2001
Hiding in the grass. Summer 2001.
Ssssh. I'm hunting squirrel. Fall 2001.
Fall 2001.
Levi playing with a pink tennis ball. October 2001. 6 months old
Still looking for that ball. October 2001.
Fall 2001.
...and Scott wonders why Levi still climbs on his chest.
Levi graduated from beginning obedience in October 2001. He is smart and stubborn, and will do what he wants when he wants to do it. During this month, he had a growth on his left shoulder that he would scratch at until it bled. We took him to our GP vet, who thought it was a mast cell tumor, and recommended removal with wide margins. Not convinced this was the best route, we went to our current GP vet, who said, well, maybe, get it removed anyways. So we did. And so began the month long saga of trying to keep a 6 month old wiggle dog from pulling out his sutures.
Sporting socks and a e-collar after having a tumor removed from his left shoulder. October 2001
Silly boy. October 2001
Such a happy dog. October 2001.
The day we adopted Nixie--December 28, 2001. At three months old, she was almost as tall as Levi at 9 months old.
2002
Levi and Nixie, hanging out in the back yard.
Levi and Nixie, hanging out in the back yard. Nixie was about 6 months old
Nixie sniffing Levi's Three Dog Bakery cake. His 1st birthday. April 1, 2002.
Levi admiring his birthday cake. April 1, 2002.
A close up Scott did. Spring 2002
The beginning of the end for that sleeper sofa.
Nixie and Levi playing tug...the toy loses. Winter 2002
Mr. GQ!
Nixie and Levi in the kitchen
His ears do stand up at times.
All three flaked out on the futon.
If they were always this quiet and peaceful!
2003
Levi and Nixie playing in a spring blizzard. March 2003
Fat-Boy Slim loves his food!
Not happy with me for some reason.
All three dogs on the bed (Scott is the lump). They still do this when I get up to go to work
Levi, gated in the kitchen, May 31, 2003. Nixie just came back from having her TPLO. For her story, see http://mindbuilders.net/nixie/
On the back deck, summer 2003
Levi & Jasmine, Christmas 2003
2004
Worried about Jasmine. She had just returned from having an OSA tumor removed from her jaw. For more on her story, see http://mindbuilders.net/jasmine/. August 19, 2004.
Such a ham! September 2004
Ooh, big scary guard dogs! Nixie is sporting her horse blanket. Winter 2004.
Flaked out, winter 2004
Levi, Christmas 2004