It has been quiet on this blog for a while and there is good reason. 3 weeks ago Stefan and I have received the new addition to our little family. Ayla our Newfoundland puppy is now 11 weeks old and growing nicely. She is already 25lbs and we believe she will be fully grown by […]

Is it possibly that it’s only 8 am?? Feels like I’ve been awake all day already. At 6 am we went for our first walk since Ayla was SOOO full of energy after Stefan let her out to take care of her morning business. Playing in the yard is definitely not an option this morning […]

It’s pretty common knowledge that Newfs love water and Ayla is definitely no different. She was outside today with her water bowl and instead of drinking everything in it, she decided it would be better to use her paws to get all the water out of the bowl as fast as possible. A new sort […]

So today we got to pick Ayla back up from the breeders and we almost started to think that we had brought home the wrong dog because she was on her very best behavior. I guess romping around in the back yard with mommy, sister and brother was enough excitement to wear her out for […]

Anyone who thinks that your life doesn’t change when you get a dog has obviously never had one before…or at least not a puppy. It is not even 9 am and we have had more antics and human interaction this morning than we usually have in an entire day or even weekend. Ayla had her […]