Cora-palooza

Wow!

Sorry so much for the delay..it seems that my Picasa storage was filled, and I had to purchase more...I didn't realize the internet had a max.

Whatever.

Anyway on with Cora-palooza!!

This was the very first picture of our baby girl!  She was about 3 days old, and looks like a little old man.  She's come a long way.

She used to be so tiny.  She can still fit under this bench..but there's definitely less head room.  When we got her she weighed less than 2 pounds. 

She was so sweet. 

 Now she all grown up..and whopping 6.2 pounds

 Sometimes she's sweet,

 But most of the time she's Cora.  Snarky, bossy, and sassy. 

We had a little birthday cupcake on her actual birthday which was November 4th. 

She passed all of her PetSmart training classes, but we haven't taken the Canine Good Citizen test yet.  She wasn't quite old enough yet to pass once we finished the classes.  We still work with her, and actually she's showing great agility prospect.  We plan to begin taking her to classes in a few weeks.  She's a little spitfire and she'll be unstoppable.  

She's definitely not what we expected when we took on another Pomeranian, but we love her anyway, and wouldn't change a thing.  

Jessica

NADAC Agility Trial 6-29-12

Agility Trial Today!!

Since I have to work this weekend, we were only able to go Friday night...but we'll take it where we can get it. 

New facility this time, indoors! 

Home base for the evening.

There were quite a few people.  We ended up by the exit door, Cora was most upset with the high traffic area.  We're going to pick a better spot next time. 

These trials always move so smoothly..

On to the footage!

Novice Hoopers.  Our first time in this event. It's all hoops...no jumps, no tunnels, just hoops. He was a little slow, but we pulled through and got the Q!  Standard Course Time(SCT) was 33.60 and Oliver's time was 32.93.  We made it by the skin of our teeth!  We also took 2nd place. 

Novice Touch N Go.  First time here too.  The main focus in this event is the contact obstacles, the A-frame and the Dog Walk.  I figured the hardest part would be #13, which is to take the A-frame and not the tunnel after coming out of a different tunnel.  I was wrong.  We had trouble choose the tunnel right in the beginning. We also passed the Dog Walk and had to come back.  The rest of the run was great, a smidge slow...SCT was 59.45 and Oliver's time was 61.16!  That's 1.71 seconds OVER time!  So NQ here..first place, and a clean run, and I'll take that any day. 

Novice Weavers.  A first time event, and a first time disaster.  It went WAY south here folks.  You can see he's not focused when we get to the line.  He had a great start and NAILED the first set of weaves.  We came out of tunnel #5 and he lost his marbles.  He ran off, back to the start, through the first tunnel to get to something he smelled on the ground.  Eliminated.  We can't win them all..we need more practice for sure.

It wasn't a total bust of a day for sure!  One of our good friends and agility mates got a new title today.  They had their 3rd Qualifying Novice Hoopers run today, so Dixie the 3 legged dog earned her Novice Hoopers Title.  Way to go Dixie and Tim! 

He says "I tried hard Mama!"

Here's the breakdown. 

Novice Hoopers--Q (purple ribbon), 2nd place (red ribbon)

Novice Touch N Go--NQ, 1st place (blue ribbon)

Novice Weavers--Eliminated (boo!)

We had a great day.  It was great practice for the next trial.  We head to Springfield for the entire weekend in mid-July.  I'm super stoked.  I was nervous about the events we did today, but he handled them well, so I've got high hopes for Springfield.  

I have to work (lame) but everyone else have a good weekend. 

Jessica

Oliver Turns 2!

Yesterday was Oliver's 2nd birthday.
We had a bath at Brookside Barkey, and they both got some pretty great treats!
We're up for agility practice tonight, to round out our weekend.

He's been such a good boy this year.  He's put up with a lot.  Coraline is enough to break anybody down.  

This next year is going to be his best yet, he is an agility star after all. 

Jessica

We Went to Weston..and I'm a Bad Blogger

Wow!

I am an ultra slacker.  Team Rodgers has been going non stop for weeks now!

Jonathan had knee surgery, Coraline started intermediate obedience training, Oliver is back in agility training, and we're entering our very first trial next month!  We hope to have lots of photos and maybe some video action of that when it happens.  Also, we're behind over 4 weeks in our DVR watching. 

Last week we went to Weston to visit Jonathan's parents.  A good time was had by all. The dogs love it, and I love it because it makes the dogs extra tired :-)

This face is cute..but it's all trouble. 

I always seem to catch them like this. 

Picasso always hangs out with us when we visit. 

Jojo is such a pretty girl, and a good sport..she likes to wear dresses.  Cora was lucky enough to get some hand me downs that don't fit anymore. 

Oh yeah, I bought a new car..that's it there parked in front of the house.  I love love love it a lot!

We took our babies out for a walk and a little shopping. 

Oliver loves to have his photo taken. 

Turns out, husbands were 50% off that day...

Grandma Kin and Coraline the unicorn

Aunt Rachel is always fun!  Cora loves everyone!

I'm hoping to have some crafting time in the next week...I haven't made ANYTHING in forever..I'm starting to feel it..and my room feels neglected. 

Jessica

Coraline is 13 Weeks Old

I'm a slacker.

But look! I have video.  Coraline has finally learned to walk on a leash.  This is wonderful news.  Oliver loves to walk, and I hope she grows to love it too.





Hope you enjoy your weekly dose of adorable.

Jessica

Coraline is 12 Weeks Old!

So, we're condensing weeks 11 and 12 together.  It's been very busy at Casa de Rodgers.  

Coraline is pretty much settled in, and moving up the ranks.  Puppy class is going well, and she seems to get along with other dogs, and children..so maybe she'll be the example for Oliver at some point. 

Aster tolerates her presence..but isn't afraid to thump her if she gets too close..it also doesn't seem to deter her from playing with the kitties. 

Standing in her food and water bowls.

Raccoon killer. 

She likes to be on the couch with me while I play on the computer.

Look at that face!

Oliver is really a very good sport.  He looks all ratty from playing with Cora, she bites his fur and they slobber all over each other...it's gross. 

She says, I prefer to sleep on this pillow on the sofa over my pretty purple bed in my crate thankyouverymuch.



Here's a little video cuteness.  If you listen, you can hear her bark and growl...they love love love to run in the yard.

Jessica

Cora is 10 Weeks

Team Rodgers has been busy busy.  Our new tiny terror has been keeping us all on our toes.  

Our first Puppy Class was Saturday...she's going to be the star in no time.  She's very smart..and she'll let you know when she wants something.  

She loves Oliver and her kitty brothers.  They don't really know what to think of her still.  

She's learning which bed is hers and which is Oliver's and she prefers which ever one he wants.  She's already so bossy!

We've had a bit of great weather here, so we've been taking advantage of it by playing outside.

We have a rock bench in our yard...it's become her "base".  She loves to hide under it. 

You have to catch her to bring her back inside. 

She can already sit...what a smart girl!

This one cracks me up!  She's attacking Oliver...he plays back and makes a lot of noise, but he's always so careful not to hurt her.

Team Rodgers is so lucky to have such good babies.  

They play so rough, which is great for me, because they are both sleeping right now!

Jessica

Cora is 9 Weeks Old

Well, we've been having lots of fun here at Casa de Rodgers.  Cora is 9 weeks old..and she's already bigger I think.  Her personality is really starting to come out..and frankly, she's going to be running this show in no time. 

                                    

She still loves Oliver very much..she's not afraid to take him or anyone else on at any time.  

She's a little bit of a klutz and a little bit goofy. 

She was barking at him, because she wanted to play some more. 

A little worn out, she looks almost sweet...don't be fooled, she's a pistol!

She's curious about everything.  We're really going to have our hands full.  Once we can get some training underway, I think she's going to be really smart..the trick is going to be getting her to mind.  She's got a mind of her own, and she likes things to go her way...it's going to be a long ride..but a cute one.

Jessica

A Cora Update, and Mobile Blogging

So I'm taking a cue from a friend, and I'm trying out mobile blogging. I'm not actually mobile, I'm currently in my basement, watching Family Guy. But really the point is, that most of my pictures of Cora are on my phone. It's really a pain to e-mail them then download them then upload them to the blog...so hopefully this is easier...let's find out.

It doesn't look like I can write about each photo..
But the gist of the photos are absolute cuteness. Oliver and Cora are getting along wonderfully.

They love each other very much. She's a tiny terror, Oliver is going to have his hands full when she gets a bit bigger.

She sleeps about 3 hours at a time at night. It could be worse, but we can't wait for it to get better. I've decided a puppy is at least as hard as having a baby, sure with a baby you have to get up, but you don't have to go outside. In case you haven't been outside lately at 3 AM, it's cold, really freaking cold! And for a while a baby can't chew up everything you own.. At least she's been pretty good on that front for now. She loves her crate so far, and things are pretty much going really well.

I'm definitely enjoying my days off, even though it's not very relaxing chasing her all over, but she melts my heart...totally worth it!

Meet Coraline!

The wait is finally over!!  She's finally here.  Meet our new baby Cora!

She. Is. Adorable!  If you don't think so, then you must have a sad existence.  She's a pomeranian like Oliver, and she's a special color...well genetically it's a pattern, but that's neither here nor there.  She's a blue merle.  She's 8 weeks old and very sweet, but spunky and independent as well.  We are so excited to see who she grows up to be.

Oliver likes her so far.  He is really happy when they play.  He gets a little rough, but she's holding her own so far.  Chippy isn't very happy about it yet...neither are Bean or Aster.  They'll come around..hopefully :-)

She loves to play with toys, and with Oliver. She seems to like both of us...she follows us around the house. We're working on teaching her what her name is.  I think Oliver thinks his new name is Cora. 

She really does look like a baby raccoon....right off the Animal Planet.  

A little worn out after exploring her new home and playing with her new big brother.  

She loves this toy.  You can hear her tiny growl as she tears up the raccoon.  Oliver is playing "Nanny Dog" he watches her really closely to make sure everything is under control.   I think they are going to be fast friends.  

I'm pretty sure the blog will be hijacked by this tiny terror...sorry.  But you can look forward to tons of cuteness to brighten your day.  

Happy New Year from all the Rodgers!

Jessica