Puppy Play Date

Kathleen invited Nifty and me over for playtime with Karis. 

The pups had a great time and were blissfully exhausted after the outing.

Training Nifty

We've been trying to capture some of the training we do on video, so my thanks goes to Judy for being a great camera person and an excellent training helper.

Here's one video of Nifty at 11 weeks, then a number more from today, at age 13 weeks.

11 weeks

 (leg cast just removed, hence the funny leg positions)

13 weeks

"up" and "jump"

wait for food

getting him use to the gentle leader and teaching "dress"

"bed," after only 5 attempts

Good Boy, Nifty!

Rainy Day

It's a dreary Sunday in Chicago, but a warm cup of coffee and relaxing breakfast can always bring s smile.


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A Pair Of Angels

Angelfish, that is.

Two of my four angelfish decided to go for parenthood today, laying eggs on the drain pipe. They are defending the area, which is in the center of the tank, making a bad situation for the other angels. I'll have to remove the extras for their own safety. It's not likely anything will become of this first batch of eggs, but it's still fun to watch the rituals. If the eggs do hatch, it should be injust a few days.

(Sorry about that TV noise in the background!)

The Cast is Off!

Just two and ahalf weeks after Nifty broke his leg, he's all healed up and ready to go.

Rural Missouri

I had a lot of fun going to a trade show with Sue, staying at her place, and traveling the back roads through rural Missouri. The autumn colors are coming in nicely in some places and the weather was perfect. Here's a random assortment of pics from the day. 

 Dutch pastries in Herman, MO.

 If you squint real hard, you can see a turkey on the center line way up ahead.

 A beautiful winery and reception hall.

 Crunching acorns.

Pond Progress

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