Puppy Week!

 

Can I just say that I don't think there is any such thing as a crazy dog lady.  At least not in the same sense as a crazy cat lady.  Which is a good thing as I'm well into puppy week here at Say Cheese.  Puppies, puppies and more puppies! And everyone is happy.  Even my friends (ahem Rosa and Heather, I'm looking at you) who have been teasing me about my recent obsession with puppies. Because who really can not help but melt when you look at these cute rascals and their cute tails?

(Puppies in Shiprock, New Mexico, photographed March 2011)

A puppy a day...

I have a confession.  Well, maybe I shouldn't call it that, since I alluded to it in my last post.  No, it's really no secreat that I have a lot of puppy photos from my trip to New Mexico.  How could I not with six adorable little puppies running arund the ranch? I'd have no soul if I didn't fall in love with these buggers, who came running to say hello whenever I walked outside.  As someone who never had a dog, let alone a puppy, when I was growing up, I was euphoric at the thought of sharing a home with six little ones.  I played with them, petted them and, of course, took lots of photos of them.  You might as well call my trip a puppy-cation.

So I'm thinking that I might just do a "puppy a day" post for this week to share some of these great shots.  And you know what they say... a puppy a day keeps the doctor away!  Enjoy!

And in case you were wondering, this beautiful dog is the mama dog of the pack.  Wait till you see the papa bear dog in a later post. They make a good looking pair. No wonder their puppies are so dang cute!

(Mama and puppy, in Shiprock, New Mexico, photographed March 2011)

Puppy Love

I'm baaaaaaack!

I had an amazing experience in New Mexico, which words cannot describe.  You can bet that in the near future I'll be sharing photos from my journey and perhaps a few reflections.  But I'll also be sharing photos of PUPPIES!  Lots of puppies.  There were four amazing dogs (well, some would say three amazing dogs and one very rambunctious dog) and six puppies at the farm where I had the great honor to stay.  Yes, you read that right  SIX PUPPIES!  I'm going through such puppy withdrawal right now.  But more on that later.  Right now, I'm just exhausted.  I think I've been up for about eighteen hours, traveling for about twelve of those...  Which means that it must be bed time.  Sweet (puppy filled) dreams to everyone.

(P.S.  This lil' one is named Cheii, which is the Navajo word for grandfather.  Doesn't he look like such the little old man? The name is perfect.)

(Cheii, in Shiprock, New Mexico, photographed March 2011)

Puppy Eyes

This dog would very much like to get out of the car.  Wish I could have taken him with me.

(Sorry for the short post - been too busy, but trying to keep posting regularly).

(Dog in Eagle River, WI, photographed December 2010)