Funny Video of the day, Aussies are silly!

Koda is always obsessed with water (except for when he gets a bath, go figure!). This is what he does in his water bowls and why we get the "no spill" kind for him! I literally had tears from laughing so hard at this guy's Aussie pup. Thank God mine hasn't figured this out...yet.

Homemade Peanut Butter dog biscuits

Since I am all about trying new recipes I decided it was time to make one for the dogs. It turned out really well and is Koda approved! The round biscuit was just for kicks since it wasn't enough dough to make a bone.


2 cups whole-wheat flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1 cup peanut butter (chunky or smooth...i used smooth this time)
1 cup milk (i used soy since dogs are sensitive to cow's milk)
bone shaped cookie cutter


Preheat oven to 375'F. In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, mix peanut butter and milk, then add to dry ingredients and mix well. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Bake for 15-20 minutes (I baked for 16 minutes using the convection feature on my new Smart Oven) on a greased baking sheet until lightly brown. Cool, then store in an airtight container.



Hope your dogs enjoy as much as mine did! :)

Koda's first duck hunting trip

My boy did it, he learned how to retrieve on his first duck hunting trip! I had to share 3 of the best pictures of his first duck-tug-of-war with Sian:

Give it Sian!!!!

Sian, gimmie!!!!!!!!!!

I won!!!

Who says an Australian Shepherd can't hunt????

Introducing...

...Koda (which means "friend" in Native American)!!!


My new little man! :) He is a 12 week old Australian Shepherd and he is so awesome! Such a smart baby.






I'll post more later. He's keeping my hands full. Just wanted to drop a line and say hello to everyone.

Sweet Sian

Pronounced "See-anne". She is Josh's 5 year old Dutch Shepherd. Dutch Shepherds are known as police dogs and are very closely related to the Belgian Malanois. They are VERY active and need several hours of exercise daily. I'm not kidding when I say that 30 minutes day just doesn't cut it with her. She loves her "dummy" and won't leave you alone until you toss it. I've taken several pictures of her in the past year and thought I'd dedicate this blog to her. She's the sweetest dog I've ever known and has the biggest heart. When she's upset because we aren't spending enough time with her or if she feels like someone else is getting more attention, she lets us know by tucking her head under our arms. I love this dog so much. She tugs pretty hard on my heart strings. :)




We may have had a long day but I think she loves me too...