The first day alone with Ayla

    The first day alone with Ayla

    Apr 25, 2006 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

    Today went better than expected. We had very few accidents in the house which means I must have really been paying attention and we had some ok play time too. It seems that just when I start getting bored with the toys, she gets sleepy so that’s a good thing I...
    The first day alone with Ayla

    A Day In The Yard with Ayla

    Apr 24, 2006 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

    Today was a big day. We got to meet the lawnmower, which obviously isn’t nearly as interesting as eating ivy out of the flower beds. “I hate the stuff anyway,” was my hubby’s response. Can’t be good news for the ivy….we also like...
    The first day alone with Ayla

    Ayla is coming home today

    Apr 22, 2006 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

    Well we finally got to bring her home today. We took a trip up to the breeders yesterday evening so we could talk about the paperwork and all that. It was actually a rather wasted trip ’cause there wasn’t all that much to discuss but we got to see the...
    The first day alone with Ayla

    The great search for a puppy

    Mar 17, 2006 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

    Since we’re living in Germany, we started looking for breeders in the area. When we started the whole puppy search process we were actually still looking at three dogs: Golden Retrievers, Lab Retrievers and Newfs. After talking with some people at our local pet...