attentive

are we gonna do this hat thing every year?

happy holidays!

13 weeks

little alex isn't so little anymore.

i can still carry her, but each time i pick her up i 

think about putting her back down and asking her to 

walk. we have several dog beds in the house. 

this one is her favorite for sleeping on her back with 

feet in the air.

strike a pose

puppy party!

alex got to play with her brothers and sisters today.

everyone had a lot of fun and slept soundly

when it was over.

admiration

depth

baloo's compassionate side

dog people

it's a good life...

drag reduction

big floppy ears can slow a dog down.

when alex wants to really take off, she

knows just enough about physics 

to convert them to an aerodynamic

position. ridgebacks are intelligent.

play time!

since getting alex, i've had the opportunity to watch

an adult dog play with a puppy up close and 

with frequency. one observation i've made is the way 

baloo curls her lips over her molars when she

plays (you can see her black lips curled over behind 

her lower canines here) - presumably to soften her

mouth and not hurt the puppy.