We're back from Greenville

We went up to the Greenville shows this past weekend, and saw one of Leo's brothers, Scotch, (blue roan and tan) whom we've not seen since he was a baby. He's grown into an impressive little man. We also saw Leo's sister, Kit, who is also an orange roan like Leo, and two of his younger cousins. With MUCH grooming help from Mindy, Leo quickly became presentable to the judge. Leo took 1st place in both of his puppy classes this weekend. Although we were awarded no points (they're seeming elusive like Q'ing in agility), I was very happy with how he held it all together and just did his thing. They handed out coupons for the Purina table if you won your class, so I picked out a bag of Carver's treats. I brought them home with me, so Cosmo would get some too. Leo did get a new chew toy for the ride back home. So far, it's been a hit. So, I guess that was the last show for us, until the Columbia show in September. Maybe I'll figure out how to take off hair, but not too much hair between now and then! A friend took some pictures of me and Leo, and if they turned out, I'll post them.

Cosmo has become a "man"

Yesterday I had the boys out to potty and I looked up to see Cosmo lifting his leg! He's always gone like a girl (which is TOTALLY fine with me), but nope, yesterday he made a tiny effort to lift his leg. I'm guessing seeing Jake lift his leg on occasion at class has put the idea in his little brain. So after all these years of having only one male dog (when I was a teenager) and the rest girls, it's odd to see somebody lifting their leg in the yard. I sure hope he doesn't get the urge to mark everything now when we go out. Also will be interesting to see how long it takes before Leo is lifting his leg as well. As long as they don't go on each other and start marking all over creation, we'll continue to live in harmony around here =)

One of these dogs is different from the others....

These guys reminded me of the old Sesame Street song that helped teach you to notice the difference between objects. Can we guess which doggie is different from the others? Today is Jerri's last day here at Casa de la Chaos, so I thought I should get a picture of them all sitting nicely together. It's amazing what they'll do for a "cookie". All of them had a nice and quiet 4th of July. They all managed to stay dry during all of the severe storms we've had the past several days. We're in the middle (I think) of the 10 days of storms that are forecasted. I know we need the rain, so I'm not complaining. It just makes life a little more interesting trying to get everyone pottied, fed, and pottied again before it starts up. I'm a chicken when it comes to lightning striking outside. I'm not willing to take the chance that I'm going to be a lightning rod. That's when I start silently praying that they don't have to go or can hold out until there is a break in the storm.

Oh well.... Jerri has survived another 5 week "staycation" with us, and this was her first year here with Leo. We'll see you again in November, Jerri!