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Puppy stung by wasp

My little Vizsla just got stung by a wasp at the park. I think it was karma for stealing someone’s last slice of salami just minutes ago. Missing the drama, I was working when she was out for a walk in the park and just got home to this: She…
August 20, 2014

mywhiskeygirl

Someone mentioned I have an addiction...and I'm fu

Someone mentioned I have an addiction...and I'm fully admitting I do.

These red dogs just hold my heart. They're sweet with so much life, friendly, loyal, speedy, with loads of endurance, yet gentle and willing. So of course I jumped at the chance to pup-sit Merlin, a 5 month old Wiredhaired Vizsla puppy. I figured Bourbon would be missing a house full of dogs to play with, and Whiskey might forgive me if I gave her enough bellyrubs and took her out for a solo photoshoot (her most favorite things).

I don't know much about the Wirehaired Vizslas, except that they're rare, slightly larger, maybe calmer and more protective, and of course have a dense wirey longer coat. Merlin's coat and beard is growing in and I suspect she'll look quite different in a year. Her ears however, seem to have already reached maturity. Funny enough Bourbon has decided she's now a full grown adult and has developed Whiskey's judgey cagey eyes whenever Merlin flails around with toys as only a puppy can. Whatever the case, I'm getting my fill of puppy breath and wiggly love this week.

Whiskey 7, Bourbon 1, Merlin 5m

What a joy to have Bourbon back! I'm originally

What a joy to have Bourbon back!

I'm originally from the East Coast of Canada and after moving to Vancouver, I didn't realize it was 'home' until I had left it for a couple years living in Australia.

The same sentiment holds true for Bourbon. It's only when I left her I realized how much of my heart she stolen. Bourbon has always made me laugh and I've been missing a little bit of laughter so much these last couple weeks. I dare say even Whiskey missed her!

Ever wonder how much is nature and how much is nur

Ever wonder how much is nature and how much is nurture? These two are so identical in so many ways. They play, snuggle up, investigate suspiciously, socialize, instigate others, stretch out, and get randomly scared the same way. In hunting they're soft-mouthed, driven, range far, and are very athletic but graceful. It's only through living with different littermates I've really grown to appreciate how personality, not just physical appearance comes through their parents. I had to check 3 times before I left to make sure I had the right one!

There are differences though of course. Bourbon's a wee bit darker with a pinker nose, slightly more aloof, and I think a bit more fearful and River is...a very emotional and picky eater. I suspect they'll become more different as they grow older, but all this shows just how important breeding is. There's only so much you can train in a dog, so much a vet can do, and so much an environment can help but if you have good genes whelped in a loving home, it's really really worth waiting years, meeting potential parents, and being selective if you are going for a purebred.

Hi my name is Bourbon and I'm a Noodle, and I'm co

Hi my name is Bourbon and I'm a Noodle, and I'm coming home.

I've had the best time meeting my extended family @alpine.vizslas especially my sister River (RiRi). We are little identical mirror images of each other and are very very happy playing together. I didn't even miss mom at all. Mom will have driven min 18 hours in 3 days to bring me home (if roads and traffic are clear) but I definitely think it was worth it!

We've had much longer with Vixen than I had expect

We've had much longer with Vixen than I had expected. But we also had some atypical weather as well. I don't think Vixen's paws touched dirt the entire time she visited and I promised her mom we'd hike and go on lots of adventures. Unfortunately unable to drive very far (or at all) we stuck to skiing instead of walking and even though Vixen developed a huge love of cross country tracks, I still wanted to take her out on at least one hike.

Yesterday we just made it in time to see a sunset on one of the local favorites. Vixen led the entire time, checking back on us when we were too slow. She ran and danced, and wagged to the viewpoint, and then raced ahead just like Bourbon does all the way back home in the dark, the happiest Mamadog in the universe. Tomorrow I hope the Universe allows me back across the border, over the mountain pass, to exchange a very hormonal Noodle, but tonight you'll find me spooning sweet Vixen to sleep.

📷🙏 @kristina.kotlebova

It's been tough. I won't lie, the holidays and ens

It's been tough. I won't lie, the holidays and ensuing new year has brought so many feelings of resignation that it's been hard to get "excited" about the coming year. I just want to hibernate and wake up when it's all over.

That's why we have dogs though, they make us get up everyday, go for a walk and find something beautiful to appreciate. And then we have someone to crawl under the blankets with, to wait for the next social, financial, natural, or political disaster to unfold. A snuggle can make everything so much more bearable, and I've got two snuggle experts in my arsenal.

#neverstopwagging @earthrated

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