My first weekend at the Cabin

Hello everyone, its Tinker. I've decided to run the blog by myself now. Mom and Dad are pretty slow and as a result, i have a few posts that i need to take care of soon!

Let me tell you i had a great weekend in the middle of no where! lots of grass and sleep and walks and food!! we were outside ALL day! it was great! and lots of people to cuddle with me and pet me, it was the life! Dad says its the little town of Hartletown in Mifflinburg County, wherever the heck that is!

Me, Mum, and Alicia on a walk to the creek. I'm leading the way as usual!

i didn't like the water very much at the creek,
but can you see that beautiful shine on my coat?!?!

I made my rounds snuggling with lots of people!
This is me with Lisa

And me with my Grandma Rowe

And me with Anita relaxing of course! I also napped with Nana, Alicia and Liz, although my photographers let me down as there is no proof!

And me with Maddie and Lucy, the other dogs that were there this weekend. We got along ok, but i still prefer my people!

The beginning of a LONG walk that we took, but mom and dad both say that i was a trooper and did a great job!! up and down hills over rocks, moss and sticks! it was super exciting! I came back and curled up next to the camp fire for the rest of the night!

mum and I couldn't miss the photo-op to sit on the 4-wheeler!

It got kinda warm out so we hung out inside the trailer for a lil bit. I had a nice time relaxing with the kids while mum and dad played cribbage.

I made some friends!! if you look at the end of the stick there's a toad friend!

We think it's a dung beetle. apparently they only live in africa but this lil guy looks like a beetle rolling a piece of well, dung. so that makes it a dung beetle. Well, he WAS a dung beetle until i stepped on him!

Life at the cabin, isn't it great?!?! sleeping is what i do best! I got to sleep as much as i wanted to in the grass, in the sun, in the shade, with some friends! sigh, what a great weekend!

A little guitar...

Nick and I actually played guitar and sang tonight : ) it was a lot of fun and relaxing and what i needed tonight. At one point, nick was playing and singing and I was laying down patting Tinker and the song or his voice or something reminded me of one night in early january that we found out that we might not get Tinker. I cried and cried and cried that night over a little dog that I had never met, but had fallen head over heels for. Nick played a song that night that matched my mood so perfectly and was actually the catalyst for my tears. Part of me felt so silly or like i was over reacting, but it was so real. But tonight, she was laying here with us as we were playing. She is here, a part of our family, part of the music of our life. She has interwoven herself so completely into our lives in the mere 4 months that we have known her, but she fits so perfectly. Nick and I can not imagine life without her happy little butt wiggle and kisses and "please give me a belly rub now" looks! She may have fit in with an older couple or woman, but let's face it, she has a lot more fun here and we do too!

Just some past thoughts and feelings...thought I'd share.

Another vet check

Tink and I headed off to the vet today just to have her skin looked at. Her coat is beautiful (and the vet even said so himself!) but her skin has been so flaky and i wanted to make sure it wasn't mites or her thyroid or anything else. He gave her a clean bill of health, approved of her food and diet and said the only thing he would change is to bathe her with a nice oatmeal shampoo to help her skin. He seems to thin that her skin is rejuvenating itself and getting rid of the old and coming in with the new! So that was a relief : ) she was actually a little nervous. My mom has said this with other things and i agree, its like she's more comfortable with me and nick and she shows emotions now. No more mr tough (or miss nice) guy. I mean, she wasn't a wuss or anything, she just let me know that there are other places she'd rather be

And speaking of good coat, the hair on her ears is growing back! I'll have to post a close up shot of the baby hair thats growing in. Makes me so happy!!! Anyways, that's the latest! She loves riding in the car and puts her little front paws on the seat to say "i'm ready, let's go!"

and now its snuggle time before bed time!

Brace yourself for this...

No, not this one, just thought it was really cute

No, not this one either, although Tinker was a saint with little Isaiah last night...








Yes, these pictures are not altered in any way. Tinker is sleeping on her bed in her crate willingly!!!! She needed a soft place and there she went! Proof, that the crate isn't oh so terrible as she likes me to think it is!! oh happy days!!!

Tinker loves it outside!

I get the biggest kick out of Tinker loving the outside. She runs and runs and runs... and then plops herself down in the grass mid run or walk or whatever! She and Nick play a game where she runs around and then stops. He waits and then says "GO!" and she takes off...she stops.... he shouts "GO!" and off she goes again! We've been working on come outside on a leash too making it fun and into a game and a big belly rub. She loves playing outside and laying down, but forget relaxing yourself. if you're not rubbing her belling while she's laying in the grass she lets you know! she picks up her head and says "hey! you forgot a place!" hehe ; )

Right now she's enjoying a yummy marrow bone. I a lot of short days this week where i was able to get work done at home which meant she wasn't in her crate as long! So its been a good week for her

AND! last night another storm.. not a big one, but enough. She slept through the first part... then shook and shivered a little, but then she settled back down to snoring while i rubbed her belly. I swear, a belly rub can solve just about any ailment for this little girl.

Just wanted to drop a line and let the world know that Tinker is doing great and enjoying the sunshine!

A fun weekend!

Well, we had a great time with our life group this weekend complete with a movie night and picnic! Tinker enjoyed it too! As usual, she was along for the weekend! We also had a few nice extra long walks and snuggle time too!

but now for more important things, PICTURES!

Tinker, the life of the picnic

Our picnic fun!


Nick, taking pictures with Tinker, by himself!

Awwwwe!

And I love this one! I couldn't resist!

it's been a long time...

...since we've posted!!!

But Tinker continues to be a happy & healthy little girl. We're slowly switching her food over to Eagle pack the fish variety and i think that will make a big difference in her skin, coat, and stools. And she no longer eats a full 1/2 cup twice a day...our theory is that because she is more relaxed and not as stressed out being in her crate or in a kennel or what not, that she's not burning as many calories and such and therefore is down to just a little over 1/3 a cup and we're watching her closely!!! ; )

Tinker has discovered a love for the out doors and laying in the grass. She doesn't even hesitate to plop down and take a break in the cool shade in the grass... let's just say its down right adorable.

We're also teaching Tinker some basic obedience. She has mastered sit & down and we're working on stay & come. She had taken to walking the opposite direction of us in the morning when she wanted to sleep more, so we decided "come" was a must! It's so cute to watch her sit & stay waiting for us to tell her "come Tinker come!" She's a smartie!

We're going on a picnic today with our lifegroup, so we'll post pictures of tinker and the adventure! Have a great weekend!