Bright Star Fauci!

Yippee! We have another Bright Star Birthday update and I have it on good authority the last one will be here soon ⭐️❤️

Today we have this fun update about the puppy formerly known as Orion…

…who jetted off to the east to live life as Fauci with Jack and Maria.

Jack sends us this update:

At two, Fauci  is still happily engaged in perfecting his skills at agility, obedience and drafting.  He is getting the idea of close teamwork with me.  This spring he will start competing in Draft Tests and Agility trials, since he is doing well in training sessions. 

He is a moderate male, weighing in at 89 lbs and 25 1/2 Inches high, perfectly built for active sports. Fauci is fully crate trained and has impeccable house manners, except he still won't put away his toys at night.   

Fauci's greatest thrill is sprinting about our woods and trails with me, perfecting his jumping techniques.  He loves to ride in the car and RV, and has developed an uncanny ability to anticipate where we are on car trips to visit friends and relatives, like he has a built-in GPS.  His most joyful anticipation is reserved for my 13 year old granddaughter, and of course his Berner girl friend Daisy.  Barking is reserved for strangers at the door or coming up our driveway or for deer in the yard. He seems amused by little yappers, ignoring their frantic barking, but he still is clueless about proper behavior when he sees a dog he wants to play with.  He is best behaved pulling his cart on long walks through our neighborhood, town parks or woods.

Fauci is a great companion dog for me, and this man's best friend.”

Thank you so much, Jack (and Maria), for the update and Fauci’s terrific life ❤️ HAPPY BIRTHDAY FAUCI!

Back to a Bright Star

I am waiting for the rest of the Moonshadows but let’s take this chance to catch up on another Bright Star: Dallas Nova Jr.

John and Kristine have been very, very busy with their new business, Freedom Bagels, which is located near Boise.

I can attest to the fact that they serve up amazing bagels and food — and they just added Peet’s coffee. If I lived in the Boise area, I would be there daily — and not just to say “hey!” to some of my favorite humans ❤️

John sends us this update:

“Dallas continues to wow us with her intelligence.  Her favorite spot is anywhere we are… and she makes every attempt to be a lap dog!  

She loves children and her family, but most of all she loves alerting us when packages or people arrive at the front door (and also riding in the car).

We have been working on basic commands and her speed and willingness to work are stunning!  

Motivated by food, she spends lots of time in the kitchen while we cook — very useful for mini training sessions.  

She is a beautiful, smart, and fun addition to our busy family!”

Thank you so much John — and HAPPY BIRTHDAY DALLAS NOVA Jr.!

Bright Star Birthday continues

Alison has electricity again (New England winter!) — YAY! That means she was able to send us this excellent report about her Bright Star:

“Originally Heze, this sweet puppy hopped over a constellation becoming Zuber, named after the star Zubenelgenubi in the constellation of Libra.

He has been the easiest puppy we ever raised and has grown into a laid back adolescent/approaching maturity dog.

He loves long walks and is an eager learner.

He can stretch out and run like the wind with immensely long strides but his favorite gait seems to be a bounding, leaping cavort.

We've had such fun watching him learn to manage his rapidly changing body and gangly limbs.

Just the last few months Zuber seems to be broadening and maturing and catching up with the legs he sprouted before a year of age.

He is still a work in progress and I look forward to the results of another year or two of growth.

Lately he seems to be feeling his macho boy oats. Hmmm. We'll see where that goes.”

Uh Oh, Zuber — you might want to slow your macho roll. Also, I think THIS might be Zuber’s theme song right now.

So much gratitude to Alison and Tom for giving this beautiful Bright Star the life he deserves and HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZUBENELGENUBI!