Thursday, November 27, 2014

Gobble Gobble!

Happy Thanksgiving Day! 

As I sit on my couch watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the puppies are playing right here in front of me, there's so much I am grateful for I couldn't even begin to list it all out. But because this is my puppy blog, I will stick in that realm. I am most thankful that I wake up everyday and do something I love. Something I love so much that most days it doesn't even feel like a job. Something that has the most rewarding return for my work. I am so grateful to have the best coworkers who I am lucky enough to consider them family. And last, but certainly not least, I'm grateful for how supportive my family has been in this endeavor. 

baby GRIFFIN

Friday, November 14, 2014

It's been a while...

Hey y'all. Remember me? And how I've been the worst blogger in the world and accidentally didn't write a post for over a month?! SORRY! To sum it up, we had our big annual reunion and graduation ceremony, the big puppies went to prison, the little puppies are growing, and we've got another new addition! And not to worry, of course I have TONS of pictures to catch up on.

Reunion was went very well! We announced our newest location for Puppy Development (UNC Chapel Hill Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health's The Farm at Penny Lane), our expansion of our breeding program (placing more into ambassador homes), and FINLEY and TYBEE graduated, along with 54 other dogs!
Some of the gang after dinner the night before 
With my two graduates :) 
The Virginia puppies completed their puppy development phase, and moved into the paws4prisons program. They're all thriving there! Here they are the morning they left me:

THORNTON
HUNTLEY
PALMER
REMINGTON
BRISTOL
WALTER
Up next, we went to one of the annual fundraisers here in Wilmington - the Zombie Run! This event takes place close to Halloween each year and is sure to be a spooky good time! Here's a few pictures from the Zombie Run!
cow puppy and giraffe puppy 
piggy puppy 
WALKER and FINLEY  
patriotic puppy 
sweet Abby and BRITTON 
i love this goofball so much [FINLEY]
AYDEN
TANNEN (and yes, her coat is as soft as it looks)
me and Caroline
And now the most recent pics of the little babies. They turned 10 weeks old yesterday!
BOULDER
REED
CANYON 
EMBER 
FLINT 
GRIFFIN 
And last, but not least, meet our newest little girl, TESSA! She was bred by Bowery Run Labradors, and donated by the wonderful Hurley Labs.  Everyone immediately falls in love with her, and she just eats it up!