mmm, dis iz good!

Daddy made some special corn on da cob and porky the other night and Mum and Dad shared wif me!!!

Daddy always leaves extra kernels for me!

Gib me da cob, i be good, i promise!

mmmmmm, corn lickin good!

Looky what Mum's getting....

....for me of course!! This is Tink and a new chariot await for me, rr, us when we go up to visit Granna and Grandpa. Mum's been working out all the details and it's quite the car.

It matches my skin tones perfectly!

And stretchie, you better watch it! I'm coming up next week and i want some peace and quiet!

from drought to monsoon

Wow, i hadn't realized how long it's been since the last post... we're in for quite a few tonight (hopefully).

Much has been going on in the Rowe world... we'll let Tink tell some of that in the next few posts...

Tink frequently sits/stands in front of the sliding door....
I love to imagine that she is watching the birds in the tree

Until she faces the curtain or the wall for a long length of time : )

For Grandpa Thomes....

Apparently they are pressure washing our building tomorrow... so the plants come inside....

sit and stay....why?

This is for you Dad, now tell us whats wrong with our tomatoes!!!!

Yes, this, what is it?

the pretty girl's pensive thought look

oh brother she says...

Peanut Butter

mmm, an ALMOST empty peanut butter container....

yup, gotha, geth, the edth there...

there's sthill thome in there!

Ahhh, mum will help!

Thank you

Thank you all who have posted comments of support and who have been a part of Tink's life either with us or at SDR. The amount of support that we as a family is given never ceases to amaze me. I am still amazed at the number of SDR volunteers who check and see what Miss Tink is up to on a regular basis. You guys are awesome; with all that you do for so many dogs, you still have time to read up on Miss Tink and her antics.

We're really excited that we passed the test yesterday. We still have several more steps to complete before we're officially official. Tink has to have a vet check and I have lots of paperwork to fill out and send in to Delta in one big packet. We have 3 months to complete!

Now, none of this is official, but we're looking at starting with a local nursing home where other pet partners go, so we could get a general feel of what we're supposed to be doing and to get more comfortable with our "job." I also have a phone call out for an integrated preschool classroom that has kids with visual impairments in the class. The lady i spoke with on the phone was very interested. Now if i can get my schedule to work out, that would be great!

It's been ridiculously hot over here and Tink and Nick and I have been enjoying the A/C to the fullest. I've been experimenting with the sewing machine and sewing some of Tink's small crate towels together to make larger towels. It was quite the experiment tonight. But of course practice makes perfect! We'll be on to bigger and better things soon!

We went down to Tink's Gram and Pap Rowe's fri night into saturday. It was a nice time of relaxing and good company. Twyla took some pictures which i will post as soon as she get's a spare moment to email them. The kiddie pool was out and Tink had many yummy snacks. And of course, she slept in bed with us (2 twins together, equals a huge bed!!) More pics soon.

PS: Tink is invited to another pool party this weekend and we're going! Who knew she would be so popular!!! And her buddy Gabe will be there too!

Happy Dance Time!!!

Tink and I passed the PPAT and PPST parts of the Delta Society animal assisted therapy test!!!
And actually, we passed with flying colors; all 2s which is the highest you can get : ) She did great, beautiful sit and down, excellent in crowds and with loud noises, being held, etc, etc, etc. I in return helped the situation with appropriate role play "she likes to be petted behind her ears."
We only received a predictable qualification though due to Tink's age and that she will probably experience changes quickly. And that's fine, i'm not planning on any intense visits with her anyways.

Gabe and Auntie LuAnn were there (heehee) and Gabe as usual let Tink know that she's pretty swell (what can we say?!?!)

Sabina, the lady who tested us, actually recommended looking into volunteering with people who are visually impaired... what a great concept! I plan on looking into it!!!

So in short, and as usual, Tinker is amazing!!!

Swimming at Sun Hill

In order for the next series of posts to make sense, please scroll down 5 posts to the beginning of the Sun Hill saga and read up the posts! Enjoy! We certainly did!

Swimming at Sun Hill (Cont.)

While Gabe & Teagan were goofying around, Fritz and Rusty were down to business...

Of course Gabe had to steal their toy....

And some lounging in the sun if perfectly acceptable....

All in all, what a great afternoon of fun in the sun and pool. However Tinker is now recouping all the energy & sleep she lost by taking a long nap right now!!!

Swimming at Sun Hill (Cont.)

Gabe sneak attacked me and managed to get me nice and wet with his face...

The get away, clearly guilty

After terrorizing poor girls in the pool Gabe knows how to relax in style

This is my good side...

Surveying the pool....

Swimming at Sun Hill (Cont.)

While Tinker is working on the doggy paddle, Teagan is working on being the next air dog.

Bombs away!

Watch out below! Teagan has this umm habit, of jumping onto people in the pool....

Dad, i'm tired of swimming

Water Fight!

Aww, cuddling

Swimming at Sun Hill (Cont.)

We started Tink with a life vest just to be safe.
I also held the handle right at the beginning

But before we knew it, she was out swimming in circles

She hasn't quite figured out how to use both back legs....

So when we thought she had the hang of it, we had her swim a short distance to me...

Tinker shark
And the more she swam, the straighter she swam...

She did so well swimming around, she started using one back leg towards the end

How cute is that?!?!

Swimming at Sun Hill

Tinker was invited to a pool party! LuAnn, Sid, & Deb from Tink's Class were taking the dogs swimming over at Sun Hill Kennels and we were invited. Seeing that we were free and knowing it would be fun, we went! I'll be posting the pictures in phases as there are many to post. The first group are mainly pictures of the entire crew.

We had the pool for an entire hour. The hour was not as tame as this picture looks : )

Gabe & Tink swimming

Chit chatting

Teagan had some um, interesting maneuvers as you'll see....

The whole crew: Fritz & Rusty are the Spaniels in the back,
Gabe the Frenchie, Teagan the Dobbie, and
Tinker the Boston Terrier (in case you haven't gotten that yet : )

Nobody told me...

...That picassa & blogger were fighting. Here are the pics that picassa decided it did not want to load from our photo shoot earlier this week..give or take, since i can't figure out exactly which ones it didn't like.... anyways, enjoy : )

Delta Society

Well, Tinker and I are officially taking the Delta test July 8th for our pet assisted therapy certification.

Now all i need to do is go through the book : )

I know Tink will be great : )