4th of July

Every year Phil and I go camping with a group of friends at Tolland State Forest in Otis, MA. It's always a weekend of great fun. This year the weather was quite cool but we still had an awesome time. . .enjoyed some delicious camp fire meals, time on the boat, and fellowship with good friends.

The beautiful sunrise

puppies in the tent :-)

Moose was very proud of his life jacket -- here he is on the boat

Maui takes a turn at driving the boat. . .

Paying bills. It's a family affair. . .

Kooper & Quira

Meet Kooper and Quira. This past saturday I had the privilege of photographing these two gorgeous pups at their beautiful lake-side home in CT. Kooper and Quira both started out their lives as Fidelco dogs and are the sweetest, most loving German Shepards you'll ever meet. We had so much fun in the backyard playing ball and enjoying the weather, I could have stayed with them all day :-) Enjoy!

Handsome Kooper


Sweet Quira

Kooper and his Mum, Patty. They love each other very much! :-)

Cookie time!

What a sweet face. . .

Brewster

This weekend my good friend Barley came over for a puppy play date with her Boston Terrier, Brewster. Brewster is by far Moose and Maui's best doggie friend, they're quite the little pack of terriers when they play. . it's very cute. After lunch, Barley and I took Brewster down by the river for a little photo shoot. Here's the little monkey at his best. . . . . .

The Brew dog, looking all serious

and being a goof. . .

Barley and Brew



Brewster loves sticks!


A quiet moment



Rolling around in the leaves




And they're off!

Frisbee Fun!

It would be an understatement to say that Moose and Maui love their frisbee. . . It is hands-down the favorite toy in the house. We frequently play frisbee on the weekends, but clearly have not been playing through the winter. So, today was a special day for the pups. . .the first real frisbee adventure of the year (yay for the warm weather today!) Watching them play together is hilarious, Moose's mission is to run after the flying frisbee, grab it and bring it back to Phil. Maui on the other hand just wants to grab it away from Moose, but she really doesn't know what to do with it once she has it. Poor Moose gets a bit frustrated with his lil sis and gives her a good grumble every now and then, he really is a good sport though. Here's a few shots of their antics. . .

Monkey #1

Monkey #2




Moose takes a potty break WITH the frisbee (I just HAD to post this one! :-)

Maui is determined to get it off him!

Hurry up Maui!

And they're back. . .

Oops! Frisbee got stuck in the brush

Not ready to give it up :-)


All done!!

Ouch! Lil Miss Broke a Nail

Miss Maui had a bit of a rough day yesterday, she broke a nail for the first time - quite painful for a little pup. We were on our way home from snowmobiling in NH when we noticed she had bent her nail back, and lets just say beginning of our trek home was a bit bloody :-( We stopped at a pharmacy, got some gauze and antibiotic cream and continued on our 6 hour trip home. Maui was such a trooper! When we got home, she let us cut off the severed part of the nail and bandage it all up with no more than a little grunt - quite a toughie she is :-)

Here's a couple quick shots of the little monkey and her injured paw

Snow Storm = Snow Puppies!

The snow has come! This post is for the Aussie family in particular, who are currently basking in wonderfully warm summertime sun. . .you lucky ducks! Phil and I have had a bast this weekend playing in the snow with the pups. Our expeditions down to the river don't last long, as our Jacks are shaking their little tails off after about ten minutes, but we all have fun just the same. Moose is a riot, he is an avid snowball chaser and bounces around like a kangaroo once the snow is above his belly. . .I'll have to post a video sometime, it's quite hysterical. Maui just prances around like a little princess, hoping Mum or Dad will pick her up so she can watch her brother's antics from a safe, slightly warmer place :-) 

I also included some shots of our neighborhood. . .we got 13 inches of snow this weekend! I think we'll have a white christmas this year!

The river that runs next to our place.

Snow Puppy #1

I love this shot. . .soooo Moose.

Lil Miss

Our street

Some of the trees in the neighborhood are just beautiful. . don't ya think?

Mr. Plow man

I just love these baby pinecones

This little light was the only one peeking through on the tree out front

Back to the house we go. . .

All snuggly and warm again!