Welcome... TOBY!!

Meet Toby...

Hey guys!

Toby was picked up around 2.30-3.00pm today. (well we didn't leave 'til 4!).

He would be posting right know but he is to busy "playing" with Liberty...

...cute?


Toby will be doing a post today or tomorrow, but for now enjoy some of the pictures of him!!
(more coming soon).
His birthdate is 3-27-09.


Toby's trainer






Toby sitting


Toby & his siblings!
(Toby is the second from the right)

PUPPY KISSES!!

Toby LOVES his new bear!

Toby & Liberty

Playing in the dirt...

New puppy comes in 1 day... and I know his NAME! You want to guess?

(go to the bottom of the post to try and figure out the puppy's name!)

1 day
or
24 hours
or
1,440 minutes
or
86,400 seconds 'til the new puppy comes!!

...And I just got a phone call from my area coordinator and she let me know that my puppy has been picked up, and has a name!!

I would post it on my blog but my siblings would find out...

So instead I will give you hints and you leave your name idea, or letter ideas in a comment!!

1. It is a 4 letter word

2. The first letter rhymes with "b"

3. The third letter rhymes with "he"

4. The second letter would be used with "** my"

5. The last letter could have a question mark at the end if it was spelled out into a word. "***?"



Please leave a comment with your idea (names, or what you think the letters are)!!
(none of the comments will be published 'til tomorrow, just so everyone will have a chance to guess the name!!)



I will be doing a post on "****" as soon as I can tomorrow!!



****'s trainer

Days-hours-minutes-seconds, oh my!!

5 days left,

or
120 hours left,

or

7,000 Minutes left,
or

432,000 seconds- 'till the new puppy comes!! (they were exact when I wrote it this morning!)

Can you tell I am excited?!

Hope you like the pictures!

Brax's, Frankie's, & Liberty's trainer

Toy hanging from the crate door

Dog leash & Collar

Dog crate

Things I already have...

Things I just bought (today)

Puppy shower, & puppy news!

Hey guys this is Liberty's owner/trainer here.

I went to a "puppy shower" yesterday night to welcome our new puppies to the group (though they aren't here yet :) . We played some games, and learned some nice tips about house breaking, crate training, & some refreshers on guide dog obedience.

I also came home with a puppy shower gift bag, it had a pink squeeking kong, a small bag of puppy treats, and a pink tennis ball (won't be used for guide dog puppy).

As for the news on the new puppy,

Friday May 29th is pick up at the school, since I can not drive down to FL to pick up the puppy our AC will be picking up the 5 puppies that will be joining our group!! Pick up for the puppies is May 30th 2-4pm, I will try to do a post that night on him but we will see if it will get posted!!
I still don't know the name, though someone in our group is going down next week and will find out if they have been named yet. I am told we might not find out till pick up time!

I can't wait 'til the puppy comes!

Brax's, Frankie's, & Liberty's trainer

Gift bag

Gift bag items:

Updates-Liberty, & Vet...

Hey guys, I am SO sorry that I haven't been posting/updating in a while, my owner has been very busy lately. (she had 7 more baby goats just this month!!). My owner is still going to get videos of me doing commands, but first she is taking me to the vet... to get spayed... I have no clue what that is but if it is at the vet then it is probably not good. Remember guys, new puppy comes May 29th!! My owner is going to email to see if they know his name yet!


Liberty

We need your help!!

Hey,



My owner needs your help with names, please go to the farm blog to read the post and find out more!! http://animallifeonafarm.blogspot.com/

Thank you!



Liberty

Red

Hey, this is Red, Liberty agreed to let me do the post about me.
Liberty's family adopted me a couple weeks ago, to confirm that I am owned by them they took me in and got me fixed, and also got me a rabies tag.

They are guessing I am around 3-4 years old. They think I am part Lab, but who knows for sure!!
I LOVE water, and I go on trail rides with Liberty's owner(well I guess my owner too).
I sleep inside, but like to stay outside during the day.
My owner has taken some pictures of me, check them out and let me know what you think!



Red



Pictures of me!

My tongue...

Hey guys, it's me Liberty!

My trainer thought it was "odd" how I sleep with my tongue sticking out.
Sometimes when she can't tell if I am asleep she will look to see if my tongue is sticking out. If it is that means I am asleep!
Hope you like the pictures!

(oh and my owner/trainer wanted to say something-it is written below my name)


Liberty



For all who left comments on the post "Career changed" thank you, and Frankie will be going to a nice family to be a spoiled pet. She will be loved and taken care of. I am hoping to see her again soon, but who knows. - Frankie's trainer








Am I cute or what!?!?

Cross That ... Career-Changed...

Right after I finshed writing that post I got this email:

"This is to let you know that Frankie has been career changed due to Skin Allergies and Harness Reaction. Due to her allergies & Harness Reaction she will not be placed in Gifted Canine and we are offering her back to the raiser. Please contact the raiser and let me know if they would like to adopt Frankie back. If the raiser decides not to adopt Frankie she will go to public adoption."

I decided to go ahead and publish the other post just because it took me so long to write it.

I am told Frankie will go to her new home in 1-2 weeks. I really wanted to adopt her but I couldn't raise another guide dog puppy if I do since we already have so many dogs with our old farm dog, new pup Liberty, and Red.

I think it was more medical issues than anything that put her out. She wore the harness 3 times before she went down to school and she didn't have a problem. If she didn't have medical issues I bet they could get her over the harness reaction.

But hey I am not the expert, they are.

Oh well, I hope to have a better dog next time (less medical issues!!).

If I find out who is adopting her I will post any information on the blog, I know she is getting spayed in the next couple days, but that is all.

Please hope that she is placed with a person that will let me visit her(and lives near me!).

I was bored so I added more photos of her at the bottom. (I think I take too many photos of my dogs!)

Enjoy,

Frankie's trainer

**FRANKIE UPDATE**

Hey,

This is Frankie's trainer.

I received this email today from my Area Coordinator

Just wanted you to know that Frankie will be spayed and is staying in the Guide Dog IFT program. I wanted you to know how much we appreciate the challenges that went with raising a Breeder evaluate. I always thought that they picked breeders from a group that would not become guide dogs due to some guide dog defect. The reality is that Breeders are the best of the best. Know that Frankie is continuing on the path to guide dog work. Thank you for all you did with her.

Well most people who would get this email might be saying "rats, I wanted her to be a breeder", but I think this will be good for Frankie. I don't think she is the kind of dog that you need for a breeder; she would probably hate it.

Enjoy the photos of Frankie (various photos I picked that I have taken over the year)

Sending good luck your way Frankie, I miss you and I love you!!

Frankie's trainer

Frankie will be missed...

Liberty is alive!! (and there is a new addition to our family!)

Hey guys this is Liberty... yes the dog that never updates!!!

Well guess what! I am really going to update in this post, I will even show you movies with me doing some of my commands, and best of all I will show you pictures of me!!
Here goes,


UPDATES FROM LIBERTY


Hi, my name is Liberty. I am a 3 month old(almost 4!) English Mastiff puppy.
My family picked me up February 6th 2009. I was very cute and little then, but now I am a "sophisticated" puppy.
I got to be with Frankie (who I really miss!) for a couple weeks before she left to go to "college" . But I have heard that my trainer/owner will be receiving a new guide dog puppy next month, so I guess that will help me get over Frankie being gone.


I have been growing really fast lately, take a look at my "pillow pictures" down bellow, (my owner took a picture of me laying on a dog bed the day I came, and then she took another picture of me a couple weeks later, and then today!).

Also, before I go I have one last thing to tell you guys, there is a new addition to our family! His name is "Red" he showed up here a couple weeks ago( a stray dog), and he fit right in, I wasn't allowed to put this on the blog until now because we didn't know if his owner was going to show up out of no where and take him back, but we have just gotten him fixed and he has a rabies tag, so we are officially calling him ours now. And about his name, my owners couldn't agree on a name so they just started calling him by his color, and it kind of stuck! You might notice him in a video or two of mine. I will post some pictures of him in another post later on.

Liberty


2-6-09

2-24-09

And now... (4-14-09)!!

I am soo cute

My pretty sit!

Me and my favorite toy!

"Down stay"

"Sit"

"Sit, down"

"sit stay"

Happy Easter!

Hey Everybody!
It's me Liberty,

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I am doing really good, despite my "biting problem" that is(:

I am growing really fast, I can already sit my head on the couch, I will be doing a post all about me soon, with pictures, movies, and all!!

Liberty

Sorry they aren't pictures of me!