A new post (shock!)

Yes Tinker is alive and doing well despite my dirth of recent posts. She's been somewhat finicking about eating meals (some days its dinner others its breakfast)... some coaxing usually helps, its just odd that meals are sometimes an issue. She's getting into the routine of work and understanding the process better and I think she thinks that if she doesn't eat breakfast the maybe we wont leave? who knows, and besides dogs only live in the moment so she can't plan 15 minutes into the future...
It makes me sad as i leave watching her so earnestly at the top of the stairs behind the gate.
She is so fun to watch when she gets so excited... we come in from a walk and she is so excited i know she would play if she knew how! She jumps around and acts like she wants to play, but as soon as you touch her in any way, she stops! One step at a time!

This happened a few weeks ago, but it was so cute and I meant to tell it. We were filling a big 1 gallon zip-lock bag with old mother hubbard cookies we had just bought (it was the first thing nick officially bought tinker) and as we were filling the bag she could smell them. Well she came on over and helped herself to the first cookie she could grab from the bag. It was so cute to watch her grab it and run. Any other dog and i might have said "hey! come back here you little thief!" But i was so tickled that she did it, we just sat their laughing. The little girl had shown another side of her personality!

We generally take her for 3 long walks per day (well long by our standards is a good 20-25 minutes in the cold--depends how much schnootzing she does). In the summer the time will lengthen i'm sure. Its so nice being outside in God's beautiful nature with her. Even in the bad weather its a blessing to take her out. She's our little Dogter and the walks are a good bonding time.

Oh so many little things to write about her that make me smile... the way she nearly knocks herself over as she shakes and it travels down her body right through her back legs.... The way she puts her front paws on the bed looking for some snuggle time... the way she puts her little head on my arm or gives her wonderful doggie kisses or drops to the ground the instant you get home for a good old belly rub.... sigh... Tinker you are wonderful.... whatever did we do before you?