Monday, January 12, 2009

Uncle Max


This is me and Max. Max says eating ice and snow is good, so I'm trying it. I don't know what he's doing here in my house but mommy calls him her baby! That's just stupid. Everybody knows *I'm* her only baby.

Max ignores me a lot. I tried talking to him and playing with him but he's not much fun. So I yelled at him and jumped on him and he still won't play! He's strange. But he likes mom and dad. He sure eats fast! and boy he has a huge dish. Max even has a big pail for his water!


I offered Max my bones too, but he won't even pick one up. Max won't let me sit near mom or dad either. I've yelled at him about that too, but he still ignores me. And he growls at me too.



We get to go into the back yard together all the time! It's fun running around out there with him. Max is my buddy!

Friday, November 21, 2008

Chicks With Beards Rock



I got a new do a few days ago and mom says I'm beautiful. Do you like chicks with beards? The pretty ladies at Indogneeto in Oshawa always give me this cute beard! I like those ladies. They give me cookies and make me smell great. I have tons of energy so I talk fast....


What does immature mean? Dad says I'm immature. I don't know what that word means. For some reason mom and dad don't want me to jump up on them anymore. Learning not to do that is a real drag.



I ate mom's new thingy today. Mom said it was a working compass pendant. Mom is angry. Mom says she ordered the thingy by mailorder. What is etsy? Anyway mom told dad she was going to make a steampunk necklace called "Finding My Way". Oh well! That thingy was tasty. I always smile for mom after I've eaten her stuff. Then mom gets even madder. Why is mom so angry these days?


I also chewed a strand of crunchies today too. I just love those little crunchies. I get yelled at for pulling stuff down off mom's desk. All the items on mom's desk smell great! Dad calls the crunchies "gemstone beads". He says I'm living on borrowed time. I don't know what that means either.


Mom says "some day" I will grow into a great friend for her. I think we're great friends right now. I just love mom and all her stuff. Well, gotta go! If I sit in my window I can watch the traffic...

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

adding photos to flickr

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Amy's First 'AireCut'

Well Amy just got her first airecut on Saturday and I have to admit that she is finally beginning to look like an airedale. She's such a pretty girl!

We took a chance on a new groomer, Indogneeto, located on King Street in downtown Oshawa, and we're very pleased with the job!

Daddy just couldn't wait to take Amy out for a photo shoot after her visit at the spa. Oh I forgot to mention that Daddy just got a new camera... so he's into pics again, big time...

If you're looking for a decent airdale terrier groomer in Durham Region, why not try Indogneeto?

This job runs circles around the work from PetsMart at the Whitby power mall and costs considerably less.
For Indogneeto appointments telephone: 905-710-0719

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Friday, May 16, 2008

Grooming Airedale Puppies - "Starting to Look Like a Real Airedale!"

Here's Amy at about four months. This wasn't really her first 'airecut'. I had hand stripped her coat. Hand stripping the old outer coat isn't painful to the dog, but Amy was very young and her stripping & grooming sessions were quite short at first and gradually extended as her patience and tolerance grew.

We invested in a folding grooming table from Pet Supply House (next day delivery!) complete with noose and this baby took to it remarkable well. In addition to a toolkit of stripping knives, I also like the stripping stones for removing dead fluff. And David is fond of a few stripping "gloves" that work really well especially for puppies because you can gently incorporate grooming into play sessions. Whoopee!

Notice the great gooming on a mature bitch in this wonderful airedale pic borrowed from http://www.breederretriever.com. One thing is certain, if you want to showcase the features of your airedale puppy, you'll have to groom it. Hopefully someday Amy's airecut will resemble this fine example.... sigh!

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Airedale Puppies and Chew, Chew, Chewing!

Chewing mommy's stuff up is Amy's raison d'etre. Puppy toys and wholesome chew treats are a necessity with our Airedale, who seems bored out of her skull most of the time when left on her own. Her energy level is off the map. I've never owned a dog with this soaring level of energy. I joke that all three of our male giant schnauzers put together don't have Amy's energy level. I'm still trying to find a 'day job' for this little working dog. She needs a full time job.

Left to her own devices, Amy paces through the house looking for items to play with. This means an unusual preoccupation with anything mommy touches and especially the irresistible desire to chew up the beautiful things mommy creates. So far, Amy has only destroyed a few of my precious gemstone creations, so I've somehow managed to keep the majority of my artistic mess out of her reach.


At the vet Amy and I met a lady who said Amy was "full of beans and bologna" read baloney like phony baloney. This puppy LOVES the whole world. She simply adores every living being and true to the terrier monaker our Amy is a holy terror, just a hellion.

This means that your new airedale terrier puppy may seem a bit airheaded at times. She'll hear your commands and totally understand them, but whether she complies is another matter entirely. At times, this breed requires a good deal of patience on the part of the handler.

An optimal environment for my airedale puppy is a busy, active household. A household with lots going on - lots of visitors, lots of chatter, lots of opportunities for play, good long walks outside, and of course plenty of catch, fetch and tugging games! Our airedale is a star retriever!!! Just wait until we introduce a frisbee....