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Day 90 — A Day of Play

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Galen

Twas the Saturday before Christmas and all through the house… there was activity! The pack went off during the night when Ric took Shiloh by our bedroom door so Shiloh could use the backyard. INTRUDER ALERT! Then when I got … Continue reading →

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Day 86 — Let’s Go Outside!

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Galen

Aurora definitely likes chewing the back yard. This morning she started out in the middle-back on the side of the lemon trees. She hadn’t thoroughly explored this area before, so I hovered over her to see that she didn’t discover … Continue reading →

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Day 77 — A Family Day

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Galen

The pack doesn’t take its normal daytime nap when Geoffrey is home. Instead, today was mostly constant in/out/up/down. For Aurora, of course, the motivation for all movement was PLAY! I went to church and by the time I came home … Continue reading →

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Day 72 — Late Play is Better than No Play

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Galen

Aurora was kept from her mid-day play routine today because I had to go to a 12:30 meeting. She made do, though. When I got home the sun had already gone past her backyard, but the far outback was still … Continue reading →

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Day 71 — Turning Off the Irrigation

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Galen

Today Aurora reminded us of another home feature we used to have but which proved incompatible with puppies: a sprinkler system. Aurora has consistently (so far) focused on chewing plants and their roots. She’s left the plastic bits of sprinklers … Continue reading →

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