Got a couple of goofy videos for yall as well as a handful of pics of this past week. Cali is picking up on the bells for outside! Potty training is definately in progress! She spends most of her time being a goofball. She is a very happy, outgoing puppy and we adore her :) Here are some videos and pics! Hope everyone is having a great week.
Pics of the past week
Here is a video of a nightly ritual...as it turns out, its an anytime ritual and occurs multiple times a day....zoom mode!
Puppies always want what is not thiers....Here is proof!
Playing in the hose :)
and lastly, hide and seek ! This is a great way to teach "come" and its really funny too!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Another day with the crazy one!
Another day with the crazy one! This morning Cali let us sleep in til 830 ish. The first few nights she slept in the bed with us but once she discovered how to jump off (which just so happened to be a "death from above" attack on June's head), she has been sleeping in the kennel. She started jumping off the bed and not being completely potty trained yet, that posed a problem. She doesnt mind the kennel to much (as long as she can you). She even puts herself in there when she is tired. So for the past few nights we have taken a t-shirt that has our smell on it and put it in the kennel as well as a chewie (cow hoof) and she has done really well. She sleeps very well thru the night and whimpers if she needs to potty in the middle of the night. She wakes us up about 3 times so I say we are doing pretty good.
Yesterday we went to the park to play and I have some pictures of that...as well as just some random pics of Cali (i know i know...i take ALOT of pictures !)
Click here for the pics
I also have another video of June and Cali playing. This time Cali decided it was safe and was really playing!! Have a great day everyone!
Yesterday we went to the park to play and I have some pictures of that...as well as just some random pics of Cali (i know i know...i take ALOT of pictures !)
Click here for the pics
I also have another video of June and Cali playing. This time Cali decided it was safe and was really playing!! Have a great day everyone!
Monday, June 8, 2009
Meet Calypso, aka Cali :)
Hi from the Farleys :)
Well, its been a lil over a month since we lost our baby girl. I am still very saddened over it and I miss her soooo much. She was such a great dog and such a blessing in our life.
Currently, I am back in Plainview and my lil brother, Jimmy, roadtripped back with me. He is hanging out for most of the month and we are having a ton of fun. :) Cory is back to the grind of grad school so he spends the daytime hours at school running his experiments. I am trying to catch up on projects around the house that were neglected because of school (such as cleaning out the garage, closets, cabinets) and I am trying to reorganize different parts of our house. I will also be doing some work in the house as we are going to be moving next year some time so I need to paint our bedroom and change the wallpaper in the kitchen. Those are just a few of the many projects. However, it is quite difficult to get anything done as of late because our new addition came into the home last week. Luna's cousin has made a permenant home with us :) Here she is. Her name is Calypso but we call her Cali (this is whats on her tag as well). My dad came up with this name because she has a black eyepatch on one eye (pirates of the caribbean), she acts like a pirate and Calypso means the "greek titan of the moon" so we can get Luna's name in there too. She looks like a panda bear to me so I like to call her Cali Bear, like Luna was Luna Moon.
She is a riot. Luna was 75% snuggle and 25% crazy and when she was crazy she was CRAZY...now Cal is 25% snuggle and 75% INSANE. When she is awake she is AWAKE and like a blazing tornado thru the house. She is not really food motivated yet so the first few days were spent trying to find something that would motivate her so we can start her training. We are using some liver treats that she seems to like because now she knows "come" and "sit". We are clicker training her and she is picking up on it as well. She is taking a great amount of patience because she is incredibly puppy A.D.D. Luna learned very quickly but she was highly food motivated. Cali wants to play, play play play so she is not learning quite as quickly, but thats ok. Persistance will pay off and everyday I see some improvement as we continue to work with her. I think she is going to be a great dog. She is SOO funny and a complete wild woman. We have also discovered that taking her for a walk around the block with JUne = a couple hours of nap! So we are walking them everyday to help burn some of Cali's energy. This has also helped improve her eating. FOr the first few days, I left her food in the kennel and she could go in and get it when she wanted. Starting Saturday, I started putting her food down at 4 different times during the day and this is helping her know to eat when its put in front of her so she is pickin up on that as well. She also doesnt mind the kennel to much. She isnt a huge fan of being left alone in the kennel but she will learn that its ok. For now, she goes in there to eat, stays in there for a lil bit cuz she usually passed out after eating, then goes outside. At least once a day, I put her in the kennel and leave the room so she cant see me but come back in like 15 minutes. This is helping her know that we will come back. Since its been a while since we have raised a puppy, we are combining what worked with Luna, advice from others, and a mix of Cesear Milan and Victoria (off of Its me or the dog) and I think this is greatly helping us with her. Things that worked with Luna may or may not work with this one who is way more hyper. But I am confident we can turn her into a good dog :) She is a raging tornado when she is awake but she is a lover too and you can tell she is just a happy happy girl. June and Cali are doing great as well. Today they played for the first time. June was snarly at first because she didnt want the puppy near her. But now I think she is accepting her into the pack because when Cali flops and pounces on June's face, shes cool with it. Here is a video of them playing today (more like Cali trying to figure out if its safe or not lol) Its kind of long ...but you never know if you are going to miss something.
Here are some photos of her when she was 3 weeks old. Click here
To see some pics of Cali's first few days home, Click here
We also went on a trip to Port O Connor, Texas for Kristen and Clayton's wedding. It was a blast! Here are some pics of the Trip
Well I better run! I need to work out, do laundry, pick up the house and train a puppy! Thats not even the beginning of the list! I will be trying to blog more this week. Tomarrow is our 2 year wedding anniversary so we will be going out on a date and leaving my brother to babysit the puppy! ha!
Have a great week everyone :)
I want to leave you with a very funny video... Cali is a water lover...enjoy!
Well, its been a lil over a month since we lost our baby girl. I am still very saddened over it and I miss her soooo much. She was such a great dog and such a blessing in our life.
Currently, I am back in Plainview and my lil brother, Jimmy, roadtripped back with me. He is hanging out for most of the month and we are having a ton of fun. :) Cory is back to the grind of grad school so he spends the daytime hours at school running his experiments. I am trying to catch up on projects around the house that were neglected because of school (such as cleaning out the garage, closets, cabinets) and I am trying to reorganize different parts of our house. I will also be doing some work in the house as we are going to be moving next year some time so I need to paint our bedroom and change the wallpaper in the kitchen. Those are just a few of the many projects. However, it is quite difficult to get anything done as of late because our new addition came into the home last week. Luna's cousin has made a permenant home with us :) Here she is. Her name is Calypso but we call her Cali (this is whats on her tag as well). My dad came up with this name because she has a black eyepatch on one eye (pirates of the caribbean), she acts like a pirate and Calypso means the "greek titan of the moon" so we can get Luna's name in there too. She looks like a panda bear to me so I like to call her Cali Bear, like Luna was Luna Moon.
She is a riot. Luna was 75% snuggle and 25% crazy and when she was crazy she was CRAZY...now Cal is 25% snuggle and 75% INSANE. When she is awake she is AWAKE and like a blazing tornado thru the house. She is not really food motivated yet so the first few days were spent trying to find something that would motivate her so we can start her training. We are using some liver treats that she seems to like because now she knows "come" and "sit". We are clicker training her and she is picking up on it as well. She is taking a great amount of patience because she is incredibly puppy A.D.D. Luna learned very quickly but she was highly food motivated. Cali wants to play, play play play so she is not learning quite as quickly, but thats ok. Persistance will pay off and everyday I see some improvement as we continue to work with her. I think she is going to be a great dog. She is SOO funny and a complete wild woman. We have also discovered that taking her for a walk around the block with JUne = a couple hours of nap! So we are walking them everyday to help burn some of Cali's energy. This has also helped improve her eating. FOr the first few days, I left her food in the kennel and she could go in and get it when she wanted. Starting Saturday, I started putting her food down at 4 different times during the day and this is helping her know to eat when its put in front of her so she is pickin up on that as well. She also doesnt mind the kennel to much. She isnt a huge fan of being left alone in the kennel but she will learn that its ok. For now, she goes in there to eat, stays in there for a lil bit cuz she usually passed out after eating, then goes outside. At least once a day, I put her in the kennel and leave the room so she cant see me but come back in like 15 minutes. This is helping her know that we will come back. Since its been a while since we have raised a puppy, we are combining what worked with Luna, advice from others, and a mix of Cesear Milan and Victoria (off of Its me or the dog) and I think this is greatly helping us with her. Things that worked with Luna may or may not work with this one who is way more hyper. But I am confident we can turn her into a good dog :) She is a raging tornado when she is awake but she is a lover too and you can tell she is just a happy happy girl. June and Cali are doing great as well. Today they played for the first time. June was snarly at first because she didnt want the puppy near her. But now I think she is accepting her into the pack because when Cali flops and pounces on June's face, shes cool with it. Here is a video of them playing today (more like Cali trying to figure out if its safe or not lol) Its kind of long ...but you never know if you are going to miss something.
Here are some photos of her when she was 3 weeks old. Click here
To see some pics of Cali's first few days home, Click here
We also went on a trip to Port O Connor, Texas for Kristen and Clayton's wedding. It was a blast! Here are some pics of the Trip
Well I better run! I need to work out, do laundry, pick up the house and train a puppy! Thats not even the beginning of the list! I will be trying to blog more this week. Tomarrow is our 2 year wedding anniversary so we will be going out on a date and leaving my brother to babysit the puppy! ha!
Have a great week everyone :)
I want to leave you with a very funny video... Cali is a water lover...enjoy!
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