More Wildflower Updates

We have two more wonderful Wildflower Updates — thanks to all the families for keeping us updated on our little friends.

We have this from the King family in Idaho:

Lucy (Clover) is doing great! She is getting so much love from our two girls as well (Clara & Elena). They are continuing to reinforce sit, down, come and stay.

We crate her at night without piddle pad, and she’s sleeping about four hours at a time and then asking to go out. She is super sweet and cuddly and fun. She has about an hour and a half in the morning during which she is a land shark, but thankfully our black lab Sadie takes the brunt of that.

She’s a great eater and always eager to help in the kitchen. Lisa is cooking for her (using the BalanceIt recipes), and we are also using the raw and Orijen. She loves any place that is cool, stretching out in the shade, under the coffee table or on the hardwood floors in the kitchen. This stage is so much fun!!

HA! Do we see a theme in these puppies??

Thank you, Kevin and Lisa! We love watching kids and puppies grow up together :)

Buttercup is living the lucky life with Georgia and Patty and their crew way up north in Washington — very close to where Zeus Mallow lives. Georgia sends us this report:

Well...We sure have enjoyed Buttercup immensely these past 2 weeks! It seems everyone else is as enamored with their puppies as we are! We can see the glint in all of their eyes! Mary-Ann has given them such a wonderful start. We kept Buttercup as a name, because we have lots of buttercups in our fields around here and whenever M-A would say, "What's up Buttercup?" It always made us smile, because it was such a happy voice.

Buttercup had quite the adventure on the way home! I got a flat going 75 MPH on the highway in the mountains and had to limp the car to the Les Schwab in Kellogg, Idaho. Buttercup was a trooper, though (she slept through it all). She made lots of friends, though, on her way home. I'm sure that this guy, who gave her the paperwork for my new tire, will be a future Bernese Mountain Dog owner!

We're feeding Butttercup Orijen Large Breed kibble topped with Primal frozen raw food. It comes in 1 oz. nuggets with a lot of different protein options. (It's so easy). Buttercup eats like a crazed wolverine. When she's done she carries her food bowl around (just in case you hadn't figured out that she LOVES her food).

I've dabbled in training her in Scent Work, Tracking, and Obedience. Short sessions about 10- 15 minutes each. She's a quick study and eager and attentive.

She seems like an 'Old Soul' to us (Wise and Sure), but she definitely has a wild streak. Patty says: "We can only hope to contain her, not control her!" HA!