furry friends

Animals are such agreeable friends

they ask no questions;

they pass no criticisms.

george eliot

 our guinea pig

PIG PIG

we adopted him from a friend moving back to Asia

he's pretty sweet, kinda noisy, and overall a pretty low maintenance pet

i always think of the guinea's in the movie G-Force when i look at him :)

and of course Coach

our labradoodle

half labrador, and half full size poodle

he turns two this month

we rescued him when he was 10 months old

he's got the good life around here

we're pretty crazy about him

will pose for treats

Oh Coach! Coacher. Buddy.
we sure love our doodle dog.
cooper asked me last night what a Coach was. :-)

happy long weekend! be awesome

and one last thing... Hook 'Em Horns!!

Coach got a summer do

it took two days for adam to complete.
almost worth the $60 price the groomers charge.
his cut turned out so cute.
man that dog had a lot of fur.
so thankful he doesn't shed much.
sweet doggie who has been in trouble a bunch lately for having accidents.
and chewing up both of dad's pairs of crocs.
we are keeping more bedroom doors shut, and putting our shoes in the closet.

good thing he's so darn sweet otherwise. he needs a walk twice a day.
and lots of raw hides and pig ears to chew on.
probably a little less dog food now.
love our dog. he's so worth it all.

Coach

Oh how we love this doggie. {i} had been wanting a doodle of some sort, labra or golden for over a year now. so finding this boy when and how we did was super exciting. he's really taken with Adam. but i'll make him my walking partner in no time.we found him on Craigslist. already named Coach, 8 months old. he was living with three other small dogs who were tormenting his every move. he was hit with bats and sticks by some mean neighbor kids as well. the owner was sweet enough to search out a better home for him.
he was very afraid of the boys at first. but they are so sweet and loving with pets. no worries there! we're loving on him and showing him we're safe. :) he's already a different dog after spending a day and night with our family. we bathed him in the shower and cut some stickers out of his face. he let us brush him and slept right by Adam's side of the bed on the floor all night. Love him!! today we took him to the dog park. he ran around a little. we are working on training him to fetch a tennis ball or frisbee. he's not too sure yet. he's doing really well on the leash.
yay for our first family dog! we look forward to years and years together.