Boston's First Outing

It was such a beautiful sunny day today & the high of 0, yes you can free the spring in the air, 27 days till spring!
I took the pups outside with leashes, attached to their collars ... what fun they had!

                                   Baxter is wearing the blue  leash & Bridget has the red leash.

 They both tried their skills at stair climbing. Bridget really surprised me with her skills, she's very agile & can jump! Baxter is like a bull in the china shop! lol

 They both kept falling into the snow piled by the side of the stairs, then they'd eat white snow.

                                  Bridget loved her outing & was up & down the front stairs!

 She jumped, step by step, whilst Baxter watched her leash move with her.

               They are now 9 weeks old & are getting to be very lively, when they are awake!

 Bridget is really coming into her own. This little rut is so smart & fearless.

 She was up & down the stairs several times, Baxter I think was just cheering her on! lol

                                                            She's so small & bright!

                                                        And back to the top of the porch!

When I took them for a walk, she was right with me. Baxter... well he so reminded me of Boris & I on our walks. He would just stop & dig his paws into the ground, not moving but being pulled on the leash. I hope he grows to like the movement of a brisk walk. Boris grew to love going for walks, he was so social with people!

 The fresh air did Baxter in & Bridget was awake, so it was time for him to wake up too.

 He enjoys his sleeping crate & there's times when he just won't get up!

 I have them both sleep with a teddy bear & a blanket. Baxter just gets so cozy in his crate.

                                             I gave up on him & went to Bridget's crate.

 No worries there, I think she got excited listening to me coaching Baxter to get up & out! lol

                                             And then she ran after the 21 lb Mr. Boots!

 She would stop & fall to the ground, when Mr. Boots would turn to look at her.

                                                             Oh good, his head is up!

 Bridget did not know what to do when the cat turned & faced her, she's use to do the chasing!

 Bridget just went up & gave a big kiss to the cat! That was enough for Mr. Boots!

Mr. boots just turned & went for his lay down on my bed. 

He's such an easy going feline, & lucky for those pups, he's so easy going!

A Very Sweet Surprise

 My girlfriend, Jocelyn came by for a visit & to see the puppies & presented them each, with their own little jackets! The red one for Bridget & the grey one for Baxter, how sweet & thoughtful! Thank you Jocelyn, it will be a few months before they fit into them, they're so smart looking!

I love the stylish look of the ski coats, see the three zippered pockets? It's large enough to hold a small treat for them.

I'm going to have to take them downriver to Baie-Ste-Anne & walk them with these beauties on!

If I can only get Baxter to move with me on the leash! lol

The temperature is going up again tomorrow to +4  tomorrow & then +7C the next day!!

Maybe some snow tonight too. 

Easter is coming...that means spring!

Thanks for stopping in. I blog more often when Bill is in China, he wants to see the puppies & what their up to. I tell him everyday but seeing them & their daily adjustment to home in Hardwicke, keeps him in tow that he's not missing their growth.

Those of you with warmer temps, I see, no, I feel how good it feels to have the sun on the face again.

The painters are coming tomorrow!

Baxter Wears Boots

 The ice has left the trees but the snow drifts are still here & the soft aqua colour inside the folds, has been entertaining me. There's nothing I can do but take in the present moment & it's beautiful.

 The drifts remind me of Emily Carr's trees, she made them so flowing with depth.

See the blue in the center? In all the years in SW Ontario, I never saw such purity in snow, mostly black, from the car exhaust. 

So with so much snow outside, I played with the puppies inside! 

Baxter had on his boots today, well really they were socks but I'm preparing him for his first pair of  boots. He did really well once he knew he could move in them!

The socks have rubber grippers on the bottom & he was unsure on the hardwood.

 Boston's feet & legs are very sensitive to the cold, so i thought i would start to get him use to wearing something on his feet.

He was styling those socks!

                               The front one is twisted & you can see the rubber paw treads.

He had to sit down for a bit.

Come on Baxter, do some walking!

He's up...

He's walking!

No, he sits again!

Mr. Boots takes advantage of his unsure feelings, he  take a closer look.

What? What are looking at?!

 The cats weren't sure what they were looking at but it was real good seeing Baxter unable to move in his new socks.

The cats looking at him, not for long, he started moving toward them...

And the cats left! LOL

And Bridget gets a new spring like collar!

I slid a fabric flower onto her green collar. I have them wear their collars for about 4 hours a day.
When walking time comes, the collar won't be a nuisance to them.

Her feet & legs are too small for her pink socks. She is so small, I meet her momma & she was very small too. Baxter is going to be the heavy weight one, just about the same as Boris, I think.

With each passing day, they sure are getting lively.
It will be a week tomorrow that Bill & I picked them up in that horrid snow storm. What a difference a week makes, it both the puppies & the weather!

Tomorrow the painters arrive to paint the great room & that will finish that room!

And then, when the weather allows, onto the outside railings!

Have a great week & enjoy the weather, wherever you are. Live in the moment because it will not last. At least that is what I keep telling myself!

I've been listening to YouTube, listening to all the Stuart McLean interviews & his Vinyl Cafe Shows. He was one person that was on my bucket list to see in person. It just never happened, my loss.
He had such a way of telling stories. A Wonderful Man! RIP, Stuart McLean.

More puppy posts to come...

Enjoy your life, it's the only one your getting!

Cynthia

After Another Snow Day

Last night we had another storm front move through, it was the storm Cape Cod had, mixing with northern Ontario & then when both were mixed & stirred, it was poured on us!
After yesterday's storm, it's getting harder to see into the backyard!

                                The view from the kitchen bay widow, baby it's cold outside!

 Baxter in his sleeping crate. It use to be Boris Loree's, I'll be adding Baxter's name to the otherside.

 

                                                         Baxter sleeps with his Teddy.

                                                     Come on out & start your day.

 They enjoy their pen. But now want to be with me when I move away from their pen.

                                                They are always interested in where I am.
                                                              Little eyes are watching!

 Mr. Boots likes to walk by & I think he knows that his catnip rat is in there with them!

                                 He has a different pen maze to navigate through each day. lol

                                        Mr. Boots is very large looking, next to the puppies.

                                    And the pups chase & taunt the cat, with their puppy sounds.

                                There sure is a whole lot of black & white animals in this house.
                             Grey Tom cat is the exception, Bill calls him the 'Grey Ghost'. lol

 I added a wrestling ring to the pen today. A soft place for their play of rough housing.

 A new route around the kitchen for Mr. Boots, he's going the back way, no way near those puppies!

They're watching Rexton in the empty great room. It will be painted on Monday & then the furniture can go back in. Bill returns in just 2 weeks to help get it ready for the kids coming home for Easter.

Bridget & Baxter had a good sleep last night from 10:30pm to 7am, I hope our training keeps going as well as it has. These two little pups are very clever & oh so lovable, they just love their cuddle time with me. They are getting more lively too!

Funny idea..
Bill was showing the pups photos in China, to his English friend, he said, to Bill  "You should of called the male Bardow, that way when you shout for them,  you'll call Bridget--Bardow!" LOL
This man called his female Masdiff  bulldog 'Wilma' & called for her like Fred Flinstone did!! LOL
He said when he visits this year, he's still calling Baxter, Bardow. lol
I should have thought of that!! With my cats, called  Tom & Jerry & their sisters from the 1st litter, named Buttons & Bose. lol Too funny! Bardow!

Before he left for China, he planted some seeds for the cats. They are beginning to eat my house plants again. Some mixed herbs & summer savory should hold them over till the Amazon cat grass seeds arrive.
The cats are not happy these days. Last week they were closed up on the east wing of the house as the great room floor was refinished. Then more contractors with their power tools arrived... now those puppies. Today has been the first day I've seen Rexton at this end of the house! Tommy was the first to adapt, I guess over his 18 years he has seen & been exposed to more. Mr. Boots only needed a day to move around the house but poor young Rexton, she needed nearly a week. Soon it will be like the puppies were always here. Till then I can't wait for spring, to take them outside for their bathroom breaks & a good run in the yard.
This week has been the training of pee pads & the wearing of collars. So far so good!

 Looking for a picture of the backyard in the summer, I came across this summer 2015, photo of Boris Loree. My first Boston terrier love.

I know that the grass is no longer there but neither are those 3 tree stump clumps!  More snow in the forecast for this weekend. Oh my, this is a white winter for sure. We're hoping that we don't warm up too quickly or the flooding will create a big problem.

Till then ... I'll just daydream of that evergreen tree, with the lovely long skirt, that's so covered in snow right now. I have to go to the second story to view the yard & I'm just dreading going outside to shovel the front porch off! I'm not going to growl at mowing the grass this year! lol