Digging through old photo's

Who are you?

"They" say once you let a puppy on the couch ONCE you will have a hard time getting them off. Our favorite house guest-Jay- broke the no couch rule. Since we have him to blame for this behavior, we cuddle Shupa guilt-free on the couch regularily.

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Camp Kariba

We went on a short road trip this summer and let Shupa go back to her birthplace, KaribaRidge Ridgebacks (Brooks, AB) for the week. Here she is with some of her family. Shupa's sister, BG, is lying down beside her and just won her Can. Championship at age 9 months! They are a good looking bunch. I am sure getting them to pose like this was easy-peasy.

First In July

We live very close to the U of A farm, this is a blessing with a dog. Here are some pics of our daily walks through and around the farm. Shupa is now 6.5 months old, still growing and starting to see some muscle development. Her eyes have fully turned fully amber from the blue-green they used to be.

Straw Bales

We live right beside the U of A farm, where there are great big round Straw bails around. Shupa loves to jump around on them, she is starting to look the sleek athletic Ridgeback at 5 months old.

Hmm water

Will our Ridgeback like water? It would seem not. This is a blessing in disguise, although we have encouraged her to swim, her lack of interest in getting her feet wet= cleaner dog.
The first spring bone. Bones are off limits inside the house, but was soon as the grass started to green we got Shupa a few bones. Sweet beef knuckle.

Meeting our fist Ridgeback at the dogpark! We have been aware that Shupa isn't the only Ridgeback in town, but they are still a rare sight. We walked around the park today with two Ridgebacks rescued from Texas. One was even a livernose..both deeply wanted to eat squirrels.

Shupa meets Misha

Our good friend Wendy has wanted a dog for quite some time..we thought Shupa would act as a distraction until Wendy could find a good doggy match. But this plan backfired, and she rescued a dog from Mexico. Enter Misha! Misha is about a month younger than Shupa, adult size unknown, breed unknown...unknowns all around!

Digger wonders what happened to the little puppy....

Scott took some great photos of Shupa and Digger romping in the back yard. Enjoy!

Fireplace

Shupa's first fireplace. I hope she gets accustomed to it, because in our next place we are SO having one.

Getting really close. I would be happy to say that Shupa knew it was hot, but it took a SSssss on the nose to get her to back off. No damage done. hopefully that will be the last near-frying.

First day in landsdowne

We recently moved. Our new place is next to a ravine and will be a great place to walk and eventually run with Shupa. Here is our puppy just before the spring flush.
The round provides way better traction to rip around on than snow. Shupa can feel it and sprints around. New nickname is little turbo.

New smells, dirt and grass.

Packing Day

Today we are packing up to move! The house is sold, and we are moving closer to the river valley. Packing up with a new puppy in the house however is totally impossible. Everything requires tasting, nibbling and tossing. We eventually sent her to a puppy sitter...
Playing with my old toy snake.

What's this grass thing?

Shupa's first time seeing ground in Edmonton. We have had a lot of snow this year, and he puppy is fascinated with the grip, and texture of the grass- and spent considerable time snorting and eating dirt.

Is it wrong to love your puppy this much?

Dashing through the snow

This was Shupa's second time out in the snow. We don't have a coat for her yet, so she gets cold fast so we have to wait for warmer days to bring her out. Also, we are trying to balance the play time thing with the fact that she hasn't had all of her vaccinations yet. Hence, we took her to a more remote ravine, where there are no dogs- dog poop around to come into contact with.

I need a bigger bed

Shupa would really like to have a bed in every room, beside every heat vent. A bigger bed has been ordered little thunder!
Rolling around in the hot air from the furnace.