New Camera

I purchased a new (point and shoot) camera and have been trying to work out some kinks with it.  I have been fighting with some auto focus and shutter speed settings, but here are some fun results. 
I think I need to stop proudly using my max zoom lens and get out into the middle of the yard for better clarity.

Obi, our alpha dog enjoying the perfect morning

Puppy does what mamma does (grazing)

RAWR!  (I WISH this was in perfect focus)

Bella in profile

Sleepyheart

Braveheart

Braveheart arrives

This little guy came to our home with huge fear issues.  As soon as he saw any of us he would slink away and hide under patio furniture or a table if in the house.  At first I started calling him King Arthur because my first thought was the scene from "The Holy Grail" by Monty Python where they are fighting the bunny and King Arthur yells out "RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY!". 

In the tub, rub-a-dub

But after some time I saw that he really did want to be brave and was trying very hard to be brave and for him was doing some very brave things.  So instead, one day I started to call him Braveheart, and it stuck.

Post-grooming, sporting a sweater to stay warm

He is now at the point where he is eager to see us and runs up to greet us, inside and out.  He loves attentions and loves to plays with dogs and acts like a normal rough and tumble puppy. Braveheart has even settled down with his separation anxiety he first had when left in a room by himself.  In general, he is making very good progress to being a happy, brave, puppy!

Backyard playtime

We all like to hang out with Braveheart.  He is both playful and loving and humorous.  He is recovering from his neutering now and should be very adoptable in a couple of weeks...  and!  no house accidents!

Sir Charles

The rescue of Sir Charles is an example of how amazing AZ Schnauzer Rescue and its supporters are!

Charles arrives at our house.

Sir Charles is a puppy who was diagnosed with liver shunt and required a major operation if he was going to live.  His owners contacted AZ Schnauzer Rescue, but in the end this little guy was dropped off at the pound.  Charles did make his way to the schnauzer rescue and to the vet where the decision was made to go ahead with the operation despite the high cost.

Posing for his pre-grooming photo.

Charlie spent a month at AZ Schnauzer Rescue "HQ" healing after the operation before spending a week in our home.  Here, we groomed him up, loved him up, and adopted him out. 

The grooming, graciously endured.

I'm happy to report that Charlie got a fantastic family and that the family got a real gem of a puppy!

Charlie relaxing after his hair cut.

One of the best behaved puppies we have ever had in our home!

(and cutest)

Wild Man Walt

We were lucky enough to hear from the family that adopted Walter and get a few pictures.  They really seem to be enjoying each other.  They have nick-named him "Wild Man Walt" and one of his big temptations is to grab a roll of toilet paper and RUN.
I miss this guy, but it is great to see him happily placed in a great home. Look at that back yard!
 

Return of Clyde

Things were not working out great in Clyde's new home with the other dogs there, so we had the pleasure of having him back with us for a short time. 

Bella, our giant schnauzer was VERY happy to get her zoom dog buddy back. 

Clyde was quickly adopted out to a family we felt really good about.  We sure love that guy.

Clyde

Clyde is a standard schnauzer that we had for about a week before he was adopted. 

He is just under two and was pretty well behaved and a complete love sponge.  He came from a family with an aggressive older dog and they could no longer keep them together.  Our whole family loved this guy, but our giant schnauzer loved him most of all.  Clyde and Bella would play together for hours!

We only got a few pictures of him...

 The joke at our house was about the dark circles around his eyes, he always looked exhausted! 

Clyde, you look like you have not slept for weeks! Poor guy!!!

Anna (Walter's Sister)

On the same day Walter found a home, we found out that Anna, Walter's sister, had been at the animal hospital for the past month with no foster home.  We asked to take her home and foster her so she could start learning some manners and get socialized. 

Anna resembled Walter so much that the next morning I let her out of the crate with a "good morning Walter!", before remembering it wasn't Walter in there anymore.  :-(  Her behavior was drastically different from Walter's though.  It took Anna about two weeks to start acting like a pack-dog and we believe she was in "shell shock" from being in the kennels for a month.

Once her personality started to emerge we all feel in love with her, but for different reasons than with Walter.  She do funny things like scrape against the whole length of the walls as she walked down the hall.  She would sometimes do the most amazing feats of acrobatics while dog playing.  Anna would always ensure that all dog toys and shoes were equally distributed around the house. 

We could not be happier with the family that decided to adopt Annie.  True dog lovers who work hard to give their dogs a rich life.  She will love it there and we are happy to have been a stepping stone for her. 

Bye Anna!