Happy now?

I mentioned a while back on my Facebook page that China was on a diet. She's too good of a "vacuum cleaner" and has put on a few pounds (I can relate  *wink*). So unfortunately, in order to keep her from scrounging for tidbits, she has to stay in a dog run.

The highlight of her day then is our morning walk!

Here we are heading down the trail. We are blessed to live in an area where there are safe places to walk and the dogs can be off lease.

This was cute. All I said was, "Hey!" to get their attention for the picture and this was their reaction. Good dogs!

Usually these three (Echo, Moriah and China) are out ahead scouting things out.

Pooh likes to scout too, but he also keeps an eye on mom. Can't get too far fro her!

Heading home.

Are you happy now guys?

Kong toys

I love #Kong toys! They are durable, come in different shapes and sizes, and you can stuff them!

Here are a couple different ones I have for the puppies.

Today, I'll show you what I do with them. 

First I filled them with puppy food.

Then I sealed off the end (both ends on the red ball) with peanut butter or cheese. *Hint* Don't put to much cheese in there (just enough to "seal' the end) or you may end up with some loose stool:(

Filled with food and sealed shut.

Now we stick them in the freezer until the cheese/peanut butter is frozen. (Shhhh...please don't tell my family there are dog toys in the freezer! *wink)

Now we share with the puppies to keep them occupied!

These are wonderful for crate training. It gives the puppy something to keep them busy instead of worrying about being closed in their crate. And you can actually get the bigger Kongs and put the puppy's whole meal in there. This is especially great if the puppy has to be home alone while you go to work. It will spend a good part of it's morning getting his breakfast out of the Kong.

Of course, they both want the same one!

Now we've got it. One Kong per puppy! Happy mom, happy puppies!

"Can we come in now?"

We're finally getting more snow. Which does make it a bit challenging when I have two puppies I'm trying to potty train. (Thank goodness for litter boxes!)

I usually put them in this little fenced in area outside the back door for potty breaks.

You can see how deep the snow is compared to Echo. And it's a bit deeper in the pen because the snow slides off the roof here. I think I'd lose the pups for sure out here!

So for now the only "safe" place to let them potty and stretch their legs a bit is Echos' covered kennel.

"Mom, can we come in now?"