Vigo's Family

Vigo arrived and was the 5th largest male in his litter. That means it is a fairly large litter.

His brother Vernon is also in Fort Collins, but I'm not sure right now who is other siblings are...I'll have to find out!

Vigo sleeping....

Vernon sleeping. Vernon is darker in color than Vigo.

God's Little Gifts

Besides puppies, I do have some other hobbies. One of them includes gardening. i took some of these pictures this weekend in the garden.

Today I was working from home and took Vigo out to go to the bathroom. I saw a butterfly on the lillies, and went back in to grab my camera. It stayed for quite a while, fluttering from flower to flower.

While I was taking pictures of the butterfly, Vigo peeked out and said, "Hey, don't forget about me! I'm cuter than that butterfly!"

More Vigo

Yesterday was the Guide Dog summer picnic. We had a lot of puppies over at Alex and Stacie's house (thanks guys!) and they played while we ate. Or should I say some of them played. Vigo mostly just slept, but he did get one burst of energy to play with the bigger dogs until he realized that being underfoot of several 50+ lb dogs is probably not the safest idea. But it was fun while it lasted.

Run Vigo, Run!

Little guide dog...

Vigo: "May I go back to my nap now? Please?"

Vigo!

And away Vigo!

Vigo has arrived and he is here to stay! This little puppy is one of the calmest, sweetest puppies I have every met! He is adorable and loves to sleep. We took him back from the puppy truck and spent some time in the shade, which is especially useful since he isn't potty trained yet and doesn't even know his name. But what he doesn't know he makes up for in cuteness!

I love puppies! But with a face like this how could you not?

After being on the puppy truck with his littermate, he needed a bath. He was very nice and calm in the bath.

Puppy Truck

Friday was a big day for Eve as well as us. She went back on the puppy truck. Alex and Stacie and Rob and I all went down there.

Before we could put Eve on the puppy truck, they unloaded the little puppies off the truck. We will be co-raising our next puppy with Alex and Stacie. Originally we were going to wait a while before getting a new one, but I thought it might help me not be sad about Eve to have a new puppy around. So, here we are!

The puppy truck arrived and we got a new puppy named Vigo. Before we had to put Eve on the truck, we got a few photos of the Eve and Vigo meeting, as well as a family photo.

Saying goodbye to Eve -- I think I was prepared for the worst, but since Eve is such a happy and energetic dog, it wasn't as hard because I know she'll be happy wherever she is. The nice guys on the puppy truck were very thoughtful -- they said that they would take Eve into the hotel with them at night. She got a new bone on the truck and a few illegal treats, and off she went. She didn't look too sad to me, which made it much easier to leave.

Rob says his goodbyes. Eve says, "I'll miss you!"

Eve gets to meet Vigo for a few minutes.

Eve's Last Week

This last week was pretty rough -- I knew Eve was going back, but it was still hard to believe. So, I made sure I spent as much time with her as I possibly could -- I think by the end of the week were Eve was definitley tired of snuggling me!

I think she'll do great -- thank you all for your kind words!

Awww. What a pretty dog!

As a last hurrah, we took her to the park and practiced "come" off leash. Eve loves running. You can see Rob in the background -- notice how they started running at the same time, but Eve was a little bit faster ;) She ran so fast that she plowed right into me!

After a few times back and forth, Eve was tired and content!

Good Luck Eve

Eve is going away in one week... I can't even believe it. While we've had her, she's been a good friend for me, so I decided to bake her a going away cake with my new cake calls... here is my process.. it turned out even better than I thought! I will miss Eve SO much...

The undecorated cake



A start of frosting...

The finished puppy.

The final cake!