tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15199094057858783532024-03-13T19:51:38.580-04:00Life with the Thundering PackA fun peek into our busy life.Nicole and The Thundering Herdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990992842715698042noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519909405785878353.post-9229366600736741662014-06-22T07:45:00.002-04:002014-06-22T07:49:06.763-04:00Yep, he's a TEN!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Jamie, that is. My boy Jamie turned TEN on June 22, 2014. Other than some white frosting on his face and feet, and a tendency to start to sink lower when he stands too long, he is doing great! I feel so blessed to have him in my life and especially this long. Not a day has gone by that I don't take a second to feel grateful he's here.</div>
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Please indulge me while I show a TON of pictures of him :)<br />
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Recipe for Diamond Danes Outlander v Zodiac CGC "Jamie"</div>
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CH: Lynbars Helpful Hardware Man v Fairoaks</div>
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Add a beautiful and talented Princess: "Sarah"</div>
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And they make beautiful babies!</div>
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Jamie is the last dog in my house that knew my boy Dijon. He's checking out the pups here.</div>
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He still has this exact look on his face to this day!!</div>
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This is the same yellow swan in his little baby pics!</div>
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This photo was taken at Flowing Well Park, the same park I take Varick to. Long history of enjoying this little gem, and we live across the street from it now!</div>
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One year old with the yellow swan!</div>
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Nicole and The Thundering Herdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990992842715698042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519909405785878353.post-21780306024744522942013-11-01T15:24:00.001-04:002013-11-01T15:24:08.164-04:00The Dog Days of Autumn<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>They really should call October "the dog days", because seriously, is there any better time of year for a dog? Sunny, cool, the days still long enough to enjoy and oh the gorgeous colors.<div><br></div><div>I guess technically I missed October's post, but better late than never?</div><div><br></div><div>We tried to do plenty of walks and park visits. We had a lovely walk at Potters Bridge, the only covered bridge in our county.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKNihr5KYORY0kBdM0SoPZh29O8DEMfettwz6vcjvzwCKrnnMCqNUzHISPkaS_Cd1NLBjkaGNLSIHwFO5VgHorVQCDg3uNGSaACGdruMX-67o2iw4zluF-nqavPacohW8_EsrwW31E_g/s640/blogger-image-1861413516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKNihr5KYORY0kBdM0SoPZh29O8DEMfettwz6vcjvzwCKrnnMCqNUzHISPkaS_Cd1NLBjkaGNLSIHwFO5VgHorVQCDg3uNGSaACGdruMX-67o2iw4zluF-nqavPacohW8_EsrwW31E_g/s640/blogger-image-1861413516.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpqsDZZCShwZhAwJHPhJ4PsftMbVMBoquRU4R3_cwtj6E_i_5appUbivDhceE-oWjdrTWIz3VZd4RpVIKWV5EZNP8HlNdfqBuFpmb5zAdgnTKLc0v95AFvcQlncIFJjIM-XONlVKbwh0/s640/blogger-image--1448346211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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If the leaves and the weather hold, I'll try to get them all out under this tree.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgX1ehRwLZRrOE4QvRzqDrUSH2jyEdgRa2aFkD1Al5kOBJxxBT45s31joqf9fVy4MSm3aI3ovqT7Tk9BDwvLjQTcwUemXCn780g2orM9o85DonuFbs48Emt_BSoaFP2krrxilGuET1ojk/s640/blogger-image-803370992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgX1ehRwLZRrOE4QvRzqDrUSH2jyEdgRa2aFkD1Al5kOBJxxBT45s31joqf9fVy4MSm3aI3ovqT7Tk9BDwvLjQTcwUemXCn780g2orM9o85DonuFbs48Emt_BSoaFP2krrxilGuET1ojk/s640/blogger-image-803370992.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75N_rhPUlwCS-H80rYhM2ctwS7ipYaqK9Lxr3_N3nl49JW4yrT9G00VUUTlSV51x5AB0yIiWr5DAdkdUk2LIbr6jikzMWZTYxM7cRE820qqGkThmWKTy8urPwvm8cXUHhQFI2oYvZwkc/s640/blogger-image--1705974638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75N_rhPUlwCS-H80rYhM2ctwS7ipYaqK9Lxr3_N3nl49JW4yrT9G00VUUTlSV51x5AB0yIiWr5DAdkdUk2LIbr6jikzMWZTYxM7cRE820qqGkThmWKTy8urPwvm8cXUHhQFI2oYvZwkc/s640/blogger-image--1705974638.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivj9zBY7DwNhtCZct8heqC5nHep-a_pU79xC0YdXfRrnnZKU-2pCrSuC5Cp0lBz5f5T2rHd1ptMrFdQNDFt3QhKF-cm_WXL_2AEFJzDcx4SDSuJoMo8VArsggZzg7rmZGVPksS7vhB2gY/s640/blogger-image--124368892.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivj9zBY7DwNhtCZct8heqC5nHep-a_pU79xC0YdXfRrnnZKU-2pCrSuC5Cp0lBz5f5T2rHd1ptMrFdQNDFt3QhKF-cm_WXL_2AEFJzDcx4SDSuJoMo8VArsggZzg7rmZGVPksS7vhB2gY/s640/blogger-image--124368892.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHKbZ7X23waVem1nJspdFDPnZZE_IymirC6f9-2n9_s2YY_Cv6RYRJ7LWuFs1XQKQdhLs57mL4gbin0GDh17CRUWmeE0VsY4W8AFQNaB3vuMFFrDImT-xT4ER-xT89aP0woR30Sauso0/s640/blogger-image-1608729585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHKbZ7X23waVem1nJspdFDPnZZE_IymirC6f9-2n9_s2YY_Cv6RYRJ7LWuFs1XQKQdhLs57mL4gbin0GDh17CRUWmeE0VsY4W8AFQNaB3vuMFFrDImT-xT4ER-xT89aP0woR30Sauso0/s640/blogger-image-1608729585.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHg_D0sFrRMsbw0AhqUfArUxuher0jUBOr4zMR3xCHa8gGYJhaiBn41Sw1ZVA9IwWOsI8BADnOh4gT25r67Sa873-sEkOnLZ3ArmiQqihu-PQYFBD-mMnWHpZHbiDqScUSD73i4emtplY/s640/blogger-image-2046527242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHg_D0sFrRMsbw0AhqUfArUxuher0jUBOr4zMR3xCHa8gGYJhaiBn41Sw1ZVA9IwWOsI8BADnOh4gT25r67Sa873-sEkOnLZ3ArmiQqihu-PQYFBD-mMnWHpZHbiDqScUSD73i4emtplY/s640/blogger-image-2046527242.jpg"></a></div><br></div>It's all coming to an end soon. We change the clocks this weekend! EEEK </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div>Nicole and The Thundering Herdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990992842715698042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519909405785878353.post-7732720019425905722013-09-25T19:52:00.000-04:002013-09-25T19:52:04.437-04:00One Year 9-26-13<div style="text-align: center;">
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So I was looking at the pictures from this Labor Day weekend, and saw that Varick probably thought it was "Training Day" because we squeezed in some training before it got too hot. Then once it DID get too hot, we did some swimming/dock diving training. </div>
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I got some good shots of him at the lake, and I had set up a video camera to be able to watch us training. We just switched to using a toy reward and he is super excited to work for that toy. We're both getting used to it, there were some awkward moments.</div>
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I finally trusted myself (and him) to let him go off leash AND take one of his "good toys" into the water! He was perfect. He loved the toy way better than a stick, so brought back every time. He could also see it a lot better and didn't lose it.</div>
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We're enjoying this summer. The weather has been very nice for a change. Varick is growing up and just turned 6 months old on July 26th. Our household has been slightly disrupted this month with our house getting a new roof, new siding, new gutters, etc etc thanks to the major hailstorm we had in April. SO the dogs have been pretty good about dealing with lots of strange guys around and LOTS of hammering and banging all day. </div>
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We have had a lovely "urban deer" hanging out on our street this summer. She appears to be fearless, and completely ignores the dogs barking at her. If you get too close, she will slowly wander away. </div>
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See how close Travis got to her while taking pictures. She is right there between the pine trees in our neighbors backyard. Prior to this picture, all the dogs were clamoring against the fence at her. </div>
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Jamie is SO cute, gotta love him. These pics are from Spring, but had to share.</div>
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Enjoying his new outdoor bed. I got tired of dragging his crib mattress in and out everyday.</div>
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It's hard to see, but here he is being "buzzed" by Travis' RC Helicopter.</div>
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He looks awesome in it at the dock diving pool or the creek.</div>
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I swear I blinked once, and POOF, my little puppy turned into a "big dog". Granted, Varick is still young, but you can totally see the handsome, strapping German Shepherd he is becoming. The traces of puppy hood are fading fast.</div>
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My little kitchen helper, age 9 weeks..</div>
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In the kitchen 19 weeks, and crazy ears.</div>
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Look at this handsome dude!</div>
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He has his adult coat now, and it is glossy black and gorgeous.</div>
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Learning the fine art of guarding the yard....</div>
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Guarding can be hard work!</div>
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Jamie considers the wood pile his personal stick collection.</div>
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Photos shot through the door, because if they saw me, they'd come running!</div>
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Jamie is my gentle giant, and still spunky. He turns 9 later this month!</div>
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She also has a birthday this month and will be 8! Not a gray hair on her.</div>
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And she had her annual checkup with the vet. The vet was very impressed with her health. She doesn't have any of the lumps and bumps that old dogs can have. She gets so bored waiting....</div>
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Say CHEESE! She weighs in at 42#. a surprising weight for someone so short. But boy is she stout! Just imagine lifting a 40# bag of dog food, and that's her.</div>
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Fun Facts - I have learned that it's pretty hard to take pictures of a black dog inside the house, so a majority of Varick's pictures are outside. However, he does live in the house, of course. Lot's of people ask us "do they all live in the house?!" when they see our dogs. It always seems like a weird question to us, where ELSE would they be?</div>
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The best present I got this Christmas was my <a href="http://www.dropcam.com/" target="_blank">DROPCAM</a>. It's a wi-fi camera that I can view anywhere, anytime via my iPhone. It is SO awesome for checking up on the puppy/dogs. It will "alert" me anytime motion is detected. Most of the time, it's one of the dogs ROLLING OVER, because they are lazy BUMS when we are not home. Here are a few hilarious screen shots I caught of Varick in his crate.</div>
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You can see he's pretty comfortable in there.</div>
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And a note to Varick's breeder, Karen Belcher of Crooked Creek - we do have the "toe traps" under the doors blocked :)</div>
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Varick's had a couple of adventures this month. First, he outgrew his "gold" puppy collar and graduated to a nice light leather collar from <a href="http://www.ellaslead.com/" target="_blank">Ella's Lead</a> . It's their "tag collar" in 1/2 inch.</div>
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And best of all, we FINALLY got a break in the cold, rainy weather to visit the park that is literally across the street from us. It features a free-flowing artisian well, where many locals come to fill up their water jugs, and also Cool Creek winds it's way through. There are 17 acres of trails and the creek runs along them. Varick has CREEK water in his blood, coming from the beautiful <a href="http://www.crookedcreekranch1.com/" target="_blank">Crooked Creek Ranch</a>. He got his first taste of flowing water EARLY, and he STILL loves it. We hope he will be our future dock-diving star. </div>
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The park had severe flooding about 2 weeks ago. Our street was flooded as well, first time that has ever happened! It's been WAY too rainy this spring. There is a LOT of debris along the creek right now.<br />
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Photo taken of our TV News that morning. You can just barely see the top of the bridge railing!<br />
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The bridge!<br />
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Video of his first visit to Cool Creek<br />
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His first Water Retrieve!<br />
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So Varick has been with us for almost three weeks now! He has grown so much in such a short time. He has his "big boy" ears as of yesterday. Wow time flies when you are having fun, and chasing after a puppy on the go. "Constant Vigilance!" is the name of the game. </div>
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I can honestly say that in my opinion, a puppy is more work than a newborn baby! Babies don't arrive home with four legs, and a spunky attitude :)</div>
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Actually Varick has been a wonderful puppy and he is firmly a part of our family now. Can't imagine our days without him. I do love this puppy!</div>
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He is doing fabulous with his little introduction to obedience. Lots of treats and encouragement while he figures out what I want him to do. It's practically his favorite part of day. </div>
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And lastly, his 11 week old picture, and yes, both Samantha and Varick have their eyes closed!</div>
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Even though you wouldn't know it by the weather, Spring has arrived! And our hopes for a Spring puppy have come true. Tuesday, the 25th we welcomed Venom of Crooked Creek home. He is an all black German Shepherd. We are calling him Varick, which is a boys name of German descent that means honorable defender. </div>
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He has been a wonderful puppy. His temperament is just perfect, confident, but thoughtful, ready to play when we are, and ready to settle down and relax when we do. Puppies are a lot of work, but it's so rewarding to open your heart to a new family member. It's been VERY cold since he has been home, but today the sun came out at least. It was still in the 40's but we enjoyed it anyway. </div>
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Samantha age 4 1/2, Varick age 8 weeks </div>
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This will be the first in a series, Varick will grow like a weed, and then we will watch Samantha grow.</div>
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Sneaking in to steal Bayden's ball</div>
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Looking up to Jamie</div>
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<br />Nicole and The Thundering Herdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990992842715698042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519909405785878353.post-91836240447702684972013-02-10T14:06:00.002-05:002013-02-10T14:09:13.483-05:00A few dates to mark in February<div style="text-align: center;">
Bayden's Birthday. </div>
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She turned 7 on February 6. </div>
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Hard to believe it's been 7 years since I've had a puppy in the house. </div>
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She would not put her ears up for me, she looks so serious with her ears back!</div>
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February 12th would have been my two year anniversary of getting Rex. </div>
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Nicole and The Thundering Herdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990992842715698042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519909405785878353.post-69342959487964248162013-01-17T18:42:00.000-05:002013-01-17T18:42:33.482-05:00January 2013<br />
We survived the holidays! Right now we're working on switching bedrooms between the "kids". Samantha will move to the room the dogs currently use, and her room will become the new dog room/art room for me. (Pictures will follow of the new rooms!)<br />
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Shine looking cute with her holiday bow on her collar.</div>
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Bayden is back! Her liver values continue to drop closer to normal and she has gained back all the weight she lost. We have one more followup bloodwork to hopefully confirm her health next month.<br />
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"Look into my eyes......you WILL throw the ball now........"</div>
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<br />Nicole and The Thundering Herdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990992842715698042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519909405785878353.post-17975179261351455042012-12-17T18:27:00.000-05:002012-12-17T18:27:04.727-05:00Happy Holidays<div style="text-align: center;">
So here we are, getting ready for the holidays. I can't believe it's December already. I still miss Rex every day, it's been a struggle. I am hopeful for a puppy in the Spring to get this pack up and THUNDERING again. </div>
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We had a scare in November with Bayden becoming very ill with liver failure. So far, we have not been able to find the cause. However, with a lot of care, we have been able to pull her out of it and she is on the mend! Thank goodness. </div>
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Jamie showed again in Veteran's at the Hoosier Great Dane show, also in November. It was a little bittersweet, as it will be the last time I show him. He has a hard time standing around on concrete floors, so I told him, once more around the ring and then you can hang up your show lead. Here is a picture of me and Jamie, taken with my cell phone out in the parking lot of the show.</div>
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I gave myself this necklace in memory of Rex, and also got Jamie a new collar. The Harvest from <a href="http://www.ellaslead.com/" target="_blank">Ella's Lead</a> - she makes the best collars!</div>
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Here is our Christmas Card for 2012.</div>
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And I took pictures of all the dogs "helping" me with the Christmas lights. This is the only picture I will post however, because in the other pics, Bayden and Shine looked SO disgusted with me! LOL</div>
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<br />Nicole and The Thundering Herdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990992842715698042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519909405785878353.post-43385842573787827462012-09-26T12:20:00.000-04:002012-09-26T12:20:43.703-04:00Rex the SuperDog 7/15/2006 – 9/26/2012<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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We lost a good one today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What we all thought was a herniated disc in Rex’s back, turned out to be
bone cancer, attacking his spine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was
courageous all the way to the end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
made his way up the stairs last night to sleep outside Samantha’s bedroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just like always.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A sentry on duty. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m feeling very lost and lonely but I want to
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<span class="usercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">A Vision’</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
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<span class="usercontent">I saw a glimmering vision</span><br />
<span class="usercontent">It took my breath away,</span><br />
<span class="usercontent">'Twas the silhouette of a shepherd</span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">More regal than words can say.<br />
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The beams of light they danced<br />
On a coat of endless black,<br />
A vision of perfection<br />
Atop an iron back.<br />
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He stood there like a statue<br />
For all the world to see,<br />
What a vision of perfection<br />
The German shepherd can be.<br />
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The look of a noble prince<br />
Lord of all he surveys,<br />
Confident in himself<br />
Eyes fixed in aristocratic gaze.<br />
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Never shall I forget<br />
The vision I saw that day,<br />
Of the mighty shepherd<br />
Who took my breath away.<br />
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I've been spending WAY to much time at the veterinarian's office lately. Between Rex's back injury, therapy, etc, and then Jamie came up with a spot on his skin that needed to be attended to.</div>
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While we were waiting for the doctor, I took some pictures.</div>
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Jamie gets tired waiting, so of course, he took the only chair in the exam room. </div>
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Then he amused himself by checking his vision with the eye chart! </div>
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Hopefully we will not be seeing much of the vet soon. Rex is improving on his course of crate rest and leash walking. Jamie skin spot/infection looks better already today.<br />
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<br />Nicole and The Thundering Herdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990992842715698042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519909405785878353.post-26915960741636894652012-08-31T07:47:00.000-04:002012-08-31T07:49:46.304-04:00August in Indiana<div style="text-align: left;">
No doubt about it, August in Indiana is hot and humid. Neither man nor beast does a lot during these last dog days of summer. Here are some miscellaneous pictures of the family. </div>
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The only major update we have is that Rex has been struck with a painful back injury. We suspect a herniated disc. He is on strict crate rest currently and myself and his vet are working hard to resolve this for him. Please keep him in your thoughts .<br />
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Ye Ole Poop Scoop finally bit the dust. Not bad, I've had it for over 10 years.<br />
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In with the shiny new one. I hope it lasts as long as the old one!<br />
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Not all of our Thundering Pack has 4 legs and fur. I finally got some decent pictures of my
Black Ghost Knife Fish. Being nocturnal,
it’s hard to catch them out when there is enough light to photograph or
videotape them. Meet “Bowie”….<br />
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He
is the biggest Black Ghost I have ever seen.
He is about 14 inches long, very wide, and still growing. He is in a 75 gallon tank, with a large Black
Angel fish and a large RedCap Oranda. I
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I have always admired Black Ghost Knife fish. They are a nocturnal fish from the Amazon
River basin. They are black with a wide white blaze down
their face, which extends along their back, and a white, randomly spotted
tail. Their faces remind me very much of
a dog, or dolphin.<br />
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My first Black Ghost, Casper,
lived 15 years. He also survived moving
to three different houses. Casper was
approx 10 inches long when he was 15. He
was only a tiny guy, about 3 inches long, when I brought him home from the fish
store. Overall, BG are peaceful fish,
despite their size. They can be
difficult to raise, but with a little consideration for their needs, they do
well. Being nocturnal, their number one
requirement is a safe, dark, place to hide.
The other special thing I do for my Ghosts is to feed them sinking
pellets, via a “tube”. I have a 36”
section of clear riser tube. (The kind
you see on undergravel filters.) I put
the tube near the opening of his cave and drop the pellets down. This keeps other fish from eating the Ghost’s
food, and I always feed them at night with the lights off. They have all eaten like this immediately and
heartily. I feed Hikari Lionhead
pellets, sinking variety. The quality of
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Trying to force a BG to stay out in the open will result in
a very unhappy and most likely dead, fish.
They spend most of the day in their “cave”, but become very active at
night. They have a caudal fin that runs
the length of their bodies, and they can maneuver forwards/backwards/sideways
and upside down smoothly and easily. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdnKft1szfuMjlO0WQvp3FA4_EJ9lNQ8SmZcqJOec8GTcsjnSxtBZC0cpCtGV-5ijcqU9gZ8Xcn4JN5uK2O1v3Zp6pN_RtJUifQsrBzBXkdE_Gja98VZ01u-MfW9uRCYCJvdFBYx_QF0/s1600/IMG_1774_Snapseed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdnKft1szfuMjlO0WQvp3FA4_EJ9lNQ8SmZcqJOec8GTcsjnSxtBZC0cpCtGV-5ijcqU9gZ8Xcn4JN5uK2O1v3Zp6pN_RtJUifQsrBzBXkdE_Gja98VZ01u-MfW9uRCYCJvdFBYx_QF0/s320/IMG_1774_Snapseed.jpg" width="320" /> </a><br />
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The Black Ghost is definitely a fish for someone who
appreciates their unique character and beauty, when the fish grants you the
pleasure of them coming out so you can see them!<br />
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You say it's your Birthday?</div>
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It's my Birthday too ya!</div>
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Rex and I have the same birthday, July 15! </div>
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Okay, the year might be different, but the same day.</div>Nicole and The Thundering Herdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990992842715698042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519909405785878353.post-92067120987471317672012-07-04T13:24:00.000-04:002012-07-04T13:24:30.633-04:004th Of July<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Had fun at German Shepherd Day over at our trainers today.</div>
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He is the only one sitting on the top row........handsome boy!</div>Nicole and The Thundering Herdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990992842715698042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519909405785878353.post-86071775040991668792012-06-16T16:41:00.000-04:002012-06-18T06:03:12.903-04:00Happy Birthday Shine!<br />
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Celebrating Seven Years with a Sporting Sussex Spaniel</div>
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June 18 is Shine’s 7<sup>th</sup> Birthday! I can’t believe it’s been 7 years, which
means my journey in Sussex Spaniels has spanned a decade. After I met Shine’s handsome and super cool
Dad, Spirit, I had to have a little Spirit baby of my own. I waited 3 years for the pups to arrive, and
finally got my Sussex! </div>
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I’d been told repeatedly about how unusual Sussex Spaniels
are, but really, until you’ve lived with one, it’s hard to understand. They just move to the beat of their own
little drum, no matter what. It is a
contradiction to see such a funny personality in that sad-sack, green-eyed,
droopy face.</div>
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Why get up and turn around, when it’s so much easier to just
scoot around on your bottom? Why stay
clean, when you can be wet and dirty?
Why listen to your owner when it’s so much more fun to ignore them
completely? Why give a high-five when
it’s easier to just flop on your back and wave your 3 inch long legs in the
air? Why drink politely when you can dunk
your whole face in the water bucket? Why
look at your owner adoringly, when you can squint your eyes and wrinkle your
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ALL Sussex make this face, but it is just about impossible to actually get a photo of it. She bobs and weaves and snorts and wags her tail while she is doing it. It may look like she is growling, but NOPE she's being a goof.</div>
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Why hang out and chill in the backyard when you can HUNT all
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When Shine is outside, she is hunting
constantly. If she is not “trailing”
something, she will sit very still, scanning the horizon for “any” moving
object – birds being #1, closely followed by falling/blowing leaves. She can get exhausted being outside on a
windy day in the Fall! See video evidence! I titled this
video – ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT A SPORTING DOG?
Because it really shows that these dogs were bred to hunt. It’s in their genes, and nothing you say or
do will change that. When Shine is in
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Some fun pictures from class Wednesday night. Taken with my iPhone and not a bad zoom when you see how far away the dogs were. We were working on down-stay's at a distance.</div>
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How is it June already?</div>
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Whoops, May slipped away without a blog post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although I didn’t get around to posting, I
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We got to watch some top notch working dogs show their stuff
in obedience and protection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stayed
about 4 hours and saw several German Shepherds, Malinois and even an American
Bulldog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the German Shepherds
were “working lines”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were mostly
black, bi-color and sable dogs with a lot of drive and enthusiastic workers,
despite the increasing heat of the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was very exciting, educational and something we’d love to get involved with
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On May 18, we attended the 2012 USA Sieger show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.siegershowusa.com/2012/winners.html">http://www.siegershowusa.com/2012/winners.html</a></div>
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This was an all German Shepherd show, most of them being
“show lines”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most are red and black,
have a lot of coat, beautiful heads, a sloping topline and a lot of rear
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A “racetrack” around the perimeter of the ring, specially
for the owners of the dogs being shown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Double-handling is the norm, and as the handlers are moving the dogs
around the ring, a huge mass of owners are running just ahead of the dogs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each one has their own method of trying to
get their dog’s attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yelling the
dogs name, blowing whistles, squeaky toys, balls on ropes, cow bells, smacking
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And here are a few fun pictures of Rex, trying to climb the
ladder of my daughter’s playground/fort because I was up there and he did not
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And this is just a fun picture I took this week. I am sitting in the shade, and Jamie is sitting on my lap (literally), Rex is on guard and Samantha is playing on her playground.<br />
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<br />Nicole and The Thundering Herdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990992842715698042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519909405785878353.post-58855491384156533282012-04-29T09:44:00.002-04:002012-04-29T09:44:45.788-04:00Walkies!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the fun things about living in Indiana, "the racing capitol of the world", is the chance to get out onto the track.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We participated in the 2012 Mutt Strut at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday. It was a fundraiser for the Indpls Humane Society. We went as a "pack" with our training facility, First Friend K9s. There were approx. 5000 dogs at the walk. I'm not sure how many there were in our pack, but here is a group photo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had a GREAT time, despite the weather. It was pouring rain on the drive over, but as soon as we got out of the car, it stopped. Here are a few of the MANY pictures we took! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rex and Bayden got to go. We figured Shine's short legs would not appreciate the 2.5 mile track, and neither would Jamie, as the track surface is quite rough and very banked.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I got this awesome set of pictures of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bayden and her binky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXOwM0RolAOXOvd2NU8zXFF6UBeK3nR-vpdbX4u2n4Kwp2MSe_aL5g68PB4Ht_t5Aj_gyeeMrAu4APfbvr-ROL7o7NjOpdXsJZ8Y0VECFE6BUZ-S_9sEiaknE9dzSlWfSAtiZUu8FUdk/s1600/Dscn2224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXOwM0RolAOXOvd2NU8zXFF6UBeK3nR-vpdbX4u2n4Kwp2MSe_aL5g68PB4Ht_t5Aj_gyeeMrAu4APfbvr-ROL7o7NjOpdXsJZ8Y0VECFE6BUZ-S_9sEiaknE9dzSlWfSAtiZUu8FUdk/s400/Dscn2224.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">One of the logistics of having a multi-dog household involves making sure everyone has access to fresh water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve heard of people who only keep the dog’s water bowls outside to keep the mess out of the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I just don’t think that is fair, or healthy for the dogs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They need access to their water 24 hrs a day in my opinion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p> </o:p>Most of my dogs are large, so I’ve always used large stainless steel buckets to provide water for everyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel like I’m doing my farm chores in the mornings, hauling all the buckets out of the dog room, down to the kitchen sink, to wash and fill them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The buckets do a good job, and are big enough that I don’t have to re-fill them during the day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The problem is the MESS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have one very neat drinker, and three splashy, dribbly, slobbery drinkers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Bet you can’t guess who is my neat one?!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve tried a few methods to reduce the amount of water on the floor(carpet) and wall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>None of them worked very well at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The worst attempts were trying various fabric mats, blankets and towels under the buckets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mat, no matter how big, was never big ENOUGH.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would catch the immediate drips, but then the trail of drips out the doorway and starting down the hall were still there.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I had a little more success with a waterproof mat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it apparently was not waterproof enough, because some moisture wicked through, and then since the fabric did not breathe, I was horrified to discover mold starting to grow.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So then I switched to a large plastic tray with a lip, originally made to sit your muddy/wet shoes on, inside the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This worked pretty well at keeping the carpet area under the bucket dry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the tray filled up quickly with water, and also collected hair and dirt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And when some of the water evaporated, I had hard water stains too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There HAD to be something better out there.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I hit Google and found a link to </span><a href="http://www.neaterfeeder.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Neater Feeder</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was really excited to see this, and the design seemed good!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a large, raised feeder, that has a high “wall” around the top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This encourages the dogs to keep their heads over the bowls as they drink and also minimizes splashing onto the wall behind the feeder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, this is meant to be used for both food and water, but I use both bowls for water only.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then the whole top is graded to slope slightly downward, and the top has a drainage grate in it, where water that is spilled flows down into a reservoir below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I immediately ordered the XL on Amazon (free shipping and all that!) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We have been using the Neater Feeder, and I am very happy with it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always kept the buckets in the dog room, because they are a bit of a tipping hazard, and did not want them in a high traffic area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I put the Neater Feeder in the kitchen, as it is very study and won’t be accidently kicked over by people or dogs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It does actually help a LOT in containing the watery mess.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I empty the reservoir every morning and I am always grateful to be pouring that water down the drain, rather than mopping it off the floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depending on the day, there is at least a half-inch of water in the bottom, sometimes more.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The high walls do help keep the dogs over the bowls while drinking, so that most of the dribbles do land on the top/grate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obviously, there is still a little dripping that goes on as they walk away, but not much and nothing that a quick swipe with a paper towel won’t take care of.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It came with two stainless steel bowls, one is larger/deeper than the other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I had realized this, I would have ordered an additional deep bowl.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cons:</span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Capacity – bowls need to be re-filled at least once, especially on hot days.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Height – You can order additional “leg extenders” to increase the height, and it is fine for my Shepherd, Beauceron and Sussex Spaniel, but not high enough for a giant breed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cost – A little pricey, but not much more than most large raised feeders.<o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Overall I’d give it 4 out of 5 pawprints!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And, PS – Jamie is my “neat drinker”!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who’d of thought?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He delicately drinks and takes such little sips, it takes him forever to actually get a drink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And he has a fancy dancy raised feeder that was made by hubby Travis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has a Corian top, that is so easy to clean, is the right height for him and holds his food bowl and water bucket perfectly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He doesn’t need to use the Neater Feeder at all luckily.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDhB08tjzqbLxCb7WF0qEwEWADcCkNGb0NiUkxRIv7uJejgaGUmQR5RwvT89JRQdwHnKyYjkb6X9YtyQHurEyI2TfCJiodWSrtlHxexW5igOc3bz2FvSvli2f3hQNm-tOU5aRDpW_8nc/s1600/jamiefoodfront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDhB08tjzqbLxCb7WF0qEwEWADcCkNGb0NiUkxRIv7uJejgaGUmQR5RwvT89JRQdwHnKyYjkb6X9YtyQHurEyI2TfCJiodWSrtlHxexW5igOc3bz2FvSvli2f3hQNm-tOU5aRDpW_8nc/s400/jamiefoodfront.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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