All Posts

Izzy checking out Lulu There are horses where we walk. Emmi was really reactive the first time she saw one and never became very...

Izzy practices having a leash put on. My vet suggested bringing Izzy in between visits to meet all the staff and have "happy vet visits"...

A reward for sitting calmly. Spent a wonderful day last week at an outdoor mall. Izzy got to walk on different surfaces, go up and down...

Izzy just noticing we had walked on. In the book Tracy sent home with us, she has a section on adventure walks. Adventure walks are off...

Izzy on one of the structures at puppy play group. To help with Izzy's socialization, she is going to a puppy playgroup every Saturday at...

My friend meets Izzy. I have a friend who is really ill and had to leave her home and cats to move into a Nursing Home/Rehabilitation...

Izzy is growing so fast. The first photo shoot was at 10.5 weeks. She weighed 17 pounds (she weighed 15 pounds when we brought her home)....

Izzy getting some attention from the nurses. We got to visit McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center last week and it was so wonderful to be...

Some of our socialization activities in the last 2 weeks. We went to a park and watched the kids play. Several kids came up and asked if...

Highlights from Izzy's test The APET test was designed to help match puppies with their owners. It consists of 23 test components and...

Just 3 weeks before, we didn't have Izzy. Things can change so fast. This time for the better. Just 3 weeks before this picture was...

YouTube Videos It is amazing how much things have changed (for the better) since my first puppy 35 years ago. While you need to carefully...

Izzy loved the beach. We took Izzy on her first trip to the coast. It was 104 here in the valley so it seemed like the perfect day to...

GrayC decides the puppy smell blanket is ok. We currently have 3 cats: Christopher, GrayC and Stitch. They all knew and loved Emmi but it...

Every activity is a great experience for a puppy. I decided to get the dust off my camera and do our first photo shoot. With a puppy her...

Izzy with Dr. Fricke and Hannah We walked into the clinic to a great welcome to Izzy from the staff. I have kept them updated on our...

Izzy watches a practice LifeFlight exercise. So much has changed since I had a puppy over 30 years ago. Back then you kept your dog home...

Finally! We finally got to meet our girl and take her home! Tracy let our puppy out and she first came up to me and sat politely at my...

"Miss Pink" I got a text today from Tracy with this photo and the words "Miss Pink". I realized I was looking at my next dog. I already...

JJ Hospice Therapy Dog Facebook Page I had definitely decided on a golden retriever puppy. I had ideas for hopefully improving the odds...