s320/DogSchl%5E_2009.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy and I browse through a store at Reber Ranch. Rummy is looking at a sculpture of a full sized horse. He doesn't seem to be fearful at all. My brother is the braver of the two of us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLExo5p7oHkbShJ_u_nYiU0Lc7WlNNGVW2xGaC6bZuoupYL1TkSTLWiEe5CWlC-88S00P2_ErVYCNjuU9CDofSyGuaHgIZpablxcG044NEBe8GluBAADN15taRw4X0q0VnRPKk/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLExo5p7oHkbShJ_u_nYiU0Lc7WlNNGVW2xGaC6bZuoupYL1TkSTLWiEe5CWlC-88S00P2_ErVYCNjuU9CDofSyGuaHgIZpablxcG044NEBe8GluBAADN15taRw4X0q0VnRPKk/s320/DogSchl%5E_2011.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Learning to walk loose leash even when approached by another stranger dog is very challenging for my younger brother Rummy. He is so eager to go say hi. He needs to learn reservation, because not all strange dogs are friendly, and want to meet him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJ53RJPODqDOqdaby_cRwNKOtcuUANDhyphenhyphenICUZCalF4cSG-AyP6ElyIIS0uZZTkLwODx0C53U6-VQd8wmP1FToEzikcYQkSisrWxJholjAcDgFywgDMSgTvcF2WJFEMRVeMqNZ/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJ53RJPODqDOqdaby_cRwNKOtcuUANDhyphenhyphenICUZCalF4cSG-AyP6ElyIIS0uZZTkLwODx0C53U6-VQd8wmP1FToEzikcYQkSisrWxJholjAcDgFywgDMSgTvcF2WJFEMRVeMqNZ/s320/DogSchl%5E_2013.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy on a Sit Stay, while handler Rob walks away. Our trainer Pascale attempts to distract Rummy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPNvtm9jxmfyRJ40NEwmRKIHPNvtsUG44_78QySWjgy7fsYzTzYC4FswLAogYAhQJS7Vbr4zzMFmyue3YtplOGRls1WryK5Rz_yFh51jS1bmHRvt8dR4RBqSvYh4k1tbzv7ZK/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPNvtm9jxmfyRJ40NEwmRKIHPNvtsUG44_78QySWjgy7fsYzTzYC4FswLAogYAhQJS7Vbr4zzMFmyue3YtplOGRls1WryK5Rz_yFh51jS1bmHRvt8dR4RBqSvYh4k1tbzv7ZK/s320/DogSchl%5E_2019.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taking our training into the parking lot means a lot more distractions, because of other sights, sounds, dogs and people. This is so challenging for Rummy, but everyone is having fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcko8F5Brj86bL6GNKc9WPZ6SQ8R09p3OCL3RIUELiyF-n9cT8y9s_OMDbyfCV5cUBU3E7TAtGLyu5Bhu4XOfZtajMqyBMeO6vJvCAgElgX2QEJ1EzNIGe6P6TPIj5fNP9SuM/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcko8F5Brj86bL6GNKc9WPZ6SQ8R09p3OCL3RIUELiyF-n9cT8y9s_OMDbyfCV5cUBU3E7TAtGLyu5Bhu4XOfZtajMqyBMeO6vJvCAgElgX2QEJ1EzNIGe6P6TPIj5fNP9SuM/s320/DogSchl%5E_2024.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All the dogs are on a Sit Stay command, waiting for the Formal Recall. Rummy is doing so well, paying close attention to Rob for his command to "Front".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg579EM3ivN__O7IAvYwWXwqujXnBj_YaKMHRjQsSzW5ErQDKnXNTcx6mb5rmc_sJTbppu_VMksgDqp5iDFMhAJ7LbVhhA-7JR1d8mb-H2Rf4wj7o9lcm2oKOMTxcFrimHVmEx7/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg579EM3ivN__O7IAvYwWXwqujXnBj_YaKMHRjQsSzW5ErQDKnXNTcx6mb5rmc_sJTbppu_VMksgDqp5iDFMhAJ7LbVhhA-7JR1d8mb-H2Rf4wj7o9lcm2oKOMTxcFrimHVmEx7/s320/DogSchl%5E_2027.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Walking toward Rob for his Formal Recall from 30 ft away in a crowded parking lot. Good job Rummy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL9bkip3GSSz88n64N2b1fprFjBpb66ZKQRlcSqpCj3IzwMEkgtjIghvcfdQI4RQROJR6RMnoc2RaUnIULa68WW41Pi6no1X8JQtJx4gTcFKpmm7NrylD2GHi7PYJuXFRYz6X/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL9bkip3GSSz88n64N2b1fprFjBpb66ZKQRlcSqpCj3IzwMEkgtjIghvcfdQI4RQROJR6RMnoc2RaUnIULa68WW41Pi6no1X8JQtJx4gTcFKpmm7NrylD2GHi7PYJuXFRYz6X/s320/DogSchl%5E_2030.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Getting praised and loved, and treated for a job well done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaWzxItwr2GmbTrd-BnStC2TIgO7sE7cDvEiNb0TjAwzmjJWByCz02krt9gM0nj9o91pNVgr1bHF9_Tiqh-ZaoXd5R36XibpjLtB4YI0HVRqjzc7EjsRNx4yN7qC4Ddq3ELXQ/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaWzxItwr2GmbTrd-BnStC2TIgO7sE7cDvEiNb0TjAwzmjJWByCz02krt9gM0nj9o91pNVgr1bHF9_Tiqh-ZaoXd5R36XibpjLtB4YI0HVRqjzc7EjsRNx4yN7qC4Ddq3ELXQ/s320/DogSchl%5E_2033.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The dog next to Rummy breaks his Sit Stay and comes over for a sniff. Rummy allows him to sniff and still doesn't break his own Sit Stay. What a great challenge that was Rummy. Good boy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5A3zgHrGs_7pOhwvRbEBtOBNNtoHB5N76dEhRhtH1ys-vGQ9CYL9Q75gES_DYlrg1pta73Bp8ps7z4GaDMEhU_ROr7O-2d9F8OqtMjLuWzduni5fAnca4i_u2ugymCHoQbKz/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5A3zgHrGs_7pOhwvRbEBtOBNNtoHB5N76dEhRhtH1ys-vGQ9CYL9Q75gES_DYlrg1pta73Bp8ps7z4GaDMEhU_ROr7O-2d9F8OqtMjLuWzduni5fAnca4i_u2ugymCHoQbKz/s320/DogSchl%5E_2037.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Getting love during training session reinforces the bond between handlers and canines. This is what we canines thrive on. Positive reinforcement and an engagement in activity involving our humans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNBQFTH-wnLfWGHJoP9Ke96Zyl7FfoKFA6weCG9cQKf3rbZ6GPgqSURJ8GiYshwjrPtTAu8M8X4vWScJ8VJP_AwZFzlpiILNMOMk9ehl8sMClEQRXIPPxxhk-GxEqJtk_QFk8/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNBQFTH-wnLfWGHJoP9Ke96Zyl7FfoKFA6weCG9cQKf3rbZ6GPgqSURJ8GiYshwjrPtTAu8M8X4vWScJ8VJP_AwZFzlpiILNMOMk9ehl8sMClEQRXIPPxxhk-GxEqJtk_QFk8/s320/DogSchl%5E_2043.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Learning to walk loose leash is one of the key lessons in our training. A dog pulling ahead is such an unpleasant walking experience for all. I think my brother Rummy is doing well so far.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-BWQnqToXbpa1byr2rsfGhc3W7DKVteEHFFjAVYY1d6tYZ48LWRgCD-yJKL57AxPk7aCZpovCyY78xbjjcDDr2Qu-IFp38TWmnxNKZI9LzIjokwSYmSB2QHlDL35QrxjaQG-/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-BWQnqToXbpa1byr2rsfGhc3W7DKVteEHFFjAVYY1d6tYZ48LWRgCD-yJKL57AxPk7aCZpovCyY78xbjjcDDr2Qu-IFp38TWmnxNKZI9LzIjokwSYmSB2QHlDL35QrxjaQG-/s320/DogSchl%5E_2057.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes Rummy, you've got it! See how Rummy pays attention to Rob as he heels by his side. This is wonderful heeling from Rummy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaJz0vH1kfPiuY6ctdpHs6cj5lEGJt7CWBTdE1u6efpuu3CRjh5Rp9y6OeOtiDPfH7v3w84L7NcXDTHJbfE6CCuAOCB9pitC1rXuwX1SEszF32rIlFr0sqRdMlphY60gB9Yme/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaJz0vH1kfPiuY6ctdpHs6cj5lEGJt7CWBTdE1u6efpuu3CRjh5Rp9y6OeOtiDPfH7v3w84L7NcXDTHJbfE6CCuAOCB9pitC1rXuwX1SEszF32rIlFr0sqRdMlphY60gB9Yme/s320/DogSchl%5E_2059.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Practicing the Sit Stay, even though the handler is walking away or trying to distract the dog into breaking the command. Rummy is good at it. He learns very fast. We are all very proud of him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlvOOlG0e2GycnnTGQbyThVBgAHq0dW5Up_1McCP0aoPI3Li9yhLz75HHGL25l3QcMB_iEh5klRupbEAtLj5ePZxfA55KJsm2wVfC_YUYS3_wVLFmumptF3TBhSWf5qfCwHfA/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlvOOlG0e2GycnnTGQbyThVBgAHq0dW5Up_1McCP0aoPI3Li9yhLz75HHGL25l3QcMB_iEh5klRupbEAtLj5ePZxfA55KJsm2wVfC_YUYS3_wVLFmumptF3TBhSWf5qfCwHfA/s320/DogSchl%5E_2069.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The "Watch" command, means focus on the handlers eyes, and do not look away no matter what.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlzT58FUMjTm2Fp4Hwkm2p-In0_-TLiXn0mlKN-XjIG1B-Z7F59FazPiBw4psjnSulrBI5Why94HbTK-kKmiECdnDtukkFEkS47KxJ8T91Zo37KFUYmbFGs8iWdORpacVHz4E/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlzT58FUMjTm2Fp4Hwkm2p-In0_-TLiXn0mlKN-XjIG1B-Z7F59FazPiBw4psjnSulrBI5Why94HbTK-kKmiECdnDtukkFEkS47KxJ8T91Zo37KFUYmbFGs8iWdORpacVHz4E/s320/DogSchl%5E_2072.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Baby Rummy at 8 months of age. His ears are glued for a final time and his chest, neck and head are not stripped out, but the rest of him is. What a weird looking dog, don't you think?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibB-UJBkHcEEypZft78De7ZuvE9AglsWwtreSXWwmRK5-RBAgCLvrJuUsJQnaC3a61ttbiPb6BY36Pzk1U5rYBHIuh6s_ckSwOe1Q8TW4dqm_qJZWQDtoS4VVihsnRpei2S6ra/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibB-UJBkHcEEypZft78De7ZuvE9AglsWwtreSXWwmRK5-RBAgCLvrJuUsJQnaC3a61ttbiPb6BY36Pzk1U5rYBHIuh6s_ckSwOe1Q8TW4dqm_qJZWQDtoS4VVihsnRpei2S6ra/s320/DogSchl%5E_2074.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I look on as my brother is in training for a Sit Stay, while the handler moves away for a length of time. I think my brother is tempted to come to me, but he knows better not to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAJNnrQzkLwMyNX5_BepCynC29Ffwig2LkjXRBHazx_u7DR5SFOzWpobOLXAq3isVOlyz73S6fHuWXSI59faUf3M3I6clsi53TJFuwkhh_koAGtVYdHR0Eo23V_ELj_vVjVyy/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAJNnrQzkLwMyNX5_BepCynC29Ffwig2LkjXRBHazx_u7DR5SFOzWpobOLXAq3isVOlyz73S6fHuWXSI59faUf3M3I6clsi53TJFuwkhh_koAGtVYdHR0Eo23V_ELj_vVjVyy/s320/DogSchl%5E_2083.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Walking loose leash is easy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XEJheg1EGTvlgBmj8Kbyw533ySJpgOWP4RwrXjKj0CQEGjiDpaCDHd6bYdg7Pkx5T13uSM5uA1TzYGOGVt9bURkG6IUvulZoa6e8tFFAJoMGcipmV8OsOOKbwWJA-vJo5UYR/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XEJheg1EGTvlgBmj8Kbyw533ySJpgOWP4RwrXjKj0CQEGjiDpaCDHd6bYdg7Pkx5T13uSM5uA1TzYGOGVt9bURkG6IUvulZoa6e8tFFAJoMGcipmV8OsOOKbwWJA-vJo5UYR/s320/DogSchl%5E_2085.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">In our class, we have dogs of many kinds, but most of them belong to the AKC Working and Herding groups, such as German Shephers, Belgian Malinois, Rottweilers, and other kinds of sheep dogs. There is a great proportion of dogs in our class with very high working drives and super intelligence. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSHjMQOeqY5RGBgcDxr6-AVvpPhNrwGxClzEgZtWGtX4hrXvRmMppNPxRJWdJySnNhQmV1PZ_hcpMRioWbUHVmOIdcviEhIxOicSRmbTTgibL_wuAiUNbdqZ4Fk1VBUTCu4c6/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSHjMQOeqY5RGBgcDxr6-AVvpPhNrwGxClzEgZtWGtX4hrXvRmMppNPxRJWdJySnNhQmV1PZ_hcpMRioWbUHVmOIdcviEhIxOicSRmbTTgibL_wuAiUNbdqZ4Fk1VBUTCu4c6/s320/DogSchl%5E_2092.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Formal Recall, and paying attention to the handler</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUy-M_aIhZMD380M5CgoeaTXPn6TFmqCiycOoqh4fBYOrPm7ka_fCw3gnNsHcg40iEpmFGG9cjAyYzyRHLDxiN2isjI-EMBwYY0Vrx1tJHtVSyKzEDeSK2O1YaIa3wM5MHRB1T/s1600/DogSchl%5E_2097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUy-M_aIhZMD380M5CgoeaTXPn6TFmqCiycOoqh4fBYOrPm7ka_fCw3gnNsHcg40iEpmFGG9cjAyYzyRHLDxiN2isjI-EMBwYY0Vrx1tJHtVSyKzEDeSK2O1YaIa3wM5MHRB1T/s320/DogSchl%5E_2097.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A moment of love and praise</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I get bored just watching him, and fortunately, Mum includes me in the training too, so I don't just sit there. I give her a look, like "Mum, can we join in the training? I also want to get praise and treats, and feel like I'm accomplishing something. Rummy looks like he's having so much fun."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've also graduated from Advanced obedience, but going through the exercises can be a good thing and keep my mind challenged and engaged. I love it when my humans get involved with doing things with us. It doesn't matter what the activity is, it could be tug of war, it could be a game of "leave it", it could be "chuck it", as long as our humans are engaging us in activities, Rummy and I just love it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-10208470418363449962010-03-23T16:17:00.000-07:002010-03-23T16:17:11.527-07:00Spring Time Gardening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7ifyjwPuC9vXXgxM6pnlxaCvAFz6y94xUQybWlJXBglzXbNUwRyqVOTTX4D2Rtz0R0GEtq67rd1UUYPqQTdsJSHQ8gv3g3ckSAPqCmPpEHEOMgUt6txi_VQXAXFuXr9ln5Vx/s1600-h/GrassCutting%5E_1992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7ifyjwPuC9vXXgxM6pnlxaCvAFz6y94xUQybWlJXBglzXbNUwRyqVOTTX4D2Rtz0R0GEtq67rd1UUYPqQTdsJSHQ8gv3g3ckSAPqCmPpEHEOMgUt6txi_VQXAXFuXr9ln5Vx/s320/GrassCutting%5E_1992.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring has officially arrived, and the plants are thriving. All the daffodils and tulips that the humans have planted are starting to bloom and bud. The bees are out flying about and insects are aplenty. The country life is soaked in sunshine, and we canines are happy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ySQ5VPVtmqKOKTilx19-cYJcAMS-ZkZpGovsXqNHMh1Bi8RT1OR-rPHOlhG8GMmSKfUMCl_tVrDasF8x4Bo6ApkaHbywT5Ky20wNMF2S3HHegfRCu6A-ILGHz-mIUwB6RNK9/s1600-h/GrassCutting%5E_1991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ySQ5VPVtmqKOKTilx19-cYJcAMS-ZkZpGovsXqNHMh1Bi8RT1OR-rPHOlhG8GMmSKfUMCl_tVrDasF8x4Bo6ApkaHbywT5Ky20wNMF2S3HHegfRCu6A-ILGHz-mIUwB6RNK9/s320/GrassCutting%5E_1991.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rob decided to use the weed whacker to trim the grass, and mow and lawn. This was really Rummy's first time seeing the lawn mower in action and he hung back (as you can see from the above picture). My baby brother wasn't too sure what to make of it. Me on the other hand, I just took it all in stride. Normally, I'm the scaredy cat of the two, but now Rummy is showing some apprehension. Finally.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhy1uFangvU0nWY-OStJRi2uTzScmeg6N3IOASx3M76Iz60mwTeE10cCkL7T-QNpT-YGNu4GXIVCP6opdvye65h2_hipkToRTS8R55PJPKRc5zyUkuC8qWi8otxV5w9CEzG_0/s1600-h/GrassCutting%5E_1990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhy1uFangvU0nWY-OStJRi2uTzScmeg6N3IOASx3M76Iz60mwTeE10cCkL7T-QNpT-YGNu4GXIVCP6opdvye65h2_hipkToRTS8R55PJPKRc5zyUkuC8qWi8otxV5w9CEzG_0/s320/GrassCutting%5E_1990.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After a while of waiting for Rob to get it all together, Rummy decided to bask in the wonderful sunshine and chew on a nice stick. There are tonnes of toys in our natural surroundings that can become toys for us. Isn't it great? Mum is learning to love it more and more, being in the country. She remembers the song by John Denver, about feeling happy when sunshine touches her shoulders, and how her eyes well up with tears when sun shines in her eyes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pnJTu3V9xEcF-m9IzpAH9X0sFflj4FmIMGR-FOKkR4BbRry3IfQZ0014QbUk0d3G2SYxtmxzZBJoBachyphenhyphen5ePa6k0RMKqBJ1W12FCLMf8b9I8WC5V_keIPdOIcSgUYBDC3_L8/s1600-h/GrassCutting%5E_1986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pnJTu3V9xEcF-m9IzpAH9X0sFflj4FmIMGR-FOKkR4BbRry3IfQZ0014QbUk0d3G2SYxtmxzZBJoBachyphenhyphen5ePa6k0RMKqBJ1W12FCLMf8b9I8WC5V_keIPdOIcSgUYBDC3_L8/s320/GrassCutting%5E_1986.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, we are both in need of some handstripping, and we've got some grooming to do. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLN4TF4R4jYA1EhcIVHc9PAZP1jj3n-iN3oe8rqUYOFzgvL1_G1KhQKNQ4_xp57-VJgGTf29iRY_iHchYvXNYxn8f6YI9v62AoMtRLGCzBC4a1nrAQONLNGYe7jEe5aSnlxXdQ/s1600-h/GrassCutting%5E_1983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLN4TF4R4jYA1EhcIVHc9PAZP1jj3n-iN3oe8rqUYOFzgvL1_G1KhQKNQ4_xp57-VJgGTf29iRY_iHchYvXNYxn8f6YI9v62AoMtRLGCzBC4a1nrAQONLNGYe7jEe5aSnlxXdQ/s320/GrassCutting%5E_1983.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rummy investigates the weed whacker closer and the plastic thread which is used to cut grass. It makes a loud noise and the smell of the fuel is stinky. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uR5u-nGXT8qAZtSx6YQwMypfWrqegqWaHMjR0JgsccHS5mXNzm8_7R_JAettvrgavjXYC1lKqzq2NYn9PSM3oaf293CzwMBSA-kp3zstGdS7yxoqRt5N8eNKTTfaHtYg2BtK/s1600-h/GrassCutting%5E_1981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uR5u-nGXT8qAZtSx6YQwMypfWrqegqWaHMjR0JgsccHS5mXNzm8_7R_JAettvrgavjXYC1lKqzq2NYn9PSM3oaf293CzwMBSA-kp3zstGdS7yxoqRt5N8eNKTTfaHtYg2BtK/s320/GrassCutting%5E_1981.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Canines investigating what's new around the yard. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is so early in Spring, and yet it feels like summer. Is this a sign of Global Warming? Should we be alarmed? It is normally freezing cold here in Spring up in the NorthWest. We even have snow in April, so this warm weather is truly unusual. But we dogs just want to have fun. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimi</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-4010631952761650772010-01-06T23:01:00.000-08:002010-01-06T23:01:23.606-08:00Rummy's 1st Mouse<div style="text-align: center;">We are very proud to announce, Rummy caught his first mouse 2 nights ago. And better yet, last night, he caught his 2nd mouse. So far, he has caught 2 mice, on back to back nights.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Rummy was out taking his usual potty break in the evening, when suddenly, he came to the door with something dangling in his mouth. He was a little unsure about what our response would be, so he hovered outside. Rob was the first one to spot his catch, and he was very happy, he told Mum to grab her camera.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> And so we went outside, and praised Rummy and made a huge fuss over his major accomplishment. Rob gave him real treats to make him see how pleased we were with him. Bear in mind, no one taught Rummy how to catch those mice, and we have a few of them on the property, and they're wild. But he has allowed the terrier side of him to come out, and he has stayed true to his form - a ratter. Terriers were bred for ratting, amongst many other gifts that Airedales possess, but this is extraordinary, because Rummy is only 5 months old, and untrained. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Gromit and I were also very surprised that Rummy did this on his own. It was pitch dark outside, how did Rummy see so well that he could catch a fast running mice? It must have been amazing to watch but no one was around to see in the dark, how he did it.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gromit had a few bites at the dead mice, but no one ate it in the end. Rob took the mice and threw it into the trash bin. The 2nd night Rummy caught a mice again, we didn't make a big fuss anymore, but we still praised him and made him feel happy about it. He wanted to take it into the house this time, but Mum yelled "No". She didn't want a stinky mouse in the house. No way.<br />
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</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-26381998682797533992010-01-06T22:46:00.000-08:002010-01-06T22:47:06.963-08:00Our New Year Weekend<div style="text-align: center;">Sergay and Mary-Anne came to stay.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And we decided to go take a hike together in a nearby state park. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chilling out nicely with friends over the New Year weekend was very nice indeed. Bliss...<br />
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</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-25080870510480789082010-01-06T22:32:00.000-08:002010-01-06T22:32:06.965-08:00Bone Sharing<div style="text-align: center;">We share bones like good doggies.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mum sets down the blanket in the hall, and we all chill down, relax and chew on a beef rib each. We all have our share, so we don't fight. Mum won't tolerate any food possession, so we learn to eat in each others' presence and be calm. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a great test for Gromit and he has come so far with his re-training. No more food possession or food aggression. We are all very proud of him. Good job Gromit.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs,<br />
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</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-6606166371447557402010-01-06T22:29:00.000-08:002010-01-06T22:29:15.904-08:00New Years Eve (2009)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm very sorry, we have outdated blog entries, but we've been mighty busy. My human and I can't believe it is already 2010. Wow!! This year Nov, I turn 5. How time flies.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gromit didn't get into any trouble, because he wasn't caught in the act. Besides, he seems to have learned in our house that only food should be swallowed. Gromit had many issues with eating everything he saw. He has had US$5000 worth of medical surgeries done on him because he used to eat all kinds of stuff, that isn't food!!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">In our house, the Christmas tree comes down on the 12th day of Christmas. And by the time you see this post, the tree has already come down. We were good with the tree, didn't chew it or pee on it at all.<br />
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</div>Kimi Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592881427915402002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19401600.post-29093716575346443682010-01-03T13:28:00.000-08:002010-01-03T13:28:37.129-08:00Walking on a Loose Leash Techniques<div style="text-align: center;">Posted by Sheila Wagner (Kimi and Rummy's Human)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A few of you have expressed interest on how I've managed to train Gromit to walk on a loose leash. As a matter of fact, I've had to train Kimi 4 years ago to walk nicely on a loose leash, I've had to train Rummy now as he is growing up and any other dog who comes to stay at our house. I realize it is an ongoing process everyday, even with Kimi who is so proper on the walk.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The training technique I use for loose leash walking is 2 fold.<br />
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</div><ol style="text-align: justify;"><li>I use a prong collar which doesn't do anything to the dog when it is on loose leash, but if a dog moves forward or pulls, the pulling action causes the collar to tighten its grip around the neck, like a mother dog's bite on a puppy's neck when being disciplined. The pressure is divided all along the length of the collar instead of pinching in one spot. The moment the dog slacks and moves back, the grip of the collar on the neck loosens correspondingly. I refer to the prong collar as power steering in a dog. It looks medieval, but it serves its function well and is possibly the most humane effective dog walking training tool. It trains the dog to realize that if he walks at my pace, and slackens the leash, he doesn't feel disciplined, but if he pulls harder, the grip gets harder. I use the prong collar only when training to walk nicely. The moment the dog successfully learns to walk consistently on a loose leash, the prong collar can be put aside and the regular flat leather collar can be used. <br />
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<li> Timing is essential, learning when to correct (make a snap on the leash and collar and release) and when to slacken the leash totally is important. The walk starts inside the house, at the door when the leash is being put on the dog. I do not put on the collars and leash until the dogs are 100% in a calm submissive state, on a "Sit" or a "Down". I make them wait, sometimes 10 secs, sometimes up till a minute or more. They do not step out of the door before the human. And when outside, they tend to jump up jubilantly and happily, and I allow their expression of joy for a few moments, while we walk to the property gate. Same thing at the gate, they do not get to step out until they are 100% calm and good. I begin the walk by giving the command "Walk" in a very clear obvious manner. There will be no doubt from my serious tone of voice that we are on a structured walk. The dogs get it and then we walk side by side. They are allowed to walk side by side or slightly behind. </li>
<li>When they start walking ahead (their shoulder going pass my foot), or at a faster pace than I am comfortable, I will repeat the command "Walk" and if they do not slow down, I will correct them before they get a chance to pull tight on the leash and collar. This is to help them understand that to "Walk" is a command and this is a structured exercise, not a free for all. And if they do not respond accordingly, there is a consequence of a correction. After a good correction, I will repeat again "Walk" while they are walking nicely by my side, so they learn to associate, "<b>Walk</b>" means walk by human's side <b>at the human's speed</b>. Normally, I do not give verbal praise when on a walk, because the walk itself is the reward for the dog. To be given the honor of being in my pack, is the reward too. To be in my favor is the dog's reward as well. Giving the dog my quiet approval is good enough. The reason I do not give verbal praise exuberantly is because I do not want to excite the dogs into an excited state of mind, which would trigger pulling, fast motion, or jumping up and down - actions which I am actively trying to discourage while on a structured walk.</li>
<li>Finally, there is a need to allow the dogs to "walk at their leisure". While on a structured walk, they are not allowed to sniff around, pee, or stop for any reason. They have to be on a walk at my pace. They start and stop at my command. When I am satisfied with their walk, occasionally, I will release them from the command while I still hold on to their leashes, I say "Free" and they can walk ahead of me, or to the side or behind, as long as there is no pulling tightly involved. After they are done peeing, pooping, or sniffing, and just walking however they want, I will return them to the structured walk exercise and say "Walk" and the structured walk resumes. </li>
</ol><div style="text-align: center;">For the first few times, practicing the structured walk, be prepared to be patient and keep on correcting and slacking your leash when you need to. When the dogs are walking nicely by your side, be very conscious always on how you are touching your leash. If they are walking nicely, loosen your leash up to a foot long or half a metre, so that the neck is close to your hand while it is relaxed. Don't hold on to the leash too tightly while walking. Your energy is transmitted to the leash. Just relax and have the mindset that the whole world belongs to you, the entire road belongs to you, the dogs belong to you, and all is well. The positive calm energy is transmitted to the dogs through the leash, and they in return will relax and walk nicely. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If they pull so tightly that it is uncomfortable for you to hold the leash, or if it is just impossible to move forward, just stop in that position. Breathe, and correct the dog, while snapping the collar to the left or right side of the dog, not pull the leash backwards. Correcting using the sideways approach puts the dog off balance for that split second and forces the dog to gain equilibrium and thus snaps it out of the bad behavior in that instant, giving you the upper hand to control again. Wait until you've gained 100% calm submissive energy from a dog, before you even move one step from that position. If you move forward while the dog is still acting up, you will have to keep struggling with the pulling. You've got to regain the focus for both you and the dog that the walk is a structured exercise and not a free for all. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is possible for me, I am a petite Asian woman, weighing about 55kg, or 120lbs, to walk 3 Airedales. If I can do it, anybody can too. The trick here I think is mind control. I make believe that I own the world, and the road, and therefore I am in control of everything, and the dogs just have to deal with being content, walking with me. They seem very blissful and happy. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My neighbour has an emu in her yard. Yes, a full grown emu. The dogs still act up when we pass her property and the curious emu loves to walk alongside the fence, watching the dogs, and you can imagine how my dogs bark and act up. The momentum of the walk is always broken here, and my current challenge is to make them walk nicely in spite of the curious emu. Stay tuned to see how we're coping. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sheila<br />
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