Foster : Larry-Day 7

Larry is still chillin’ with us until he finds his forever home, which we’re sure will happen very soon. This handsome lad is looking better everyday, as we have him on a diet  (salmon, fruit, veggies) and an exercise schedule to get him into tip-top shape (he is on the chubby side:). His fur is …

Foster : Larry-Day 5

Five days with Larry, and he has settled in nicely. He is now coming to work with me, where he loves to get pets from clients and then he snoozes while we work. After work, Larry enjoys some fun and games, his favorite is chasing things….balls, stuffies and frisbees. He is very good at catching …

Foster : Larry-Day 4

We were practicing our obedience commands when I captured Larry’s perfect sit-stay. He sat there until I gave him the “come” command. We are working on both hand and vocal signals. I am pleased to announce Larry has mastered “leave it” and will wait until I tell him “ok” to get a cookie inches from …

Foster : Larry-Day 3

Larry’s 3rd day with us was very wet and full of rain so he spent most of the day lounging inside. He came to work with me and was the perfect boy, sleeping for most of the day and happy to take a walk in the middle, even though we got quiet soaked. In the …

Foster : Larry-Day 2

 Larry has settled in nicely and we are getting to know this great guy. He is a moderate energy dog, happy to sleep at your feet while you work after a good morning walk and play. Larry is a bit overweight right now and he might feel a little more frisky once he gets to …

Foster : Larry

Meet Larry, a flat coat retriever. Sprung from jail, Larry is now livin’ large and taking advantage of not being cooped up in a cell. As you can see he is pretty happy about his new freedom. First thing on his agenda: get clean. A guy gets mighty smelly in jail, so after a bath, …

Foster : Ciara-Goodbye

Earlly this morning, we said our goodbyes to Foster puppy Ciara. She headed up to Homeward Bound, where we’re sure she will be adopted in no time. We’ll miss this little moneky but we’re happy she is on her way to a GReat life adventure. Kona has spent the day in rest & recovery mode, …

Foster : Ciara-Day 5

Day five and we’re still alive having a great time with Ciara. Actually she has calmed down a little bit and will actually sit still for a few minutes at a time. Checking out the squirrels… But then her inner spaz kicks in and the action starts again. Giving Uncle Kona some love… Showing the …

Foster : Ciara-Day 4

Ciara started the day with a bath. Feeling fresh she celebrated being clean with a dig in the flower beds. Ciara has decided she is a night owl. In the evening she goes ballistic, performing puppy zooms all over the house. When dawn breaks, she catches up on her sleep all over the house. We …

Foster : Ciara-Day 3

Today Ciara decided she loved Kona and shadowed him everywhere. She now has moments of calm, something I think she’s picked up from Kona who is the king of chilling. Looking cool while relaxing… In a moment of spazziness, Ciara decides she has to show Kona how much she likes him… Things got a little …

Foster : Ciara-Day 2

We survived our first day with Ciara…minus a lot of sleep and a few puppy teeth knicks and cuts. Round 2 in the busy day of a naughty puppy…   First on the agenda, look cute….mission acomplished, let’s move on… Attack & destroy all stuffies….check… Dig a few big holes to China…done… Copy Uncle Kona’s …

Foster : Ciara

After a nice and relaxing weekend of camping, this litle trouble maker showed up on our doorstep. Ciara is a tornado 3 month old puppy with razor sharp teeth, which she snaps at anything within her vicinity. Recued from a Los Angeles shelter, she is underweight and suffering from an eye infection, hence the tear …

Puppy Party

Late Friday night, a trio of trouble showed up to spend the night. Three 9 week old Golden puppies. You forget how tiny Goldens are when they’re pups…even a soccer ball looks huge. Kona likes to sleep in…he slept through the late night pee breaks but he wasn’t impressed with the 6am wake up call…3 …

Remembering Spencer.

Its hard to believe that it was one year ago today that Spencer passed away from cancer. A lot has happened in that time…we’ve fostered numerous Golden Retrievers for rescue and last September we adopted a special boy named Kona, but not a day goes by that I don’t think of Spencer. Although we both …

Thank You-update.

Hello everyone, Spencer’s humans here. We just wanted to say very big, heartfelt “Thank You” for the outpouring of love and support we have received from so many during our time of mourning. All your cards, messages and e-mails have brought us so many smiles and have helped heal our hearts. Not a day goes …

Rain, Rain, Go Away.

After a week of beautiful sunshine, I woke up to this today…rain. So instead of my morning walk, I hung out in the doorway and watched the rain fall. Notice how I  conveniently  got the humans to put my blanket there for me? After work I came home and snuggled up on my living room …

Hello 2009!

Hello 2009! I stayed up to midnight and celebrated with a cookie, some milk and big hugs from my humans. It was the perfect start to the new year. The first day of the year was excellent here in Los Angeles. It was a beautiful sunny day and I spent most of it outside, playing …

Happy Holidays!

Hi everyone! I don’t have much time to visit all my friends lately but I want to take time to say thanks for visiting me.  I hope everyone one has a GReat holiday (with lots of tennis balls and chewies!)  &  a very happy New Year! wags, Spencer

Meditation For Dogs.

I feel pretty good this week. I think my  acupuncture  and Adequan treatments are helping a lot. So I played a lot and then I relaxed a lot. I like to chill on my West Paws nap bed. It’s nice and portable too so we roll it up and take it with us to my …

Micro Nose World.

My nose is very sensitive… it smells things close up… like red hot  chilies…. and yellow  flowers…. I can even smell the spray of the drops of water from the fountain… and the roses… as well as the limes…. I don’t get too close to smell this cactus because it’s prickly… but I like to …