Friday, December 27, 2013

Dec 28 2013

Plenty of snow makes some dogs very happy... it makes it difficult for Rissa to get around due to the cold on her muscles.... We've made some trips to Tractor Supply and play dates for Em as some days we can not get out due to sub zero temps or ice.....
Jill had been to Birch Bay Village twice this month. Lily went to UMO for finals de-stressing for the students... she is so sweet too...





Emmette

work, mitten making, work, mitten making..... BUT had time to take Em to her final Therapy Dog Inc evaluation on 12/10... and she passed - no problem so she is official once we get our tag back from TD Inc.... Sweet Emmie...

Life is Labs photo contest

I entered all 4 girlz photos so they would all be in the LILR day planner... done through the photo contest. I checked the pictures about 4 days before the contest was done and saw Rissa had over 300 votes (it is $1/vote fundraiser) so... the first place photo (makes the most $$) gets a custom oil painting of their dog, the front cover of the day planner, a full page about their dog in the planer and 5 free copies... so.... now we must win :).... family and Facebook friends all started casting votes and we ended up winning first place with over $1000 raised...  

More mittens for North Star Lab Rescue



 

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

November so far

I was asked to speak at COA again on 1/16/14 on READ and Raising Readers - glad I still have the power point... Lily went a visiting at Birch Bay - her first time there. We donated 10 pair of recycled hand made wool mittens to North Star Lab rescue for them to raffle off. Rissa is having a harder time getting around - her muscles are just getting weaker - more blue bootie days ahead.

October

Rissa won pet of the week from Fromm's food and received some snacks from them. Jill turned 11 this month. Jill also won a look alike contest of Denver - she will receive a copy of the new book when it comes out in December. Lily was limping a bit and the vet thinks she damaged her cruciate ligament - they want to do ACL surgery... we will wait and see. Emmie has had some play dates with Simon, Andy and Ivy this month since classes are over.

October Emmie

Em passed her second TD Inc evaluation. I took her to Tractor Supply after to get a toy -she picked a duck on sale.

Friday, September 27, 2013

Rissa is 15!

Rissa turns 15 on 9/29. She saw her first mom this week for a photo op. I made her the bandana with 15 on it... She remains the sweetest dog and has not gotten grumpy in her old age one bit.



Friday, September 20, 2013

UMO Campus Comfort Canines - September

Jill went one day and Lily another to the Folger Library at U Maine at Orono. Lots of love and comfort shared by these 2 amazing mellow girlz...




Friday, August 16, 2013

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

June 30th

Seems like it has been raining all month - another dreary, cold Sunday... Emmette makes herself home in the reading chair. Tooooo cute!

June 28

Jill and I attended a MDI Hospital volunteer breakfast. Cirra and Denise also attended. nice time and they gave us popovers and tea at Jordan Pond House - nice!

June 21

Taking obedience classes with Emmette with a local trainer.She did great for her first time and only knowing me a few weeks.

Sunday, June 9, 2013

6/9/13

Down East Dog Scout meeting today. Met at Jordan Pond House and did a 1 hour trail walk and then lunch on the lawn at JPH. I took Emmette as she needed to get off some energy and needed to bond with me. She did great - she is about 14-15 months old and I really could not have asked for her to have done better since she just met me on Wednesday and all her life is so new since then. The other girlz loved her and saw resemblance of Timber in her.

6/7/13

Jill did the honors today of visiting the folks at BBV. Huge change in the patient population on the Memory unit...

6/6/13

Jill attended an in-service with me and then we went to another READ party in NEH - Cirra's library kids. Jill is so chill and easy going. This is what she thought of the topic of the in-service at Atlantic Oceanside.

Here's Emmette....

Emmette moved in this week. She is a 14 month old chocolate lab - grand daughter of Timber.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

May 10th

It has been a busy few weeks for the girlz - today was the final Idita READ celebration for the Islesford kids at the Ashley Bryan school. Jill and Lily went today - this was Lily's first official therapy dog event. Seems she will fit right into the programs - she did quite well with the kids.

May 8th

Jill hit the UMO campus again for final week therapy dog session in the Folger Library. She and her new boyfriend Atticus were a big hit on the final dog day. The program was such a success that they are already talking about doing it again next year.

May 3rd

Jill and Rissa went as team mascots to the end Idita READ celebration at Tremont School. The entire school was there. Over 75% or the students read over 1000 minutes and got paw medals. All students got certificates, books, pencils and cake. Some of the students knit the dog collars in their team colors - The girlz are modeling them after the party was over.