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

 

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

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!!

 

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

 

Happy Easter

“But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. Speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea tell you. Every one of these knows that the hand of the Lord has done this. The life of every creature and the breath of all people are in God’s hand.”  --Job 12:7-10

... from our home to yours... Happy Easter Everyone!!



Message from Zoë

Long time, no post!!

It seems like years since I've had time to do a post!!  I have so many pictures and stories to share and will do so.  But most important, a big thank you to everyone is due!!

Our 2014 Blue Picardy Calendar was an incredible success this year!  We never dreamed that when we decided to do our little calendar, it would reach so many people!  

With the proceeds from the 2014 calendar, we will continue to provide our yearly contribution to the Brighthope Blue Picardy Picnic.  Our intent is clearly not to become millionaires off the calendar - but that shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone out there.  We are also exploring other options where we can contribute our proceeds here and there.

As I'm sure you realize, most of our proceeds go to the creation of the calendars.   For next year we are exploring ways to enhance the calendars - thicker paper stock, different bindings, different size - but still keep shipping/mailing costs affordable.   This has been the largest challenge we face.

As for photos, its never to early to send us your photos for the 2015 edition!  Please remember try to stay away from phone photos - they are very difficult to enlarge for print purposes as the resolution is not the same quality as that from an actual camera. 

Again, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!  If you have any ideas for improvement for the 2015 calendar, please send comments to zoeandcoullah@gmail.com.