Sleep Over Party!!

Famke taking a brief wrestling break.

Famke..."Haha I got your ear!!"

Tired pups with curled tongues.

Cola getting ready to launch!

Last weekend we had Famke's sister, Cola, over for the night and the girls had way too much fun. They wrestled and wrestled and wrestled some more. It's so much fun to be able to let the girls play together. Falkor was also in heaven...."You mean I get to play with BOTH girls?!!". He adores them!

The girls played hard the entire time and once it was time to sleep that night they both crashed HARD. Ahhh sleepy puppies are wonderful! :)

Enjoying the HOT weather!

Well the hot weather we have been getting in Iowa doesn't seem to bother the dogs one bit. They LOVE to lay out on the deck and sun themselves. Famke's fur will actually get hot to the touch within a few minutes and I have to literally drag them back in the house. I snapped a few pics of them sun bathing together.

Slip N Slide Fun

Last weekend I bought my son Jackson a Slip N Slide and the dogs love it just as much as he does! Famke had so much fun biting the water that shoots out the sides and within about 5 minutes she was completely soaked! After both dogs were thoroughly wet they ran around the yard like crazies and took turns jumping back into the water. I can't wait to find a place to take Famke swimming this summer!

Field Spaniel's make nice pillows!

I caught this very sweet moment between Falkor and Famke the other day. Falkor was using her as a pillow and he was quickly falling asleep as I was snapping the photo. I am just thrilled with how great they are together. The play together all the time and it is a riot to watch Famke egg Falkor on and try to get him to chase her outside. I remember when I first brought her home and he was overwhelmed when Falkor would run in the backyard. Now she LOVES it.

And like Lindsay over at Life with Big Dogs I have a full blown collar obsession now. I have always enjoyed finding cool collars but there aren't loads of them for a giant boy dog like there are for small girl dogs. :) I am also fully embracing my girlie foo-foo side and I am loving finding girlie collars for Famke. I found a really nice leather collar with copper and gold embossed flowers on it at TJ Maxx for $4! They also had a gorgeous pink leather "Life is Good" collar but it was ginormous, and I don't think Falkor would appreciate a pink collar. He's just not a pink guy. ;)

I have been practicing with Famke trying to get her ready for conformation (even though I am a total newbie) and she is coming along with it. She does pretty well letting me stack her although her gaiting leaves a lot to be desired. LOL She thinks gaiting is wooo-hooo lets run around like a nut on the end of a leash. We have a fun match at the end of the month and it will be fun to play show dog with her there.

I think we will also be entering the Fort Dodge trial in June in conformation so that will be quite interesting I am sure.

Pretty New Collar

Hi found this really cute UpCountry collar for Famke at a local doggy store. I just wish it was a little bit wider so you could really see in on her neck. She looks awfully cute in it though. :)

Poor Lil Buzzed Head

I tried to get a good shot of poor Famke's bald spot but I couldn't get one that really showed it. In the photo I took you can sort of see it...it is the darker spot on her head. Her fur grows really fast though and it is already filling in. :)

Famke had a fun filled weekend with me and her brother Falkor at the dog show in Waterloo. She was such a doll at the show and everyone that met her instantly fell in love. The show site was like an exciting adventure for her and she loved meeting all the new people and dogs. We practiced some obedience at the show site and she was so animated and clearly enjoying herself.

This weekend also included her first hotel stay. She did awesome and nothing phased her! The glass elevator we had to take to get to our room didn't bother her one bit. There were lots of people staying at the hotel with their dogs for the show and the random barking and dog tags jiggling down the hall also didn't bother her. And she really enjoyed curling up on the bed with Falkor and me and watching TV. What a good girl!!

Oh for the LOVE!!!

And this is why up until now I have never had a dog you had to actually groom!

Poor Famke...in attempts to get her all ready to meet some dear friends at a dog show this weekend, I buzzed a freaking bald spot on the top of her head. ACKK!!!! Needless to say I need some practice using the clippers.

At least I can laugh at myself and Famke has no idea that anything is amiss. :)

In happier news, I brought her a new UpCountry collar yesterday at the Brown Dog Bakery and it is SO freaking cute. I will snap some pics (along with the dreaded bald spot) and post them later today.