Puppy & Projects

Just wanted to post a couple of new pictures of the new puppy.. who is now 22lbs and growing fast! Here's Yoshi and Dexter is a moment of peace. Don't see this too often! LOL They are usually all over the place chasing each other and playing..LOUDLY! This is on our (or should I say "their"?) sofa with the lovely cover which as to be on at all times since we are such bad pet parents to let our dogs on the sofa.. LOL

Dexter was in the habit of eating his food while lying on the floor which I took as his bowl being too low for him to eat comfortably while standing, so I built him a stand. I had seem some online and in stores that were ridiculously expensive and figured I could build one fairly quickly for him, so here is my version on an elevated dog feeder. I think the bowls that fit in here are the 1 quart bowls. I also made one for when he gets bigger for the 2 quart bowls which I still have to stain or paint, then Yoshi can have this one. Yoshi already has a metal stand that lifts the bowls off the floor a bit and he doesn't have to bend so far to reach them. I read it's healthier for the dogs to have their food elevated, I believe it was 6" below their height at their shoulder. Dexter is still a little short for the first one but seems to like it. They definitely need their own stands because they can't eat in the same room together.. it ain't pretty! lol Working on that though. Dexter doesn't care if I put my hand in his food or pick it up or feed him out of my hand, but let Yoshi get anywhere even by the doorway to the room where he is eating and he growls like a 100lb dog. lol Well at least they keep me busy! lol

Soooooo apparently some of April 2007 is out of the Review Room!!! Wooohooo I can't wait till my agency lets us know we are out too!!! Hopefully it'll be soon!! It'll just me we are pretty much approved to adopt from China (2 years later) and we can rest a little easier. Then we move into the matching room to be matched with our daughter!! Of course, it'll still take a few more years probably, but just to be in the matching room finally would be great!