22 September 2014

Show us your Blues!!!

It's that time of year again when the Blue Picardy Club of Canada requests photo submissions for our 2015 Calendar!!  Last year's calendar was an astounding success - we had so many wonderful photos to choose from all over the world.

Email photos to zoeandcoullah@gmail.com or bluepicardy1@gmail.com (the higher the resolution the better, please!!). 

Stay tuned for all details - as always, our 2015 Calendar will be available in time to make a great stocking stuffer!



 

04 August 2014

Better late than never...Polo for Heart and Horses and Hounds.. oh my!!

Summer 2014.  Wow!  Time has just flown by.  I can't believe that we're already into August... where did June and July go?!?!?  All this to say that I have been extremely bad with my Blog posts.  I am sooo far behind with them - and this one is a great example.  My most humble apologies!  I may have said this before, but I will try to post more frequently going forward.  So, on with my post!

Polo for Heart:  June 20-22, 2014

This year, I spent one beautiful June day with my dear friend Kim Ratigan.  Kim was an invited artist at Polo for Heart this year and I volunteered to help out for a day on the 'Artist Walk' area of this beautiful and prestigious fundraising event.  
 
Horses + Summer + Equestrian Art = 1 Beautiful Day!

 
 
 
... and we can't forget the 'Hounds'!!! (after all, this is a Dog Blog!)

 
 
 



01 July 2014

Happy Canada Day!!

Its Canada Day at Rogers Centre!  Always a fun way to spend the day - the Boys of Summer did us proud, beating the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1.  Thanks Jays!!!!



We also got 'bucket hats' at the game today......






 

23 June 2014

Sweet Birthday wishes

I am going to be completely honest here and say that I forgot that today is Coullah's birthday...  I need to send out a BIG thank you to Erika and June for the reminder.  Happy Birthday, June!!! xo

Baby Coullah

In honour of Coullah's big day, I have to take a couple of minutes to talk about how absolutely wonderful this dog is.  She is my Heart Dog - a dog that comes along once in a lifetime.  I love both Zoë and Coullah equally... but different.  There is something about Coullah... a 'je ne sais quoi'...  She has captured my heart and my soul .  When she cuddles up to me on the sofa and puts her head on my lap, looks up at me with those beautiful amber eyes, quietly sighs and falls to sleep, I still see the sweet little puppy she once was. I am proud of her and so, so happy that I get to share my life with her.

Happy 4th Birthday Coullah



 

15 June 2014

Happy Father's Day!!

To our human Daddy.........


..... and our fur daddies!!!


Suede
Reign














Happy Father's Day!!


We love you,

Wags and kisses always,

Zoë and Coullah

25 May 2014

Happy Birthday, Zoë!!!



It's hard to believe that Zoë turns 5 today.  It seems like yesterday that we picked her up from Brighthope - our "puppy with the black eye", "Puppy Number Two".  Our little tiny puppy, asleep in the back of our SUV.  Zoë was very car sick when she was small and to this day, she isn't a big fan of a car ride.   She was a very mischievous puppy who loved bothering her cat brother, Gus.  She always had a very large, bright white tip on her tail that would draw a lot of attention from people and other dogs - from a distance it looked like a bandage.  She was a restless sleeper and still is - except now, she snores!

Over the years, Zoë has grown in to a beautiful, soulful dog.  She still has her black eye and she has grown into her white-tipped tail - for a Blue, it is a very beautiful, full feathered tail.  Our breeder, Vicki has always referred to it as a "Hollywood Tail"!  There are many things that have not changed - she is still very stubborn, loves a game of chase, buries bones in the backyard, sleeps on her back and hates thunderstorms and fireworks.  Zoë is not the cuddliest of dogs, but when she chooses to, there is nothing better.  She is a very happy dog and loves meeting new people and new dog friends.  Is she obedient? Not really.  Does she do tons of tricks?  Nope.  We have to say, seeing her sitting under her favourite tree, relaxing in the shade, nose in the air.... she is a beautiful, beautiful dog. 

Happy Birthday Zoë!!!  We love you!!


 

01 May 2014

Two dogs = Three times the work

.... that's what our vet said when we told him we were getting Coullah.  That was over three years ago.  We can honestly say that Spring is the worst time for three times the work! 

I'm not a big fan of Spring. Spring means rain and rain means MUD.  Of course, Zoë and Coullah love rain - it brings out all the fresh critter smells. Yay!!  'Round the wood piles, in the pine needles, under the bushes.....  Both show up at the door soaked and muddy - especially Coullah.  What a hunter!  She regularly resembles an ATV that has been off-roading all day.  Routinely, we take one look at her, wrap her in towels and carry her to the tub for a bath.  Three rinses and a light shampoo and she's our beautiful little Blue again.

Zoë LOVES baths.  She also loves having the blow dryer treatment - she always has.  Coullah, on the other hand, TOLERATES baths.  She hates the blow dryer, so she gets towel-dried only.

Does your Blue like bath time?   I've recently heard about 'Gracie' in Vancouver.  Her humans, Scott and Leslie state that anytime a bath is run, Grace gets all excited.  She loves to watch the tub fill up  and loves bothering the bather while they try to relax. 

Sounds like a True Blue to me!!!

You caught me!!

Can someone hand me my shower cap?


Perfect!!

A big thank you to Scott and Leslie (and Wendy!) for sharing!  If you have a funny, quirky Blue at home, please share your True Blue moment with us at zoeandcoullah@gmail.com