Noah

This is Noah the latest RB guide dog in training to come into our home. He came to us at christmas time 2010 and i really think he is a horse disguised as a dog because he is a big boy. He has settled so well with the whole family including our cat Tiger. Tiger likes to rub his head on Noah's chest and then flick him with his tail as he passes. Cheeky cat but he loves them.



Noah should be with us for a couple more months and then hopefully will go into more intense training with the RBS.
He really is a gorgeous boy. Has night dreams which can get very loud with running paws as well. He is also a keen gardener. Was at a friends house the other day and he helped himself to a ripe strawberry, spitting our the green top. Although that was being saved for our friends granddaughter. He also ate what he though was grass but was in fact little bamboo. Unfortunately he pulled the whole plant out. oops! But we replanted it so fingers crossed not too much damage. He also likes to pick his own tomatoes from the vines in the backyard. He is currently resting happily after a morning bath, walk and breakfast.

Puppies

These are the latest Pups to enter the RSB guide dog world. Millie is mum and had the pups in early January. There are four girls and one very big boy in the family and all are just so gorgeous. All english goes out the window when playing with these little tackers. These little ones will be the Y litter York, Yeva, Yuki and two more which i can't remember.

Then (three weeks old)


Now (six weeks)





The woman looking after Millie and the pups has done a wonderful job. The first few weeks were fairly simple and easy as all they did for most the day was sleep but as they have grown so has the work. All now do lots more playing and apparently love the garden. All will go to their new educators next week Thursday. I wish good luck to them all and the people who get them because although small now have big expectations for the next two years.

MnM

Very cute news

This is Heidi. She is our new RSB guile dog in training. Usually puppy educators get their pups at 8 weeks but Heidi needed a home so at 5 months she has been welcomed to our home, where she will continue her training to hopefully become a fully fledged guide dog.

The toy she's holding was a quick sewing job the other day. I had a squeaky thing that use to belong in a toy of Tim Tams. So I sandwiched it in between some stuffing and chose some fabric which looked fun. She really loves it and plays on her own while making it squeak, it's rather funny.

This is one of the reasons for the drought in blogging. I made my first quilt. I have wanted to make a quilt for my grandmother for ages. Mum and I used some fabric which you can print your photos onto and printed twenty pics of our family. Then quilted them together. Of course we found out halfway through sewing that there was going to be an addition coming to the family so we got a pic of a stork carrying a bundle. When the baby arrives we can sew the pics in the empty spots. We also made some white patches so at the family xmas everyone could write a message to her.

It took lots of pretty fabrics and the middle wadding is bamboo so it is soft , light and flexible. I'm quite happy with the end result and my grandmother was so thrilled to get it.
Till next time MnM : )

All Grown Up!!

Our first blog pictured a little puppy who was to grow up to be trained as a RSB guide dog. A year and three months later and that little puppy is all grown up and ready to do her formal training. This picture was taken on the last day she was with us. For the rest of her formal training she will stay with a border who lives close to the training facilities.



Tim Tam has been enjoying having his whole bed and toy back. Little Letty often took both of these as her own.

We are all missing her very very much. It's so quiet without her poking her noise into our sides when we ignore her.

On a happier note,
For the food and hospitality subject i'm doing at school we have to decorate a cake and practicing for the summative we made these cupcakes with hand made flowers. both can be eaten.

Last week we made a chocolate mud cake and decorated it with ribbon, chocolate shards and chocolate shapes.


Till next time MnM!!!